The 1980 Population and Housing Census of Thailand - IPUMS Subset
Thailand, 1980
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THA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- THA1980_PHC-H-H.dat
- THA1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Type of cooking fuel (TH1980A_COOKFUEL)
Data file: THA1980_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
161
End:
162
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">Part 3. Housing Questions (For Private Household)</span></p>
<p>[Questions H1-H18 were asked of private households.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="TH80A057">H17. Cooking Fuel<br /><div class="i1">Charcoal</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 1st<br />[] 2 2nd</div><br /><div class="i1">Wood</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 1st<br />[] 2 2nd</div><br /><div class="i1">Gas</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 1st<br />[] 2 2nd</div><br /><div class="i1">Electricity</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 1st<br />[] 2 2nd</div><br /><div class="i1">Others or kerosene</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">None</div><br /></svar>
<p>[Questions H1-H18 were asked of private households.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="TH80A057">H17. Cooking Fuel<br /><div class="i1">Charcoal</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 1st<br />[] 2 2nd</div><br /><div class="i1">Wood</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 1st<br />[] 2 2nd</div><br /><div class="i1">Gas</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 1st<br />[] 2 2nd</div><br /><div class="i1">Electricity</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 1st<br />[] 2 2nd</div><br /><div class="i1">Others or kerosene</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">None</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Only charcoal |
| 02 | Only wood |
| 03 | Only gas |
| 04 | Only electricity |
| 05 | Charcoal (1) and wood (2) |
| 06 | Wood (1) and charcoal (2) |
| 07 | Charcoal (1) and gas (2) |
| 08 | Gas (1) and charcoal (2) |
| 09 | Charcoal (1) and electricity (2) |
| 10 | Electricity (1) and charcoal (2) |
| 11 | Wood (1) and gas (2) |
| 12 | Gas (1) and wood (2) |
| 13 | Wood (1) and electricity (2) |
| 14 | Electric (1) and wood (2) |
| 15 | Gas (1) and electricity (2) |
| 16 | Electricity (1) and gas (2) |
| 17 | None |
| 18 | Others or kerosene |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Section 3 Questions on Housing </span>
<br />(Ask only private household)</p>
<p>Questions on housing are concerned with living places of every private household in municipal area. For those outside municipal area and Bangkok, ask only the sample households.</p>
<p><span class="em">Guideline for questioning and recording</span><div class="i1">1. Ask conditions of living place by household not by person.<br />2. If a household living in many houses in the same area, consider the house where head of the household lives.<br />3. If several households living in the same house, consider conditions of the living place of the main household, other households or conditions of living are regarded as rooms in the house.<br />4. In recording answer, circle one code number only. If answer is "others," specify and record the answer clearly.<br />5. The question that has no answer code, record statement or number in the blank on the dot line.</div><span class="em">H 17. Use of cooking fuel</span></p>
<p>Ask "What cooking fuel is used in this household?"</p>
<p>Circle Code 1 if it is mainly used, and circle Code 2 if it is supplementary used.</p>
<p>[An example has been omitted.]</p>
<p>For the households that do not use any fuel, circle "None."
<br />(Ask only private household)</p>
<p>Questions on housing are concerned with living places of every private household in municipal area. For those outside municipal area and Bangkok, ask only the sample households.</p>
<p><span class="em">Guideline for questioning and recording</span><div class="i1">1. Ask conditions of living place by household not by person.<br />2. If a household living in many houses in the same area, consider the house where head of the household lives.<br />3. If several households living in the same house, consider conditions of the living place of the main household, other households or conditions of living are regarded as rooms in the house.<br />4. In recording answer, circle one code number only. If answer is "others," specify and record the answer clearly.<br />5. The question that has no answer code, record statement or number in the blank on the dot line.</div><span class="em">H 17. Use of cooking fuel</span></p>
<p>Ask "What cooking fuel is used in this household?"</p>
<p>Circle Code 1 if it is mainly used, and circle Code 2 if it is supplementary used.</p>
<p>[An example has been omitted.]</p>
<p>For the households that do not use any fuel, circle "None."
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the type of cooking fuel that the household uses.
Universe
Thailand 1980: Private households [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.4%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |