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ACCESS 2015

Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity: Survey of States in India (ACCESS 2015)

Name: Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity: Survey of States in India (ACCESS 2015)
Creator: CEEW / academic collaborators

ACCESS 2015 is used to study household energy access and related living-standard measures.

Open downloadSurvey microdataVery largeGood starting dataset

Michaël Aklin; Chao-yo Cheng; Karthik Ganesan; Abhishek Jain; Johannes Urpelainen · 2016 · Harvard Dataverse

energy consumption health

Host / institution

Harvard Dataverse / CEEW · CEEW / academic collaborators

Geography

India, state, household

Time coverage

2015 — six energy-poor states

Update frequency

Wave (2015)

What this is best for

Major household survey on electricity and clean cooking access in six Indian states

Main limitations

CEEW notes non-commercial free use; verify exact repository license on landing page

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is ACCESS 2015 used for?: Major household survey on electricity and clean cooking access in six Indian states
How do you access ACCESS 2015 data?: ACCESS 2015 is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does ACCESS 2015 cover?: Geography: India, state, household. Time coverage: 2015 — six energy-poor states.
What are the main limitations of ACCESS 2015?: CEEW notes non-commercial free use; verify exact repository license on landing page

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

2 links

Variables5

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Name / code	Description	Group
Electricity access	Household electricity connection and use	Electricity
Cooking fuels	Primary cooking fuel and clean cooking access	Cooking
Service quality	Reliability and quality of energy services	Quality
Expenditure	Energy and related household expenditure	Economics
Socio-economic	Household socio-economic characteristics	Background

Formats

survey microdata

Technical tags

household surveymicrodata

Example uses

Energy poverty and service quality analysis

Research and articles using this data

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3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
Satellite data for the social sciences: measuring rural electrification with night-time lights
Eugenie Dugoua, Ryan Kennedy, Johannes Urpelainen · International Journal of Remote Sensing · 2018
Analyzes ACCESS 2015 data in the context of: "Satellite data for the social sciences: measuring rural electrification with night-time lights".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
India bans requirement for Aadhaar to access benefits
Biometric Technology Today · 2015
Analyzes ACCESS 2015 data in the context of: "India bans requirement for Aadhaar to access benefits".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Solar Energy Entrepreneurship to Promote Universal Electricity Access in Rural India: Challenges and Opportunities
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) · 2015
Analyzes ACCESS 2015 data in the context of: "Solar Energy Entrepreneurship to Promote Universal Electricity Access in Rural India: Challenges and Opportunities".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

Academic identifiers

Data DOI: 10.7910/DVN/0NV9LF

Aklin et al. 2016. ACCESS 2015. Harvard Dataverse. DOI 10.7910/DVN/0NV9LF.

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Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.