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5th Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Sudan, 2008
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SDN_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Source of lighting (SD2008A_LIGHTING)

Data file: SDN2008_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 187
End: 188
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="SD08A040 SD08A142">37. What is the main source of lighting for this household?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 No lighting<br />[] 2 Public electricity<br />[] 3 Private electricity (generator)<br />[] 4 Gas<br />[] 5 Paraffin lantern<br />[] 6 Paraffin lamp<br />[] 7 Firewood<br />[] 8 Grass<br />[] 9 Candle wax<br />[] 10 Solar power<br />[] 11 Biogas</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 No lighting
02 Public electricity
03 Private electricity (generator)
04 Gas
05 Paraffin lantern
06 Paraffin lamp
07 Firewood
08 Grass
09 Candle wax
10 Solar power
11 Biogas
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main source of lighting for the household.
Universe
Sudan 2008: All households

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Concept
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