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Swiss Federal Population Census of 1970 - IPUMS Subset

Switzerland, 1970
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CHE_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Energy used for hot water (CH1970A_FUELWATR)

Data file: CHE1970_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 159
End: 159
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a=" CH70A099" v="CH70A098 CH70A099 CH70A100 CH70A101">5. Dwelling is equipped with<br /></svar><div class="i1">a) Bath or shower:</div><div class="i2">[] Own bath or shower<br />[] Shared with other dwellings<br />[] No bath nor shower</div><svar a=" CH70A101" v="CH70A099 CH70A101"><div class="i1">b) Hot water through:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Central service<br />[] Electrical boiler<br />[] Gas fired boiler<br />[] Wood fired boiler<br />[] No hot water</div><br /></svar><div class="i1">c) Flushing toilet:</div><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><svar a="all" v="CH70A098"><div class="i1">d) Heating:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Distance heating<br />[] Central heating in house<br />[] Central heating on floor<br />[] Separate stoves<br />[] No heating</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CH70A100"><div class="i1">e) Heated by:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Wood<br />[] Coal<br />[] Oil<br />[] Electricity<br />[] Gas</div><br /></svar><div class="i1">f) Appliances owned or provided by landlord:</div><div class="i1">Refrigerator:</div><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">Freezer:</div><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">Automatic washing machine:</div><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><svar v="CH70A098 CH70A099 CH70A100 CH70A101"><div class="i1">[Notes to question 5]<br />a) Baths or showers must have a tub or shower facility with running hot water supply. They do not have to be in separate rooms.<br /><br />b) A central hot water service provides several dwellings with hot water. Electrical instantaneous water heaters are counted as electrical boilers. Gas fired boilers include all gas fired hot water heaters.<br /><br />d) Distance heating are heating systems serving two or more buildings. Hot air heating in single family houses is counted as central house heating.<br /><br />f) Freezer compartments in refrigerators are not to be counted as freezers. An automatic washing machine has water heating and all functions performed automatically.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Oil
2 Gas
3 Electricity
4 Wood, coal
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.

Description

Definition
This variable identifies the energy used for hot water in each dwelling that has hot water and is not an emergency shelter.
Universe
Switzerland 1970: Private households with hot water except emergency [discrepancies: none]

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