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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005

Sierra Leone, 2005
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Reference ID
SLE_2005_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistics Sierra Leone, UNICEF Sierra Leone
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
Metadata
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Mar 22, 2011
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Type of fuel using for cooking (HC6)

Data file: hh

Overview

Valid: 0
Valid (weighted): 0
Invalid: 0
Invalid (weighted): 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V98

Questions and instructions

Literal question
What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking?
Categories
Value Category
1 Electricity
2 Liquid propane gas (LPG)
3 Natural gas
4 Biogas
5 Kerosene
6 Coal/lignite
7 Charcoal
8 Wood
9 Straw/shrubs/grass
10 Animal dung
11 Agricultural crop residue
96 Other
99 Missing
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
Information on the type of fuel used for cooking is collected as another measure of the socio-economic status of the household. The use of some cooking fuels can also have adverse health consequences. Circle the code corresponding to the answer given. Remember that this question asks about fuel for cooking, not fuel for heating or lighting. If the household uses more than one fuel for cooking, find out which type of fuel is used most often. If electricity, liquid propane gas (LPG), natural gas, or biogas is mainly used, circle '01', '02', '03', or '04', respectively, and skip to HC8. If any fuel other than the pre-coded ones is reported as being the main fuel used for cooking, circle '96' and specify the type of fuel on the line provided. Definitions of some of the types of fuel are as follows: 'Biogas' includes gases produced by fermenting manure in an enclosed pit. 'Lignite' is a derivative of coal that produces more smoke when burned but produces less heat than coal.

Description

Universe
Households
Source of information
Head of household or other responsible household member
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