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2005 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Laos, 2005
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LAO_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Lao Statistics Bureau, IPUMS
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Electricity source (LA2005A_ELECT)

Data file: LAO2005_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 130
End: 130
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">I. Housing characteristics </span></p>

<p>29. Is this dwelling unit electrified?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes (own meter)<br />[] Yes (shared meter)<br />[] Yes (own generator)<br />[] Yes (car battery)<br />[] No</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Own meter
2 Shared meter
3 Own generator
4 Car battery
5 No source of electricity
8 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the source of electricity in the dwelling.
Universe
Laos 2005: Private households [discrepancies: none]

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