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PARALAMPYN (PARALAMPYN)
HH has paraffin/kerosene lamp
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Description

PARALAMPYN indicates whether the household has a lamp that uses paraffin (kerosene) as fuel.

The information in PARALAMPYN is taken from the household record, linked to the record of the woman respondent. This information applies to household residents, not temporary visitors, so researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2").

Comparability

Apart from slight differences in question wording, PARALAMPYN is largely comparable across samples. Most commonly, the question was "Does your household have a paraffin lamp?" Notable exceptions to this standard are indicated below in the discussion of specific countries.

Comparability - Standard DHS

PARALAMPYN is a country-specific household variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe

  • Congo Brazzaville 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2000: All women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2005: All women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2019: All women age 15-49.
  • Gabon 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Malawi 1992: All women age 15-49.
  • Malawi 2000: All women age 15-49.
  • Malawi 2004: All women age 15-49.
  • Malawi 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Malawi 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Tanzania 2004: All women age 15-49.
  • Tanzania 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Congo Brazzaville: 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-H, 2011-M
  • Ethiopia: 2000-W, 2000-C, 2000-H, 2000-B, 2000-M, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-H, 2005-M, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2016-W, 2016-H, 2016-M, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B, 2019-H
  • Gabon: 2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-H, 2012-M
  • Malawi: 1992-H, 1992-C, 1992-W, 1992-M, 1992-B, 2000-W, 2000-W, 2000-H, 2000-M, 2000-B, 2000-C, 2004-B, 2004-W, 2004-H, 2004-W, 2004-M, 2004-C, 2010-C, 2010-M, 2010-W, 2010-H, 2010-B, 2010-W, 2016-M, 2016-W, 2016-H, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
  • Tanzania: 2004-C, 2004-B, 2004-W, 2004-H, 2004-M, 2004-W, 2010-M, 2010-W, 2010-H, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-B