5th Census of Population 1992 - IPUMS Subset

El Salvador, 1992

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Reference ID

SLV_1992_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Lighting type (SV1992A_0041)

Data file: SLV1992-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 151

End: 151

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

II. Household information

2. Characteristics of the dwelling

[Questions 4-15 were asked of occupied private households, per question 3 and Section 1.]

10. What type of lighting is used in the dwelling?

[] 1 Electricity
[] 2 Kerosene (gas)
[] 3 Other (specify) ____

Categories

Value	Category
1	Electricity
2	Kerosene
3	Other
9	NIU (not in universe)

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.

Interviewer instructions

4.2 Household information
Household: All places defined by walls and roofs where one or more people live regularly, that is where they sleep, cook and protect themselves from the elements. Also people can enter and leave the mentioned without passing through another house, having direct access from the street, passage, path or passing through common areas such as patios, hallways, corridors or stairs.

10. Type of lighting
What type of lighting is used in this household?

Electricity:
The supply of electric energy could come from a public main or from private electric generators.

Kerosene (gas):
This fuel is used for different lamps (both common and Coleman), including oil lamps.

Other:
Types of lighting not included in the previous categories will be noted, such as: flame or candle, carbon, propane gas, alcohol, etc.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the type of lighting that the household uses.

Universe

Occupied private households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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