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XIV National Population and III Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Colombia, 1973
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COL_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
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How lighting is provided (CO1973A_LIGHTING)

Data file: COL1973_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 206
End: 206
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CO73A032"><span class="em">9. Lighting</span><br /><br />What type of lighting does the household have?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 By electricity<br />[] 2 By gasoline<br />[] 3 By candle</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
1 By electricity
2 By gasoline
3 By candle
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="CO73A032"><span class="em">Question No. 9. Lighting</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Read to the interviewed person the question with its alternatives and mark "x" in the corresponding box.<br /><br />Electric lighting facilities can come from the public system of energy, or from a plant exclusively for the use of a dwelling, or for various dwellings.<br /><br />Remember that you should mark a single box. If a person responds that they use candle and petroleum lighting, mark what they use most frequently.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of lighting.
Universe
Colombia 1973: All households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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