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National Population Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2001
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NPL_2001_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center
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Main fuel used for lighting (NP2001A_0043)

Data file: NPL2001-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 145
End: 145
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
3. What fuel do you usually use for lighting?

[] 1 Electricity
[] 2 Kerosene
[] 3 Biogas
[] 4 Other ____
Categories
Value Category
1 Electricity
2 Kerosene
3 Biogas
4 Others
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
Q.3: What fuel do you usually use for lighting in the household?

The commonly used source of lighting in the housing unit should be asked, and code 1 should be encircled if the answer category is electricity. If the source comes from kerosene, then encircle code 2. If the source is bio gas, then encircle code 3. If the housing unit is using other than the source mentioned above, then encircle code 4 and specify.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main source of fuel used for lighting.
Universe
All households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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