2020 FinScope Survey
Fourth Edition
Zambia, 2020
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Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-FINSCOPE-2020-V1.0
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Zambia Statistics Agency
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2020 Finscope
data 7 July
2022_anonymised
C.1.6. What is the main type of energy that your household uses for lighting? (C1_6)
Data file: 2020 Finscope data 7 July 2022_anonymised
Overview
Valid:
12781
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
1
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerosene/paraffin | 67 |
0.5%
|
| 2 | Electricity | 3534 |
27.7%
|
| 3 | Solar | 1618 |
12.7%
|
| 4 | Candle | 717 |
5.6%
|
| 5 | Diesel | 15 |
0.1%
|
| 6 | Open fire | 332 |
2.6%
|
| 7 | Torch | 5996 |
46.9%
|
| 8 | None | 229 |
1.8%
|
| 9 | Other (Specify) | 273 |
2.1%
|
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.