Censos Nacionales. III de Vivienda – VII de Población 1973 - IPUMS Subset

Costa Rica, 1973

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Reference ID

CRI_1973_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos, Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Type of lighting (CR1973A_0029)

Data file: CRI1973-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 168

End: 168

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

11. Lighting type

Electric

[] 1 From public utility
[] 2 From private generator
[] 3 From another source

Other types

[] 4 Kerosene (canfín)
[] 5 Other (specify) ____

[] 6 None

Categories

Value	Category
1	Public electric service
2	Private generator
3	Electric, other source
4	Kerosene/petrol
5	Other
6	None
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

5.4.- Question 11.- Lighting Type

[Below the box is a filled out form.]

Only a single circle should be marked, according to whether the type of lighting and agreeing with the following criteria:

5.4.1.- Electric

5.4.1.1.- From public utility: is considered as such, service supplied by: the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity "ICE", National Company of Power and Light, Administrative Board of Electrical Services of Cartago "JASEC", etc., Municipalities, Electric Cooperatives, private companies, or persons whose job is to supply this type of service to various dwellings.

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5.4.1.2.- From private generator: The dwellings that have a system of electric light of exclusive use are considered, a plant, dynamo, etc.

5.4.1.3.- From another source: If the dwelling does not have any of the types of lighting previously described, it will be marked in this heading, it can be like service because of (compensation to) working on a farm, a factory, mine, etc.

5.4.2.- Other Types: Types of lighting different than electric will be indicated here, like kerosene, candles, etc., being careful to specify always what is used in the space "Other".

5.4.3.- Does not have: is considered when the dwelling does not have any type of lighting.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the type of lighting in the dwelling.

Universe

Occupied private dwellings

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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