Population and Housing Census 2010

Ghana, 2010

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gha-gss-phc-2010-v1.0

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Ghana Statistical Service

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African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research

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H08: Main source of lighting for the dwelling (lighting)

Data file: phc-2010-10%

Overview

Valid: 2409453

Invalid: 59434

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

loc_start_pos: 126

loc_end_pos: 127

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 10

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category	Cases
1	Electricity (mains)	1433482	59.5%
2	Electricity (private generator)	16867	0.7%
3	Kerosene lamp	496459	20.6%
4	Gas lamp	4561	0.2%
5	Solar energy	4573	0.2%
6	Candle	12811	0.5%
7	Flashlight/Torch	426687	17.7%
8	Firewood	6841	0.3%
9	Crop residue	2430	0.1%
10	Other	4742	0.2%
Sysmiss		59434

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.

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