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X Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Brazil, 1991
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BRA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, Minnesota Population Center
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Lighting (BR1991A_0041)

Data file: BRA1991-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 198
End: 198
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
21. Lighting

Electric:
[] 1 with meter
[] 2 without meter
[] 3 oil or kerosene
[] 4 other
Categories
Value Category
1 Electric with gauge
2 Electric without gauge
3 Oil or kerosene
4 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.
Interviewer instructions
Question 21 - Lighting


1 - Electric with gauge - for households that have electric power, whether connected or not to a general system, with a gauge or meter which records the household's exclusive consumption;


[p. 52]


2 - Electric without gauge - for households which have electric power, whether connected or not to a general system, and do not have a gauge or meter to measure the exclusive consumption of the household; or
3 - Oil or kerosene - for households that do not have electric lighting and the illumination is obtained by oil, kerosene or liquefied gas lamps; or
4 - Other - when there is no lighting in the household or the lighting is obtained by candles, fires, lanterns, flashlights, etc.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the dwelling has lighting.
Universe
Dwellings that are not improvised or collective

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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