Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980

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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Cooking fuel (US1980A_0074)

Data file: USA1980-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 226

End: 226

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

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Literal question

H21c. Which fuel is used most for cooking?

[] Gas: from underground pipes serving the neighborhood
[] Gas: bottled, tank, or LP
[] Electricity
[] Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
[] Coal or coke
[] Wood
[] Other fuel
[] No fuel used

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	No fuel used
2	Utility gas from underground pipes serving neighborhood
3	Bottled, tank, or liquefied petroleum gas
4	Electricity
5	Fuel oil, kerosene, and other liquid fuels
6	Coal or coke
7	Wood
8	Other

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 indicates the primary fuel used for cooking.

Universe

Private, occupied dwellings

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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