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1998 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1998
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MWI_1998_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Data file: MWI1998_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 991393
Variables: 90

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
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
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
BIRTHSURV
Children surviving from births last year
CHDEAD
Number of children dead
CHDEADFEM
Number of female children dead
CHDEADMALE
Number of male children dead
MORTMOT
Mortality status of mother
MORTFAT
Mortality status of father
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCMW
Educational attainment, Malawi
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
MW1998A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
MW1998A_DWNUMB
Dwelling unit number
MW1998A_RELATE
Relationship to household head
MW1998A_SEX
Sex
MW1998A_AGE
Age
MW1998A_NATIVITY
Country of origin
MW1998A_RELIG
Religion
MW1998A_FATHMORT
Father alive
MW1998A_MOTHMORT
Mother alive
MW1998A_ENGLISH
Literate in English
MW1998A_CHICHEWA
Literate in Chichewa
MW1998A_OTHLANG
Literate in other languages
MW1998A_SCHOOL
School
MW1998A_EDATTAN
Highest education grade attended
MW1998A_QUALIF
Highest education qualification attained
MW1998A_MARST
Marital status
MW1998A_EMPSTAT
Employment status last week
MW1998A_OCC1
Occupation, 1-digit
MW1998A_OCC2
Occupation, 2-digit
MW1998A_IND1
Industry, 1-digit
MW1998A_IND4
Industry, 4-digit
MW1998A_CHBORN
Total live births
MW1998A_CHBORNM
Total male live births
MW1998A_CHBORNF
Total female live births
MW1998A_CHURVM
Total male children, still alive
MW1998A_CHSURVF
Total female children, still alive
MW1998A_DEADMAL
Total male children, deceased
MW1998A_DEADFEM
Total female children, deceased
MW1998A_BTHYRM
Male children born in past year
MW1998A_BTHYRF
Female children born in past year
MW1998A_BTHYRMS
Male children born in past year, still alive
MW1998A_BTHYRFS
Female children born in past year, still alive
Total: 90
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