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Demographic and Health Survey 2024

Nigeria, 2023 - 2024
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NGA_2024_DHS_v01_M
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National Population Commission
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MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys
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Type of light at home (hv262)

Data file: RECH2

Overview

Type: Discrete
Width: 44
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category
1 Electricity
2 Solar lantern
3 Rechargeable flashlight, torch, or lantern
4 Battery powered flashlight, torch or lantern
5 Biogas lamp
6 Gasoline lamp
7 Kerosene or paraffin lamp
8 Charcoal
9 Wood
10 Straw/shrubs/grass
11 Agricultural crop
12 Animal dung/waste
13 Oil lamp
14 Candle
15 Inverter
95 No lighting in household
96 Other
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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