State of the Cities Baseline Survey 2012-2013
Kenya, 2012 - 2013
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KEN_2012_SCBL_v01_M
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Sumila Gulyani, Wendy Ayres, Ray Struyk, Clifford Zinnes
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other specify:what is the 2nd main reason that you do not have an electric conne (q542b_99)
Data file: Final Data All Cities - anonymized2
Overview
Valid:
14581
Type:
Discrete
Start:
5011
End:
5157
Width:
147
Range:
-
Format:
character
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Literal question
What is the second main reason that you do not have an electric connection in the house?
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- Other (specify)
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 14213 |
97.5%
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| Disconnected due to illegal connections | 1 |
0%
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| Dont need to have electricity | 1 |
0%
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| Exploring use of solar and I need to raise Ksh. 14000 for that. | 1 |
0%
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| Fees burden huge considering I support my deceased sister's child in primary school | 1 |
0%
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| I came from home recently i dont know. | 1 |
0%
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| I do not know | 4 |
0%
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| I found it was disconnected. | 1 |
0%
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| Much cheaper on the long term | 1 |
0%
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| N/B | 1 |
0%
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| NO OTHER REASON | 1 |
0%
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| NONE | 2 |
0%
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| New built houses thus connection not yet done | 1 |
0%
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| No nearby transformer | 1 |
0%
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| On the waiting list to have me and my siblings households to be connected to | 1 |
0%
|
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| Other overiding priorities | 1 |
0%
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| Other priorities overide this need | 1 |
0%
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| Still fundraising among siblings | 1 |
0%
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| The electricity lines are far away from my area | 1 |
0%
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| The electricity lines are far away from this compound | 1 |
0%
|
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| The electricity lines are far from this house | 1 |
0%
|
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| The high cost of living in kenya (inflation) makes it a luxury | 1 |
0%
|
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| The place is far from transformers. | 1 |
0%
|
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| The power company is slow to implement equitable distribution of power. | 1 |
0%
|
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| The transformer is out of the six hundred metres | 1 |
0%
|
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| The utility company have some delays | 1 |
0%
|
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| There are no electricity lines within fifty metres | 1 |
0%
|
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| There are no electricity lines here | 2 |
0%
|
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| There are no electricity lines in this neighbourhood | 1 |
0%
|
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| There are no electricity lines within fifty metres | 2 |
0%
|
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| There is aproject where the electric poles were erected in this area, we are waiting to see whether it will connect us | 1 |
0%
|
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| There is no electricity lines nearby | 1 |
0%
|
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| There is no electricity lines within fifty metres | 1 |
0%
|
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| To be connected with service,the utility company demands for surety(title deed which i do not have) | 1 |
0%
|
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| We are yet to raise 35000 for application. one sibling not paid up | 1 |
0%
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| applied for it | 1 |
0%
|
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| applied for one | 1 |
0%
|
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| awaiting for new connection | 1 |
0%
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| can not afford new connection | 1 |
0%
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| cannot afford new connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| cannot afford to pay bills for electricity | 1 |
0%
|
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| cannot connect electricity because our stay is temporal | 1 |
0%
|
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| charcoal | 1 |
0%
|
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| charged exorbitantly for we share the same meter with other households so i disconnected my power line | 1 |
0%
|
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| company not cooperative. | 1 |
0%
|
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| do not know why the land has connected | 1 |
0%
|
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| do not need | 2 |
0%
|
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| does not want electricity | 1 |
0%
|
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| don't know | 5 |
0%
|
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| dont have money | 1 |
0%
|
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| dont know | 5 |
0%
|
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| due to our financial capability thus why we dont have electricity | 1 |
0%
|
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| electric poles are very far from us | 1 |
0%
|
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| electric power lines are far | 1 |
0%
|
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| electricity company has been delaying ro connect. | 1 |
0%
|
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| electricity default | 1 |
0%
|
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| electricity has not yet reached | 2 |
0%
|
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| electricity has not yet reached here | 1 |
0%
|
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| electricity has not yet reached our area | 1 |
0%
|
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| electricity lines are far | 1 |
0%
|
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| electricity only at the shopping centre | 1 |
0%
|
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| expensive to connect | 1 |
0%
|
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| government land hence cannot apply for electricity | 1 |
0%
|
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| government quarters | 1 |
0%
|
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| government squatter land | 1 |
0%
|
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| has already started paying | 1 |
0%
|
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| having electricity will increase the rent | 1 |
0%
|
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| he has only one reason | 1 |
0%
|
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| he just have one reason for not having electicity in the house | 1 |
0%
|
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| he work nat nights and therefore therebis no needed of having power in his house during the day | 1 |
0%
|
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| house is new and intend to install later. | 1 |
0%
|
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| house unfit for electric power(leaks) | 1 |
0%
|
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| i am just a employee here. | 1 |
0%
|
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| i am just occupying this dwelling which is my cousin's. | 1 |
0%
|
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| i am outside the range of a transformer | 1 |
0%
|
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| i can not afford for a new connection | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i do not know | 2 |
0%
|
|
| i do not know | 54 |
0.4%
|
|
| i do not know how to go about it | 1 |
0%
|
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| i do not know why | 1 |
0%
|
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| i do not know why the landlord has not connected us with electricity | 1 |
0%
|
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| i do not know why the landlord has not connected this building with electricity | 1 |
0%
|
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| i do not know why the landlord has not installed | 1 |
0%
|
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| i do not knw | 1 |
0%
|
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| i don't know | 1 |
0%
|
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| i don't known | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i don't know | 22 |
0.2%
|
|
| i dont know | 2 |
0%
|
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| i fo not know | 1 |
0%
|
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| i have alternative | 1 |
0%
|
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| i have not applied | 1 |
0%
|
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| i have projects i have started but i will think of it later | 1 |
0%
|
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| i have very many expences at the moment | 1 |
0%
|
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| i haven't thought of it | 1 |
0%
|
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| i think landlord cann't afford one | 1 |
0%
|
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| i wamt to do renovations first | 1 |
0%
|
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| in the process | 1 |
0%
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| it had not reached | 1 |
0%
|
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| it was disconnected due to arrears | 1 |
0%
|
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| it's expensive on my side | 1 |
0%
|
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| its expensive to have the electricity connection in my house | 1 |
0%
|
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| just waiting for connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| kenya power company delaying | 1 |
0%
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| lack of funds | 1 |
0%
|
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| land here in on squatter status | 1 |
0%
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| landlady has not paid for connection | 1 |
0%
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| landlord does not want | 1 |
0%
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| landlord doesn't care | 1 |
0%
|
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| landlord has not installed the service here | 1 |
0%
|
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| landlord has not paid for connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| landlord has not paid for connection | 5 |
0%
|
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| landlord has not paid for new connection | 2 |
0%
|
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| landlord has not paid for the service | 1 |
0%
|
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| landlord is reluctant to pay for connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| landlord just wont connect. | 1 |
0%
|
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| landlord lord has not paid for connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| landlord not willing to pay for connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| landlord refused to install | 1 |
0%
|
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| landlord says he will soon connect to power. we are waiting . | 1 |
0%
|
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| least in our development priority as a family! | 1 |
0%
|
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| living expenses quite high e.g food and school fees | 1 |
0%
|
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| my father yet to connect | 1 |
0%
|
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| never been applied or connected | 1 |
0%
|
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| newly built house | 1 |
0%
|
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| no cash to connect | 1 |
0%
|
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| no connection nearby for electricity | 1 |
0%
|
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| no electric lines | 1 |
0%
|
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| no electric power lines near | 1 |
0%
|
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| no electric service at rhe moment | 1 |
0%
|
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| no electricity in the area | 1 |
0%
|
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| no electricity services around | 1 |
0%
|
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| no electricity services in the area | 2 |
0%
|
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| no electricity line nearby | 1 |
0%
|
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| no electricity lines here | 1 |
0%
|
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| no electricity lines in the area | 1 |
0%
|
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| no electricity services in the area | 1 |
0%
|
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| no eletricity services | 1 |
0%
|
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| no one is interested with reconnection since power was disconnected | 1 |
0%
|
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| no other reason | 1 |
0%
|
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| no other reason for not having electricity | 1 |
0%
|
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| no other reason. | 1 |
0%
|
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| no power lines | 1 |
0%
|
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| no reason | 1 |
0%
|
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| no services | 1 |
0%
|
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| no services available | 1 |
0%
|
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| no supply line nearby. | 1 |
0%
|
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| no supply source nearby | 1 |
0%
|
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| none | 18 |
0.1%
|
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| not available in the are | 1 |
0%
|
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| not currently a priority expense for my household | 1 |
0%
|
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| not fully paid for installation | 1 |
0%
|
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| nothing else | 1 |
0%
|
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| outside the tranformer range | 1 |
0%
|
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| owns a solar find it unnecessary | 1 |
0%
|
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| paid for connection, just waiting-though really taken long | 1 |
0%
|
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| power company delays connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| power lines are far and it would cost alot of money for a new connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| powerline is yet to be brought near our homestead | 1 |
0%
|
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| preparing to install | 1 |
0%
|
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| reluctant | 1 |
0%
|
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| renovations are on going | 1 |
0%
|
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| renters and house has no connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| school fees a burden | 1 |
0%
|
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| school quarters | 1 |
0%
|
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| service is not available | 1 |
0%
|
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| services are not available | 1 |
0%
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| services not available | 1 |
0%
|
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| she does not want too much light in her house | 1 |
0%
|
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| some have electricity | 1 |
0%
|
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| still looking for money | 1 |
0%
|
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| still waiting for connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| still waiting for the connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| still waiting for the connections | 1 |
0%
|
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| still waiting for the services | 1 |
0%
|
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| still waiting to get connected | 1 |
0%
|
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| the building is still under construction | 1 |
0%
|
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| the connection fee is very expensive | 1 |
0%
|
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| the electric company take too long to respond when applications are made | 1 |
0%
|
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| the electricity is still far | 1 |
0%
|
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| the electricity poles/lines are at a big distance from here | 1 |
0%
|
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| the electricity transformer doesn't have capability to supply the whole of this area | 1 |
0%
|
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| the esrvice is un available | 1 |
0%
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| the house is not yet complete the way we want it before we put electricity besides we see no rush | 1 |
0%
|
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| the house is too old we are planning to build another house now it will be a waste of time and money to use a house which we are about to demolish | 1 |
0%
|
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| the household uses solar | 1 |
0%
|
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| the houses are owned by old group of women who dont see the importance of electricity | 1 |
0%
|
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| the is no electricity line near to us | 1 |
0%
|
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| the is no electricity supply in the area | 1 |
0%
|
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| the land lord is reluctant to pay for connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| the landlord disconnected | 1 |
0%
|
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| the landlord doesent care | 1 |
0%
|
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| the landlord doesn't care | 1 |
0%
|
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| the landlord had not instslled electricity at the same time he ssys that when he instslls the rent will be high | 1 |
0%
|
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| the landlord has never taken any initiative | 1 |
0%
|
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| the landlord has not paid for connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| the landlord is unwilling to pay for connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| the landlord knows. It is difficult to understand why he has not connected the electricity. | 1 |
0%
|
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| the landlord refused to connect electricity | 1 |
0%
|
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| the landlord refused to instal | 1 |
0%
|
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| the landlord said he is on the waiting list | 1 |
0%
|
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| the prepaid services ended | 1 |
0%
|
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| the respondent is in aprocess of paying for the connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| the say no coz the owner of the plot say so | 1 |
0%
|
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| the service is un available | 1 |
0%
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| the services are not available | 1 |
0%
|
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| the services are yet to reach mwanainchi | 1 |
0%
|
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| the supply was cut due late payment of the bill | 1 |
0%
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| the supply was cut off | 1 |
0%
|
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| the transformer cann't/is not capable to serve all people in this area (output is low) | 1 |
0%
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| the transformer is not in a range of six hundred metres | 1 |
0%
|
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| the wires were burned during post election violence cant afford new ones | 1 |
0%
|
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| there are no electricity services around the area | 1 |
0%
|
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| there are no electricity lines here | 1 |
0%
|
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| there are no electricity lines within fifty metres | 1 |
0%
|
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| there are no electricity lines within/at the range of six hundred metres | 1 |
0%
|
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| there are no electricity services in our area | 1 |
0%
|
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| there are no electricity services around us( no electricity lines here) | 1 |
0%
|
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| there are no such services here | 1 |
0%
|
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| there electricity services in our area | 1 |
0%
|
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| there is no electricity lines near to us | 1 |
0%
|
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| there is no electricity this side of Manyenyoni | 1 |
0%
|
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| there no services for electricity | 1 |
0%
|
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| they are slow in implementing thierconnectivity program | 1 |
0%
|
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| this is a government quarters. | 1 |
0%
|
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| to apply for this service seems a long process for me | 1 |
0%
|
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| waiting for connection | 7 |
0%
|
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| waiting for connection. | 1 |
0%
|
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| waiting for metre connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| waiting for the connection | 2 |
0%
|
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| waiting for the connection to be near his home | 1 |
0%
|
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| waiting for the services to move close | 1 |
0%
|
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| waiting for the services to reach the area | 1 |
0%
|
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| waiting for the services, | 1 |
0%
|
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| waiting to do renovations | 1 |
0%
|
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| was mother's house so couldnt afford | 1 |
0%
|
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| was not in a position to pay the reconnection fee and my landlord is obstinate about having me reconnected | 1 |
0%
|
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| wating for connection | 1 |
0%
|
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| we are just waiting for the government to connect the electricity to our houses and we commit ourselves to pay on monthly installments | 1 |
0%
|
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| we are not are not aware how to get connected with electricity on loan which we can be paying little by little (monthly instalments) | 1 |
0%
|
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| we are waiting . we have paid the connection charges . | 1 |
0%
|
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| we are waiting for the government to connect me with one because there is already project which is running | 1 |
0%
|
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| we cant mek connrction because this is not our plot | 1 |
0%
|
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| we found it that way | 1 |
0%
|
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| we found the house without electricity connectiom | 1 |
0%
|
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| we have another source of energy we normally use solar | 1 |
0%
|
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| we rented without electricity | 1 |
0%
|
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| yet to reconnect after disconnection | 1 |
0%
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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
ENUMERATOR: DO NOT READ THE RESPONSE OPTIONS TO THE RESPONDENT. You cannot select the same reason as the main and second main reasons.] RESPONSE CANNOT BE THE SAME AS THAT IN Q5.42A