2005 Puerto Rico Community Survey - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2001 - 2005

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Reference ID

PRI_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Annual electricity cost (PR2005A_COSTELEC)

Data file: PRI2005_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 183

End: 186

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="PR05A045">14a. Last month, what was the cost of electricity for this house, apartment, or mobile home?<br /><div class="i1">Last month's cost: $____.00<br /><span class="em">or</span><br />[] Included in rent or condominium fee<br />[] No charge or electricity not used</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the household's annual electricity cost.

Universe

Puerto Rico 2005: Occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 4-digit numeric variable.

Codes0 = NIU.
6600 = 99.5th percentile within each state (Higher values are the state means of all cases above these cutoffs.)
9993 = No charge or no electricity used
9997 = Electricity included in rent or in condo fee

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