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Censos Nacionales- Mayo de 1973. III de Vivienda – VII de Población - IPUMS Subset

Costa Rica, 1973
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CRI_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos, Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio, IPUMS
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Type of lighting (CR1973A_ELECTRIC)

Data file: CRI1973_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 211
End: 211
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CR73A029">11. Lighting type<br /><div class="i1">Electric</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 From public utility<br />[] 2 From private generator<br />[] 3 From another source</div><br /><div class="i1">Other types</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 4 Kerosene (<span class="lang">canfín</span>)<br />[] 5 Other (specify) ____</div><br /><div class="i1">[] 6 None</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Public electric service
2 Private generator
3 Electric, other source
4 Kerosene/petrol
5 Other
6 None
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="CR73A029"><span class="em">5.4.- Question 11.- Lighting Type</span><br /><br />[Below the box is a filled out form.]<br /><br />Only a single circle should be marked, according to whether the type of lighting and agreeing with the following criteria:<br /><br /><div class="i1">5.4.1.- <span class="em">Electric</span></div><br /><br /><div class="i2">5.4.1.1.- <span class="em">From public utility</span>: is considered as such, service supplied by: the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity "ICE", National Company of Power and Light, Administrative Board of Electrical Services of Cartago "JASEC", etc., Municipalities, Electric Cooperatives, private companies, or persons whose job is to supply this type of service to various dwellings.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 28]</span><br /><br /><div class="i2">5.4.1.2.- <span class="em">From private generator</span>: The dwellings that have a system of electric light of exclusive use are considered, a plant, dynamo, etc.<br /><br />5.4.1.3.- <span class="em">From another source</span>: If the dwelling does not have any of the types of lighting previously described, it will be marked in this heading, it can be like service because of (compensation to) working on a farm, a factory, mine, etc.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">5.4.2.- <span class="em">Other Types</span>: Types of lighting different than electric will be indicated here, like kerosene, candles, etc., being careful to specify always what is used in the space "Other".<br /><br />5.4.3.- <span class="em">Does not have</span>: is considered when the dwelling does not have any type of lighting.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of lighting in the dwelling.
Universe
Costa Rica 1973: Occupied private dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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