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Population Census, 1996 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Fuel used for lighting (ZA1996A_FUELLIGH)

Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 138
End: 138
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="ZA96A030 ZA96A031 ZA96A032 ZA96A033 ZA96A034 ZA96A035 ZA96A036"><span class="em">Services used by this household</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ZA96A030 ZA96A031 ZA96A032">2.1. What type of energy/fuel does this household mainly use for cooking, heating and lighting? (Circle only one code in each column)<br /><div class="i1">Cooking</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 = Electricity direct from municipality/local authority or Eskom<br />[] 2 = Electricity from other source, e.g. generator, solar cell<br />[] 3 = Gas<br />[] 4 = Paraffin<br />[] 5 = Wood<br />[] 6 = Coal<br />[] 7 = Candles<br />[] 8 = Animal dung<br />____ Other, specify:</div><br /><div class="i1">Heating</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 = Electricity direct from municipality/local authority or Eskom<br />[] 2 = Electricity from other source, e.g. generator, solar cell<br />[] 3 = Gas<br />[] 4 = Paraffin<br />[] 5 = Wood<br />[] 6 = Coal<br />[] 7 = Candles<br />[] 8 = Animal dung<br />____ Other, specify:</div><br /><div class="i1">Lighting</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 = Electricity direct from municipality/local authority or Eskom<br />[] 2 = Electricity from other source, e.g. generator, solar cell<br />[] 3 = Gas<br />[] 4 = Paraffin<br />[] 5 = Wood<br />[] 6 = Coal<br />[] 7 = Candles<br />[] 8 = Animal dung<br />____ Other, specify:</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Electricity direct from authority
2 Electricity from other source
3 Gas
4 Paraffin
5 Candles
6 Other
8 Unknown
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 indicates the type of energy/fuel mainly used for lighting.
Universe
South Africa 1996: Private households [discrepancies: none]

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