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Codes and Frequencies
Description
CHELEC indicates whether the household uses electricity for cooking and heating.
The information in CHELEC is taken from the household record and applies to household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis and using the RESIDENT variable when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis.
Universe
- India 1998: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- South Africa 1998: All women age 15-49.
