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ACCESS 2018 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.

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ACCESS 2018

Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity: Survey of States in India 2018 (ACCESS 2018)

Name: Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity: Survey of States in India 2018 (ACCESS 2018)
Creator: CEEW / academic collaborators

ACCESS 2018 is used to study later-wave household energy access and energy-use patterns.

Open downloadSurvey microdataVery largeGood starting dataset

2019 · Harvard Dataverse

energy consumption

Host / institution

Harvard Dataverse / CEEW · CEEW / academic collaborators

Geography

India, state, household

Time coverage

2018 — six Indian states panel update

Update frequency

Wave (2018 follow-up)

What this is best for

Follow-up panel round for India’s leading multidimensional energy-access survey

Main limitations

Exact repository license NR; CEEW describes non-commercial reuse

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is ACCESS 2018 used for?: Follow-up panel round for India’s leading multidimensional energy-access survey
How do you access ACCESS 2018 data?: ACCESS 2018 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 2018 cover?: Geography: India, state, household. Time coverage: 2018 — six Indian states panel update.
What are the main limitations of ACCESS 2018?: Exact repository license NR; CEEW describes non-commercial reuse

Guides for using this data

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

2 links

Variables4

Live-fetched dataverse.harvard.edu (2026-07-09). Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Name / code	Description	Group
energy access	Energy access	Source fields
cooking outcomes	Cooking outcomes	Source fields
electricity outcomes	Electricity outcomes	Source fields
panel household links	Panel household links	Source fields

Formats

survey microdata

Technical tags

household surveypanelmicrodata

Example uses

Changes in access and reliability between waves

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
Firewood, forests, and fringe populations: Exploring the inequitable socioeconomic dimensions of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) adoption in India
Sarika Khanwilkar, Carlos F. Gould, Ruth DeFries · et al. · Energy Research & Social Science · 2021
Analyzes ACCESS 2018 data in the context of: "Firewood, forests, and fringe populations: Exploring the inequitable socioeconomic dimensions of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) adoption in India".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Fuel for food: Access to clean cooking fuel and food security in India
Dalia Fadly, Francisco Fontes, Miet Maertens · Food Security · 2023
Analyzes ACCESS 2018 data in the context of: "Fuel for food: Access to clean cooking fuel and food security in India".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
The impact of LPG consumption on cooking energy efficiency: Evidence from rural Indian household panel data
Dawit Guta, Hisham Zerriffi, Jill Baumgartner · et al. · World Development Perspectives · 2024
Analyzes ACCESS 2018 data in the context of: "The impact of LPG consumption on cooking energy efficiency: Evidence from rural Indian household panel data".

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

Academic identifiers

Data DOI: 10.7910/DVN/AHFINM

Open access portal Data DOI

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.