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1971 National Census of Dwellings and Population - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1971
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NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Lighting (NI1971A_LIGHTING)

Data file: NIC1971_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 207
End: 207
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI71A041"><span class="em">11. Lighting</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">Electric:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 From public system<br />[] 2 From a private generator<br />[] 3 From another source</div><br /><div class="i1">Other type of lighting:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 4 Gas (kerosene)<br />[] 5 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Electric, public network
2 Electric, private generator or main
3 Electric, other source
4 Gas (kerosene)
5 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="NI71A041"><span class="em">Question #11</span><br /><br /><span class="em">Lighting</span><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. How to carry out the investigation</span></div><br /><div class="i2"><span class="em">Electric</span>: The type of electrical service in the dwelling is investigated. This can be electric lighting from a public service, from a private generator, or from another source.<br /><br /><span class="em">From a public service</span>: This is understood to be the service provided by the National Light and Power Company (ENALUF) or by a municipality or by a company that sells or provides electricity service to various dwellings.<br /><br /><span class="em">Private generator station</span>: This refers to the electricity obtained via an installation privately owned by the dwelling's occupants.<br /><br /><span class="em">Other source</span>: Those other cases not contemplated in the above definitions.<br /><br /><span class="em">Other type of lighting</span>: This refers to the lighting from gas (kerosene) lanterns or other forms of lighting (carbide, gasoline, or alcohol lantern, candles, torches, etc.)</div><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">b. How to record the data</span><br />The box corresponding to the type of lighting most commonly used is marked with an "X". If electric lighting, box 1, 2, or 3, according to the source of electricity is marked.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 33]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">If kerosene gas, box 4 is marked and if another source (carbide, gasoline, candles, etc.) box 5 is marked.<br /><br /><span class="em">c. Example:</span></div><br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graph of question 11 on the census form]<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of lighting in the dwelling.
Universe
Nicaragua 1971: Private occupied households [discrepancies: type I 0.1%, type II 0.1%]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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