National Sample Survey 1998 (54th Round) - Schedule 1.0 - Household Consumer Expenditure

India, 1998

Reference ID

IND_1998_NSS54-SCH1.0_v01_M

Producer(s)

National Sample Survey Office

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Source of energy for lighting (B3_q12)

Data file: Blocks 1,3_Household Characteristics

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Start: 89

End: 89

Width: 1

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What is the primary source of energy that is being used by the household for lighting?

Categories

Value	Category
1	kerosene
2	other oil
3	gas
4	candle
5	electricity
6	no lighting arrangement
9	others

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

Items : primary source of energy used for cooking and lighting : Against these two items, the code corresponding to the primary source of energy that is being used by the household for the purpose of cooking and for lighting, will have to be recorded. If more than one type of energy is utilized, the primary or principal one on the basis of its use will have to be identified and the corresponding code will be noted in the appropriate box.

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