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2008 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008
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MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Main source of energy for cooking (MW2008A_FUELCOOK)

Data file: MWI2008_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 221
End: 221
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MW08A044">D12. What is the source of energy the household mainly uses for cooking?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Electricity<br />[] 2 Paraffin<br />[] 3 Gas<br />[] 4 Charcoal<br />[] 5 Firewood<br />[] 6 Straw<br />[] 7 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Electricity
2 Paraffin
3 Gas
4 Charcoal
5 Firewood
6 Straw
7 Other
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 fuel used for cooking.
Universe
Malawi 2008: Private households, not homeless [discrepancies: none]

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