Namibia Population and Housing Census 2011
Namibia, 2011
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Reference ID
NAM_NSA_PHC_2011_V01_PUMS
Producer(s)
Namibia Statistics Agency
Metadata
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Sep 30, 2024
Last modified
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- Data files
- HOUSING_REC
- MORTALITY_REC
- PERSON_REC
H8B. Energy Source: Lighting (H8B)
Data file: HOUSING_REC
Overview
Valid:
93647
Invalid:
1127
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
26
End:
27
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 11
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
If more than one questionnaire used, complete this section on the last questionnaire.
Literal question
What is the household's MAIN source of energy for lighting?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electricity from Mains | 39650 |
42.3%
|
| 2 | Electricity from Generator | 951 |
1%
|
| 3 | Gas | 341 |
0.4%
|
| 4 | Parafin/Kerosene | 9701 |
10.4%
|
| 5 | Wood/Charcoal from Wood | 5535 |
5.9%
|
| 6 | Charcoal-coal | 69 |
0.1%
|
| 7 | Candles | 34655 |
37%
|
| 8 | Animal Dung | 62 |
0.1%
|
| 9 | Solar Energy | 1175 |
1.3%
|
| 11 | Others | 1508 |
1.6%
|
| Sysmiss | 1127 |
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
Note that some households may use electricity, paraffin/kerosene, gas and firewood, intermittently
Description
Definition
This refers to the type of energy most often used during the year for lighting.
Universe
Conventional households
Source of information
Household members/head of household
Others
Notes
Category "10 " ( None ) is not applicable for lighting