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Population and Housing Census 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1998
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MWI_1998_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center
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Data file: MWI1998-P-H

Person records

Variables: 95

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
AGE
Age
SEX
Sex
CITIZEN
Citizenship
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHDEAD
Number of children dead
MORTFAT
Mortality status of father
MORTMOT
Mortality status of mother
CHSURV
Children surviving
LIT
Literacy
SCHOOL
School attendance
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
CHBORN
Children ever born
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
EDUCMW
Educational attainment, Malawi
IND
Industry, unrecoded
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
MW1998A_0003
Person number (within household)
MW1998A_0400
Dwelling unit number
MW1998A_0402
Relationship to household head
MW1998A_0403
Sex
MW1998A_0404
Age
MW1998A_0405
Country of origin
MW1998A_0406
Religion
MW1998A_0407
Father alive
MW1998A_0408
Mother alive
MW1998A_0409
Literate in English
MW1998A_0410
Literate in Chichewa
MW1998A_0411
Literate in other languages
MW1998A_0412
School
MW1998A_0413
Highest education grade attended
MW1998A_0414
Highest education qualification attained
MW1998A_0415
Marital status
MW1998A_0416
Employment status last week
MW1998A_0417
Occupation, 1-digit
MW1998A_0418
Occupation, 2-digit
MW1998A_0419
Industry, 1-digit
MW1998A_0420
Industry, 4-digit
MW1998A_0421
Total live births
MW1998A_0422
Total male live births
MW1998A_0423
Total female live births
MW1998A_0424
Total male children, still alive
MW1998A_0425
Total female children, still alive
MW1998A_0426
Total male children, deceased
MW1998A_0427
Total female children, deceased
MW1998A_0428
Male children born in past year
MW1998A_0429
Female children born in past year
MW1998A_0430
Male children born in past year, still alive
MW1998A_0431
Female children born in past year, still alive
POLYGAM
Polygamous union
PERWT
Person weight
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
BIRTHSURV
Children surviving from births last year
NATIVITY
Nativity status
CHDEADFEM
Number of female children dead
CHDEADMALE
Number of male children dead
YEARP
Year [person version]
SAMPLEP
IPUMS sample identifier [person version]
SERIAL
Household serial number [person version]
COUNTRYP
Country [person version]
RECTYPEP
Record type [person version]
Total: 95
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