Section B. Information about the Dwelling
Only for individual dwellings that are occupied with persons present
[Questions 5- 12 were asked of individual, occupied dwellings.]
Basic services of the dwelling
8. What is the principal form of lighting used by the dwelling?
[] 1 Electricity from a public system
[] 2 Electricity from a private system
[] 3 Electricity with a private generator
[] 4 Flashlight or kerosene gas lamp
[] 5 Candle
[] 6 Pine fire
[] 7 Solar panel
[] 8 Other
Only for private dwellings with persons present
[Questions 5-12 were asked of private dwellings with persons present]
Basic services of the dwelling
Question 8: What is the principal type of lighting that is used?
Mark only one box that agrees with the answer that the interviewee gives, taking into account the following criteria:
- Electricity from the public system: This is that provided by some State business as is the case of the National Electrical Energy Company (ENEE- initials in Spanish) or the municipality.
- Electricity from a private system: This is that provided by a private company or a patronage.
[Illustration is omitted]
[p. 35]
- Electricity from their own motor: When the dwelling owns its own motor [generator]. If the owner of the motor sells energy to one or more dwellings, then for the owner you should register the answer in electricity from their own motor, and those to whom he sells are registered in electricity from a private system.
- Flashlight or gas lamp (kerosene): These are generally used in the rural area.
- Candle: When the persons of the dwelling frequently use it [a candle] for illumination.
- Pine [Ocote]: When the persons of the dwelling frequently use it for illumination.
- Solar panel: When the dwelling has a solar panel as an energy source for illumination, whether exclusive for one dwelling or when in the community several dwellings make use of a community system for this type of electricity.
- Other: This refers to any other form of illumination that the dwelling can use.