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1984 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia - IPUMS Subset

Ethiopia, 1984
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ETH_1984_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Agency, IPUMS
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Lighting (ET1984A_LIGHT)

Data file: ETH1984_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 165
End: 165
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
58. What type of lighting has the housing unit?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Electricity (Meter, private)<br />[] 2 Electricity (Meter, shared)<br />[] 3 Masho (storm lantern)<br />[] 4 Lantern<br />[] 5 Kerosene lamp<br />[] 6 Other (Specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Electricity (private meter)
2 Electricity (shared meter)
3 Storm lantern or masho
4 Lantern
5 Kerosene lamp
6 Other
8 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main source of lighting for the household.
Universe
Ethiopia 1984: Urban households [discrepancies: none]

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