Household Consumer Expenditure, Jan 2003 - Dec 2003
NSS 59th Round

India

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DDI-IND-MOSPI-NSSO-59Rnd-Sch1.0-2003

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National Sample Survey Office

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Household Consumption Expenditure

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Jan 17, 2018

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Cooking code (B3_q12)

Data file: Blocks 3,10_Household Characteristics

Overview

Valid: 40982

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Start: 72

End: 73

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What is the primary source of energy that is being used by the household for cooking?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
01	coke, coal	622	1.5%
02	firewood and chips	21743	53.1%
03	LPG	12527	30.6%
04	gobar gas	208	0.5%
05	dung cake	2549	6.2%
06	charcoal	41	0.1%
07	kerosene	1854	4.5%
08	electricity	60	0.1%
09	others	644	1.6%
10	No cooking arrangement	708	1.7%
99	Invalid	26	0.1%

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

primary source of energy used for cooking and lighting: Against these two items, the code corresponding to the primary source of energy that is used by the household for cooking and lighting during last 30 days preceding the date of survey, will be recorded. If more than one type of energy is utilised, the primary or principal one on the basis of its use will have to be identified and the corresponding code will be noted in the appropriate box. The codes are:

cooking: coke, coal- 01, firewood and chips- 02, LPG- 03, gobar gas - 04, dung cake- 05, charcoal- 06, kerosene- 07, electricity- 08, others- 99, no cooking arrangement- 10

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Household Consumer Expenditure, Jan 2003 - Dec 2003 NSS 59th Round