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Senegal 2017 fuel variable [message #16667] Thu, 14 February 2019 06:54 Go to next message
Nathanael is currently offline  Nathanael
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Hi,

I am currently working with the continuous survey for Senegal from 2017. I had a closer look at the variable HV226 (cooking fuel) and I was quite surprised that according to the data not even a single household uses wood as its primary cooking fuel. However, based on my experice in Senegal most households, especially in rural areas, cook using wood as their primary fuel.
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My hypothesis when looking at the table is that wood was simply recoded to "coal/lignite", but I would appreciate any clarification on this matter.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Nathanael
Re: Senegal 2017 fuel variable [message #16741 is a reply to message #16667] Tue, 26 February 2019 11:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bridgette-DHS is currently offline  Bridgette-DHS
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Following is a response from Senior DHS Data Specialist, Keith Purvis:

"Your hypothesis is correct. Wood was incorrectly recoded to "Coal/lignite". We will issue a new data release with this correction."

Re: Senegal 2017 fuel variable [message #22758 is a reply to message #16741] Mon, 03 May 2021 08:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
julianr is currently offline  julianr
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Dear DHS Team,

I looked at the most recent data from Senegal and apparently, the coding error is still present:
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All the best,
Julian
Re: Senegal 2017 fuel variable [message #22811 is a reply to message #22758] Fri, 14 May 2021 11:19 Go to previous message
Bridgette-DHS is currently offline  Bridgette-DHS
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We have not yet made the correction. When that is done, you will receive a Data Alert from the system.
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