Codes and Frequencies
Description
STOVE indicates whether the household had a stove.
Comparability — Index
Comparability — General
STOVE is generally comparable across samples. Most samples ask whether the household has a stove, while some samples also inquire about the number of stoves.
The main comparability issue is whether the type of stove or cooker is identified by the relevant question. Many samples just inquire about a stove, without specifying the type. For those samples that indicate a type, the question refers mostly to cookers, cooking ranges, or stoves using electricity or gas, while a few samples consider those using solid fuels. Stoves used for heating are counted, provided that other types are identified and under the assumption that they can also be used for cooking.
The type of fuel used for cooking is available in FUELCOOK. Some samples identify the availability of a stove, or the type of fuel used for cooking, or both. The availability of a stove has not been inferred for samples that only ask about the type of fuel used for cooking.
Comparability — Belarus [top]
The census questions in 1999 and 2009 comprise various types of cookers: floor gas cookers using piped gas, floor gas cookers using bottled condensed gas, stoves used also for heating, and floor electric cookers. Enumeration instructions for both censuses explicitly associate having a cooker that uses piped or bottled gas with the availability of these services. Furthermore, a stove used for heating is counted, under the assumption that it can potentially be used for cooking, even though the enumeration instructions do not indicate this explicitly.
Comparability — Benin [top]
The 2013 census question asked if the household owns a stove or gas cooker.
Comparability — Brazil [top]
In 1970, the census question asked about the type of stove in the household, and excludes portable stoves.
Comparability — Costa Rica [top]
The 1963 census question asked if there is electric cook stove in the dwelling; it excluded any appliance (stove) that is borrowed. In the 1973 sample, the census question refers to possession of stove or oven in the dwelling. The 1984 sample asked if there is a stove in the dwelling; it includes only stoves made for cooking or heating food and excludes any electric or gas grill and portable stoves.
Comparability — Dominican Republic [top]
The 1981, 2002, and 2010 samples indicate if the household has a stove.
Comparability — Egypt [top]
The 1986 and 1996 questions asked whether the household has a cooker, while the 2006 sample specifies the number of stoves owned by the household. The questions do not indicate the type of stove or cooker.
Comparability — Fiji [top]
The census questions in 1996 and 2007 asked simply whether the household had a gas or electric stove. The 2014 census asked about the number of stoves owned by the household.
Comparability — Honduras [top]
The 1988 census question is about the possession of a stove in the dwelling.
Comparability — Indonesia [top]
The 1976, 1980, 1985, 1990, and 1995 census questions pertained to whether the household owns a stove. The 1990 and 1995 samples included stoves that can be repaired.
Comparability — Jordan [top]
The 2004 sample asks whether the household has a gas cooker.
Comparability — Kyrgyzstan [top]
The census question in 1999 comprises various types of cookers: floor gas cookers using network gas, floor gas cookers using liquefied (bottled) gas, stoves used also for heating, and electric floor cookers. Enumeration instructions for both censuses explicitly associate having a cooker that uses network or bottled gas with the availability of these services. Furthermore, a stove used for heating is counted, under the assumption that it can potentially be used for cooking, even though the enumeration instructions do not indicate this explicitly.
Comparability — Malawi [top]
In the 2008 census, the question addressed the possession of cooker/hot plate in working condition. The 2018 sample includes a broader definition referring to cookers, hot plates, and gas stoves in one category.
Comparability — Mali [top]
The 2009 sample referred only to the existence of improved stoves (i.e. intended for minimization of fuel consumption.)
Comparability — Mexico [top]
The 2010 sample separately identifies a gas stove and a firewood/charcoal stove with a chimney. In 2015 and 2020, the census question asked about either a fireplace or firewood/charcoal stove, and did not ask whether the household actually had a stove or a fireplace.
Comparability — Mongolia [top]
The 1989 census questions simply asked whether the dwelling had a stove. It also includes any stove that is broken or being repaired.
Comparability — Mozambique [top]
In 2017, the variable specifically identifies modern stoves rather than traditional cooking methods.
Comparability — Nicaragua [top]
In the 2005 sample, the census questions pertained to stove that uses butane or electricity, and it included stoves that are in poor condition.
Comparability — Palestine [top]
The 1997 sample asked if the household has a gas cooking stove, while the 2007 sample asked about a gas cooker.
Comparability — Panama [top]
The 1960, 2000, and 2010 census questions ask whether the dwelling has a stove. The 1960 sample specifies the type of stove: gas, electric, or kerosene; households indicating that they do not have a stove or that did not indicate a stove type are considered as "no, without a stove". The 2000 question included stoves that have been repaired.
Comparability — Paraguay [top]
The 1982 sample asked if the household has a gas cooking stove.
Comparability — Philippines [top]
In the 2010 sample, the census question was about the presence of a cooking range in good condition in the household. It excludes a stove that has not been in working condition for six months or longer.
Comparability — Puerto Rico [top]
The 2010, 2015, and 2020 census questions indicate whether the household has a stove or range and exclude any portable cooking equipment.
Comparability — Rwanda [top]
The 2012 census question refers to the possession of an energy-saving stove known as rondereza in the house.
Comparability — Senegal [top]
The 1988 census questions refer to a cooker in working condition. The 2002 sample indicates whether the household owns a gas cooker or oven, either in functioning or temporarily not working condition. The 2013 sample combines two source variables corresponding to whether the household has an enhanced cookstove (fireplace) or a cooker, which implicitly classifies the enhanced fireplace to be equivalent to a stove.
Comparability — Sierra Leone [top]
The 2004 and 2015 samples indicate whether the household owns a modern stove in working conditions.
Comparability — South Africa [top]
The 2011 census question asks whether the household owns an electric or gas stove in working condition.
Comparability — Tanzania [top]
The census question in 2012 asks whether the household has electric or gas cooker in working condition.
Comparability — Togo [top]
The 2010 sample indicates whether the household possesses a stove or gas cooker and includes also the one that can be repaired.
Comparability — Trinidad and Tobago [top]
The 1990 and 2000 samples asked if the household has a stove, either electric or gas.
Comparability — United States [top]
The census questions in 2010, 2015, and 2020 ask whether the household has a stove or range. The 2015 and 2020 samples explicitly exclude any portable cooking equipment.
Universe
- Belarus 1999: Facilities: stove heating
- Belarus 2009: Residential non-collective houses or apartments
- Benin 2013: All households
- Brazil 1960: Not group quarters, not improvised dwellings
- Brazil 1970: Private permanent dwellings
- Brazil 1980: Cooking facility
- Costa Rica 1963: Private dwellings
- Costa Rica 1973: Occupied private dwellings
- Costa Rica 1984: Private, occupied dwellings
- Dominican Republic 1981: Occupied dwellings
- Dominican Republic 2002: Private occupied designated households
- Dominican Republic 2010: Private, occupied dwellings
- Egypt 1986: All households
- Egypt 1996: All households
- Egypt 2006: Private households
- Fiji 1996: All households
- Fiji 2007: All households
- Fiji 2014: All households
- Germany 1981: Stove heating
- Honduras 1988: Private households
- Honduras 2013: Households in occupied private dwellings with persons present
- Indonesia 1976: All households
- Indonesia 1980: All households
- Indonesia 1985: All households
- Indonesia 1990: All households
- Indonesia 1995: All households
- Jordan 2004: Not hotel or public housing unit
- Kyrgyzstan 1999: Heating from individual stoves
- Malawi 2008: Private households, not homeless
- Malawi 2018: All households
- Mali 2009: All households
- Mexico 2010: Private dwellings built for habitation
- Mongolia 1989: Households living in houses
- Mozambique 2017: All households
- Nicaragua 2005: Private households with inhabitants present, hotels, boarding houses, and guest houses
- Palestine 1997: All households
- Palestine 2007: All households except those in Jerusalem annexed by Israel in 1967
- Panama 1960: Occupied private households
- Panama 2000: Private households with occupants present
- Panama 2010: Private households
- Paraguay 1982: Private households
- Peru 2017: Private households
- Philippines 2010: All households
- Puerto Rico 2010: Private households and vacant housing units
- Puerto Rico 2015: Private households
- Puerto Rico 2020: Private households
- Rwanda 2012: All households
- Senegal 1988: All households
- Senegal 2002: All households
- Senegal 2013: Ordinary households
- Sierra Leone 2004: All households
- Sierra Leone 2015: Occupied private households
- South Africa 2011: Households in housing units or converted hostels
- South Africa 2016: Using stove plates and oven as little as possible
- Tanzania 2012: All households
- Togo 2010: All households
- Trinidad and Tobago 1990: All households
- Trinidad and Tobago 2000: Households that completed the interview
- United States 2010: Private households
- United States 2015: Private households
- United States 2020: Private households
Availability
- Belarus: 1999, 2009
- Benin: 2013
- Brazil: 1960, 1970, 1980
- Costa Rica: 1963, 1973, 1984
- Dominican Republic: 1981, 2002, 2010
- Egypt: 1986, 1996, 2006
- Fiji: 1996, 2007, 2014
- Germany: 1981
- Honduras: 1988, 2013
- Indonesia: 1976, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995
- Jordan: 2004
- Kyrgyzstan: 1999
- Malawi: 2008, 2018
- Mali: 2009
- Mexico: 2010
- Mongolia: 1989
- Mozambique: 2017
- Nicaragua: 2005
- Palestine: 1997, 2007
- Panama: 1960, 2000, 2010
- Paraguay: 1982
- Peru: 2017
- Philippines: 2010
- Puerto Rico: 2010, 2015, 2020
- Rwanda: 2012
- Senegal: 1988, 2002, 2013
- Sierra Leone: 2004, 2015
- South Africa: 2011, 2016
- Tanzania: 2012
- Togo: 2010
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1990, 2000
- United States: 2010, 2015, 2020
