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2000 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2000
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PRI_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Home heating fuel (PR2000A_FUELHEAT)

Data file: PRI2000_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 240
End: 240
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR00A064"><span class="em">42. Which fuel is used most for heating this house, apartment, or mobile home?</span><br />[Non-vacant households that are owned or rented]<br /><div class="i1">[] Gas: from underground pipes serving the neighborhood<br />[] Gas: bottled, tank, or LP<br />[] Electricity<br />[] Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.<br />[] Coal or coke<br />[] Wood<br />[] Solar energy<br />[] Other fuel<br />[] No fuel used</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 No fuel used
2 Utility gas from underground pipes serving neighborhood
3 Bottled, tank, or liquefied petroleum gas
4 Electricity
5 Fuel oil, kerosene, other liquid fuels
6 Coal or coke
7 Wood
8 Solar energy
9 Other
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 fuel most used for heating the dwelling.
Universe
Puerto Rico 2000: Private occupied households [discrepancies: none]

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