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2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2000
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GHA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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Cooking fuel (GH2000A_FUELC)

Data file: GHA2000_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 225
End: 225
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="GH00A056">H11 Cooking fuel: What is the main source of cooking fuel for this household?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 None, no cooking<br />[] 2 Wood<br />[] 3 Coconut husk<br />[] 4 Gas<br />[] 5 Electricity<br />[] 6 Kerosene<br />[] 7 Charcoal<br />[] 8 Other (specify) ________</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 None, no cooking
2 Wood
3 Coconut husk
4 Gas
5 Electricity
6 Kerosene
7 Charcoal
8 Other
9 Unknown
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
<svar a="all" v="GH00A056"><span class="em">H11. Cooking fuel: What is the main source of cooking fuel for this household?</span><br /><br />This question refers to the fuel predominantly used by the household for the preparation of principal meals. If two fuels are used, mark the one used most often. The classification of fuels used for cooking includes: wood, coconut husk, charcoal, gas, electricity and kerosene.<br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">None:</span> means no cooking fuel is used by the household being enumerated (i.e. the household does not cook)<br /><br />Any other type of fuel used for cooking which is not listed as a category must be marked as "Other".</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of fuel predominantly used by the household for the preparation of principal meals.
Universe
Ghana 2000: Occupied private households [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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