Population and Dwelling Count 1995 - IPUMS Subset

Mexico, 1995

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Reference ID

MEX_1995_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), Minnesota Population Center

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Fuel (MX1995A_0042)

Data file: MEX1995-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 161

End: 161

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

1.17 Fuel
Is the fuel most used for cooking food:

Read the options until getting an affirmative response.

[] 1 Gas?
[] 2 Firewood or coal?
[] 3 Gasoline?
[] 4 Electricity?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Natural gas
2	Firewood or coal
3	Gasoline
4	Electricity
9	Unknown

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

1.17 Fuel

With this question the fuel used most frequently to heat or cook food in the dwelling is known.

[p. 75]

[graphic of the question from the census form]

The question has four options, circle only one code, according to the answer of the informant.

When more than one fuel is used, ask for the one that is used most frequently. If they are used equally, ask the informant to decide on one.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the type of fuel use for cooking.

Universe

All households

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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