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5th Sudan Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset

South Sudan, 2008
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SSD_2008_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Southern Sudan Centre for Census, Evaluation and Statistics, Minnesota Population Center
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Source of lighting (SS2008A_0040)

Data file: SSD2008-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 130
End: 131
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
37. What is the main source of lighting for this household?

[] 1 No lighting
[] 2 Public electricity
[] 3 Private electricity (generator)
[] 4 Gas
[] 5 Paraffin lantern
[] 6 Paraffin lamp
[] 7 Firewood
[] 8 Grass
[] 9 Candle wax
[] 10 Solar power
[] 11 Biogas
Categories
Value Category
1 No lighting
2 Public electricity
3 Private electricity (generator)
4 Gas
5 Paraffin lantern
6 Paraffin lamp
7 Firewood
8 Grass
9 Candle wax
10 Solar power
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
Q37 "What main source of lighting for this household?"

A household may use different types of lighting. You must ask them which source they use for lighting for most of the time.
If the respondent is uncertain, read the categories aloud.
Shade the number corresponding to the answer provided by the respondent.
Remember that only one of the sources listed should be shaded.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main source of lighting for the household.
Universe
All households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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