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General Population Census VII, Home III and Housing V - IPUMS Subset

Uruguay, 1985 - 1996
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URY_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Type of heating fuel (UY1996A_HEATFUEL)

Data file: URY1996_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 222
End: 222
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="UY96A054">7. What is the principal source of energy for heating rooms?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 7 was asked of households that heat their dwelling, as per question 6.]<br /><br />[] 1 Electricity<br />[] 2 Supergas [LPG] <br />[] 3 Kerosene<br />[] 4 Wood<br />[] 5 Gas oil<br />[] 6 Fuel oil<br />[] 7 Piped gas<br />[] 8 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Electricity
2 LPG (supergas)
3 Kerosene
4 Wood
5 Gas oil
6 Fuel oil
7 Piped gas
8 Other
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 type of fuel that the household uses for heating.
Universe
Uruguay 1996: Occupied private households with heat [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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