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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018

Suriname, 2018
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Reference ID
SUR_2018_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Ministry of Social Affairs and Public Housing, United Nations Children’s Fund
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Oct 18, 2019
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Type of lighting in household (EU9)

Data file: hh

Overview

Valid: 7915
Invalid: 1593
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 266
End: 267
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
At night, what does your household mainly use to light the household?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Electricity 7387
93.3%
2 Solar lantern 100
1.3%
3 Rechargeable flashlight, torch or lantern 59
0.7%
4 Battery powered flashlight, torch or lantern 118
1.5%
5 Biogas lamp 1
0%
6 Gasoline lamp 39
0.5%
7 Kerosene or paraffin lamp 38
0.5%
8 Charcoal 1
0%
9 Wood 1
0%
10 Crop residue / grass / straw / shrubs 1
0%
11 Animal dung / waste 0
0%
12 Oil lamp 26
0.3%
13 Candle 34
0.4%
96 Other 74
0.9%
97 No lighting in household 31
0.4%
99 No response 5
0.1%
Sysmiss 1593
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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