Lao2023MICSAccessElectricity

Electricity follows the definition of SDG indicator 7.1.1 Proportion of population with access to electricity.

Data Source: MICS
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Household-level data (HH-Household Survey)
• Primary source of lighting is the local electricity provider, solar systems, mini-grids and stand-alone systems. Sources such as generators, candles or batteries are not considered due to their limited working capacities and since they are usually kept as backup sources for lighting.

The standard LNOB analysis for Electricity includes the following circumstances:
• Wealth of the household: top 60 or bottom 40 (of the wealth distribution)
• Residence: urban or rural
• Highest education level in the household (any member): lower (primary or less), secondary or higher