South African Census 2001

South Africa, 2001

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ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Energy source for cooking (h28a_coo)

Data file: SA Census 2001 Hhold_v1

Overview

Valid: 948592

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 41

End: 41

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

h28a. What type of energy/fuel does this household MAINLY use for cooking, for heating and for lighting?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Electricty	496304	52.3%
2	Gas	24928	2.6%
3	Paraffin	194343	20.5%
4	Wood	193182	20.4%
5	Coal	26106	2.8%
7	Animal dung	9311	1%
8	Solar	2069	0.2%
9	Other	2349	0.2%

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.

Description

Definition

Type of energy/fuel used by the household for cooking

Universe

All households

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