Population Census Jamaica 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 2001

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Reference ID

JAM_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Minnesota Population Center

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Fuel used most for cooking (JM2001A_0059)

Data file: JAM2001-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 156

End: 156

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

3.13 What type of fuel does the household use most for cooking?

[] 0 Gas
[] 1 Electric
[] 2 Wood
[] 3 Charcoal
[] 4 Kerosene
[] 5 Biogas
[] 6 Solar energy
[] 7 Other
[] 8 No cooking done
[] 9 Not stated

Categories

Value	Category
0	Gas
1	Electric
2	Wood
3	Charcoal
4	No cooking done
5	Kerosene
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.

Interviewer instructions

5.31 Question 3.13: Type of fuel

Score the type of fuel used. If more than one type is used, mark the one used most frequently. Nowadays people are using alternate sources of fuel, and the inclusion of "Solar energy" and "Biogas" is in recognition of this fact.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the fuel that was used most for cooking in the dwelling.

Universe

Private households

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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