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Costa Rica, 2011
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CRI_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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Source of electricity (CR2011A_ELECTRC)
Data file: CRI2011_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
215
End:
215
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
14. The electric lighting of the dwelling comes from??</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 ICE or the CNFL<br />[] 2 ESPH or the JASEC<br />[] 3 Cooperative<br />[] 4 Solar panel<br />[] 5 Other source<br />[] 6 No electric lighting</div>
<div class="i1">[] 1 ICE or the CNFL<br />[] 2 ESPH or the JASEC<br />[] 3 Cooperative<br />[] 4 Solar panel<br />[] 5 Other source<br />[] 6 No electric lighting</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | ICE or CNFL |
| 2 | ESPH or JASEC |
| 3 | Cooperative |
| 4 | Solar panel |
| 5 | Other |
| 6 | No electric lighting |
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
<span class="em">Question 14: Possession of electricity</span></p>
<p><span class="ital"> ICE or the CNFL</span>: electric lighting of the public service administered by the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) or by the National Energy and Light Company (CNFL).</p>
<p><span class="ital"> ESPH or the JASEC</span>: electric lighting of the public service administered by the Heredia Company of Public Services (ESPH) or the Cartago Administrative Board of Electricity Services (JASEC).</p>
<p><span class="ital">Cooperative</span>: electric lighting of the public service administered by different cooperatives of the country such as <span class="lang">Coopelesca, Coope Alfaro Ruiz, Coopesantos, or Coopeguanacaste</span>.</p>
<p><span class="ital">Solar panel</span>: the main source of electric lighting is obtained via a solar panel.</p>
<p><span class="ital">Other source</span>: when the main source of electric lighting is obtained by means of a private plant, a bio digester or other that is not contemplated in previous categories.</p>
<p><span class="ital">No electric lighting</span>: when another type of lighting such as kerosene, gas, candle, or others.
<p><span class="ital"> ICE or the CNFL</span>: electric lighting of the public service administered by the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) or by the National Energy and Light Company (CNFL).</p>
<p><span class="ital"> ESPH or the JASEC</span>: electric lighting of the public service administered by the Heredia Company of Public Services (ESPH) or the Cartago Administrative Board of Electricity Services (JASEC).</p>
<p><span class="ital">Cooperative</span>: electric lighting of the public service administered by different cooperatives of the country such as <span class="lang">Coopelesca, Coope Alfaro Ruiz, Coopesantos, or Coopeguanacaste</span>.</p>
<p><span class="ital">Solar panel</span>: the main source of electric lighting is obtained via a solar panel.</p>
<p><span class="ital">Other source</span>: when the main source of electric lighting is obtained by means of a private plant, a bio digester or other that is not contemplated in previous categories.</p>
<p><span class="ital">No electric lighting</span>: when another type of lighting such as kerosene, gas, candle, or others.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the dwelling's source of electricity.
Universe
Costa Rica 2011: Private dwellings [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |