5th Sudan Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset

South Sudan, 2008

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WBG_SSD_2008_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Southern Sudan Centre for Census, Evaluation and Statistics, Minnesota Population Center

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Source of lighting (SS2008A_0040)

Data file: SSD2008-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 130

End: 131

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 10

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

37. What is the main source of lighting for this household?

[] 1 No lighting
[] 2 Public electricity
[] 3 Private electricity (generator)
[] 4 Gas
[] 5 Paraffin lantern
[] 6 Paraffin lamp
[] 7 Firewood
[] 8 Grass
[] 9 Candle wax
[] 10 Solar power
[] 11 Biogas

Categories

Value	Category
1	No lighting
2	Public electricity
3	Private electricity (generator)
4	Gas
5	Paraffin lantern
6	Paraffin lamp
7	Firewood
8	Grass
9	Candle wax
10	Solar power

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

Q37 "What main source of lighting for this household?"

A household may use different types of lighting. You must ask them which source they use for lighting for most of the time.
If the respondent is uncertain, read the categories aloud.
Shade the number corresponding to the answer provided by the respondent.
Remember that only one of the sources listed should be shaded.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the main source of lighting for the household.

Universe

All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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