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Censos Nacionales IX de Población y V de Vivienda 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Costa Rica, 2000
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CRI_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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Source of electric lighting (CR2000A_ELECT)

Data file: CRI2000_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 222
End: 222
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CR00A041"><span class="em">14. In this dwelling, electricity comes from</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 the C.N.F.L. or the I.C.E. [Public enterprises]<br />[] 2 Other<br />[] 3 There is no electric light</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 From the CNFL or ICE (public service)
2 Other
3 No electric lighting
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
<svar a="all" v="CR00A041"><span class="h3">Question 14: Availability of electricity</span><br /><br />This question has the purpose of measuring the degree of electrification of the country, and what institution or company offers the service.<br /><br />Mark with "X" the corresponding option.<br /><br />[To the right of the text is a form.]<br /><br /><span class="em">C.N.F.L. or I.C.E.</span>: Electrical lighting from public service supplied by the National Company of Power and Light (C.N.F.L.) or by means of the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (I.C.E.)<br /><br /><span class="em">Other</span>: Electric light supplied by a cooperative committee or private plant. The cooperatives or Committees include: Administrative Committee of Electrical Services of Cartago (J.A.S.E.C.), Company of Public Services of Heredia (E.S.P.H.), Coopelesca, Coopealfaro, Coopesantos, Coopeguanacaste, or other company of public services.<br /><br />The private plant is an instillation for use of the dwelling or for owners of a farm, factory, mine, etc., for their exclusive use and that of their workers, whether this service is free or not.<br /><br /><span class="em">There is no electric light</span>: When another type of illumination is used like kerosene, gas, candle, or others.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the dwelling's source of electricity.
Universe
Costa Rica 2000: Private, occupied dwellings [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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