Population and Housing Census 1998
Malawi, 1998
Identification
MWI_1998_PHC_v01_M
Population and Housing Census 1998
4th round after independence
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Malawi | MWI |
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
This is the 4th round of censuses taken in malawi after indendence in 1964. The first round was done in 1966, the second round in 1977 and the third round was done in 1987.
The 1998 Population and Housing Census is the fourth of the censuses that have been conducted in Malawi in the post-independence era. The first census was conducted in 1966, the second was in 1977 and the third one was conducted in 1987. The fourth one had been planned for 1997 but because of funding problems the census had to be postponed until 1998. Both the 1987 and 1998 Censuses collected data on population and housing characteristics and were de facto censuses
The Census enumerated a total population of 9.9 million. Of this total, 4.9 million or 49 percent were males and 5.0 million were females. The population grew from about 8.0 million in 1987 and represents a population growth rate of 2.0 percent per annum and an increase of 1.9 million persons or 24 percent.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Individuals, households and housing units.
Coverage
National
The census covered de facto household members (a person is enumerated at a place where he/she was found at the time of the census).
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Statistical Office (NSO) | Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| United Nations Population Fund | Funding and technical assistance |
| Department For International Development | Funding and technical assistance |
| United Nations Development Programm | Funding and technical assistance |
| United States Agency for International Development | Funding and technical assistance |
Survey instrument
The census questionnaire had 4 parts:
- Part A: Questionnaire identification which included region, district, TA,Enumeration Area, Village or Place, Household number andnumbers of dwelling units to household
- Part B: Charactetistics of Individual Household member: included relationship, sex, age, nationality, religion, orphanhood, literacy, education, marital status, economic activity, children ever born and children born since september 1997
- Part C: Household information: which included all deaths occured in household from september 1997 to date of of interview, language mostly used in this household
- Part D: Dwelling unit characteristics and access to facilities: which included type of structure, number of rooms, tenure, main source of drinking water, toilet facility, main source of energy, radio in working condition, bicycles and oxcarts belonging to belonging to persons in dwelling unit in working condition
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1998-09 | 1998-09 |
The role of the supervisor was to coordinator field data collection activities, including management of the field teams, supplies and equipment , maps, coordinate with local authorities concerning the censusl. Additionally, the field supervisor assigned the work to the interviewers, spot checked work, maintained field control documents, and sent completed questionnaires and progress reports to the central office.
Field visits were also made by a team of central staff on a periodic basis during fieldwork to provide support and to review progress.
In the three previous censuses the majority of the census field staff were seconded from other government departments, notably the Ministry of Education and Office of the President and Cabinet (District Administration). The majority of those recruited to work as enumerators or supervisors in the 1998 Population and Housing Census were recruited from the open market and were deployed to work in the areas where they were usually residing after going data collection training.
Data processing
Data editing took place at a number of stages throughout the processing, which includied office editing and coding, structure checking and completeness.
The instructions combined procedures for editing and how to deal with any errors on the questionnaire and also give, at the same, codes to be used wherever coding is necessary.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Statistical Office | Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation | http://www.nso.malawi.net | datarequest@statistics.gov.me |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | Confidentiality of respondents is guaranteed by Statistics Act of 1967. Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree: 1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the National Statistical Office. 2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files. 3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the National Statistical Office. |
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Statistical Office | Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation | datarequest@statistics.gov.me | http://www.nso.malawi.net |
Metadata production
DDI_MWI_1998_PHC_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| National Statistical Office | Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation | Documentation of the study |
2012-03-06
Metadata version
Version 01: Adopted from "DDI-MWI-NSO-1998-v1.0" DDI that was done by metadata producers mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.