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Population Census 2012 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 2012
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ZWE_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Agency, IPUMS
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Energy for cooking (ZW2012A_FUELCK)

Data file: ZWE2012_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 195
End: 195
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">F - Living conditions </span></p>

<p>33. What is the household's main source of energy for cooking?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Wood <br />[] 2 Paraffin <br />[] 3 Electricity <br />[] 4 Gas <br />[] 5 Coal <br />[] 6 Other (specify below____)</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Wood
2 Paraffin
3 Electricity
4 Gas
5 Coal
6 Other
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 fuel source used for cooking by this household.
Universe
Zimbabwe 2012: Private households [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II 3.8%]

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