Codes and Frequencies
Description
SOLARPOWYN indicates whether the household has solar power.
The information in SOLARPOWYN 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 — Index
GENERAL Jordan Kenya |
Lesotho Liberia |
Zambia Zimbabwe |
Comparability
SOLARPOWYN varies slightly in question wording across samples, with some surveys referring to "solar power" and others asking about a "solar panel."
Comparability - Standard DHS
SOLARPOWYN is a country-specific household variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Jordan [top]
The 1992 Jordan survey asked if the household had a "solar water heater." The 2002, 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2017 Jordan surveys asked if the household had a "solar heater."
Comparability — Kenya [top]
The 2003 Kenyan survey asked if the household had "solar power," while the 2008 survey asked if the household had a "solar panel."
Comparability — Lesotho [top]
The 2014 Lesotho survey asked if the household had "a solar panel in working condition."
Comparability — Liberia [top]
The 2019 Liberian survey asked if the household had "a solar panel."
Comparability — Zambia [top]
The 2001 Zambian survey asked if the household had "solar power."
Comparability — Zimbabwe [top]
The 2010 Zimbabwean survey asked if the household had "a solar panel for power." Similarly, the 2015 Zimbabwe survey asked whether the household had a "solar panel."
Universe
- Bangladesh 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Bangladesh 2018: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 2018: All women age 15-64.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2002: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2009: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Lesotho 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Liberia 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Liberia 2019: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2015: All women age 15-49.