Census of Population and Housing 2000 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2000

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Reference ID

USA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Dec 23, 2014

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Home heating fuel (US2000A_0066)

Data file: USA2000-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 235

End: 235

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

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Literal question

42. Which fuel is used most for heating this house, apartment, or mobile home?

[] Gas: from underground pipes serving the neighborhood
[] Gas: bottled, tank, or LP
[] Electricity
[] Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
[] Coal or coke
[] Wood
[] Solar energy
[] 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, other liquid fuels
6	Coal or coke
7	Wood
8	Solar energy
9	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 or energy source used to heat the housing unit.

Universe

Not group quarters, not vacant units

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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