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XI Censo Nacional de Población y VII de Vivienda de Panamá 2010 - IPUMS Subset

Panama, 2010
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PAN_2010_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Contraloria General de la Republica, Direccion de Estadistica y Censo, Minnesota Population Center
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Fuel for cooking (PA2010A_0058)

Data file: PAN2010-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 200
End: 200
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
18. What type of fuel is most frequently used for cooking in the dwelling?

[] 1 Gas (natural gas)
[] 2 Firewood
[] 3 Electricity
[] 4 Kerosene
[] 5 Coal (charcoal)
[] 6 Does not cook
Categories
Value Category
1 Gas
2 Wood
3 Charcoal
4 Kerosene or electricity
6 No cooking
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
Question No. 18: In this dwelling, what cooking fuel is used most often?

The objective of this question is to know the type of fuel that is most frequently used for cooking in the dwelling; it also allows us investigating how open the population is regarding the use of natural resources (firewood)

Fuel: It refers to the most commonly used fuel for food preparation.

Gas (circle 1): It refers to propane gas or hydrocarbon used as fuel.
Firewood (circle 2): Group of sticks, bushes, logs, that cut into pieces are used for combustion.
Electricity (circle 3): It refers to the caloric energy used for cooking. Example: electric stove, pans, rice cooker, etc.
Kerosene (circle 4): Colorless liquid or slightly yellow that is used as fuel for cooking.
Coal (circle 5): Solid fuel of black color and vegetal origin.

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Does not cook (circle 6): [Persons] in the dwelling do not cook, because they buy food at restaurants or eat at friends' or relatives' homes.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main type of fuel used for cooking.
Universe
Private dwellings with occupants present, excluding places not intended for habitation

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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