Demographic and Health Survey 2004-05 - IPUMS Subset
Tanzania, 2004 - 2005
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Main source of lighting in HH (H_LIGHTSOURCE)
Data file: TZA2004-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
240
End:
241
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
26A. What is the main source of energy for lighting in the household?
MAIN ELECTRICITY 01
SOLAR 02
GAS 03
PARAFFIN-HURRICANE LAMP 04
PARAFFIN-PRESSURE LAMP 05
PARAFFIN-WICK LAMP 06
FIREWOOD 07
CANDLE 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) ____________________ 96
MAIN ELECTRICITY 01
SOLAR 02
GAS 03
PARAFFIN-HURRICANE LAMP 04
PARAFFIN-PRESSURE LAMP 05
PARAFFIN-WICK LAMP 06
FIREWOOD 07
CANDLE 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) ____________________ 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 96 | Non-resident |
| 75 | Generator |
| 74 | Battery/solar flashlight or lamp |
| 10 | Electricity |
| 20 | Kerosene lamp |
| 21 | Kerosene lamps with glass shades |
| 22 | Kerosene/oil lamps without glass shades |
| 23 | Paraffin/hurricane lamp |
| 24 | Paraffin/pressure lamp |
| 25 | Paraffin wick lamp |
| 30 | Gas |
| 31 | Natural gas or LPG (liquified petroleum) |
| 40 | Oil |
| 50 | Wood-based |
| 51 | Charcoal |
| 52 | Firewood |
| 53 | Firewood, straw |
| 60 | Candles |
| 70 | Other, specified |
| 71 | Biogas |
| 72 | Solar |
| 73 | Dung |
| 80 | Other, unspecified |
| 98 | Missing |
| 76 | No light |
| 11 | Government electric |
| 12 | Coop electric |
| 13 | Private electric |
| 41 | Oil lamp or candles |
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
LIGHTSOURCE reports the main source of lighting in the household.
The information in LIGHTSOURCE is taken from the household record, linked to the record of the woman respondent. This information applies to household residents, not temporary visitors, so researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2").
The information in LIGHTSOURCE is taken from the household record, linked to the record of the woman respondent. This information applies to household residents, not temporary visitors, so researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2").
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Housing Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |