Population and Housing Census 1998 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 1998
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- MWI1998-H-H
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Dwelling units (MW1998A_0026)
Data file: MWI1998-H-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
135
End:
135
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Part A: Identification
A1. Region _
A2. District _ _ _
A3. Traditional authority (TA), sub-traditional authority (STA), or town _ _ _ _ _
A4. Enumeration area _ _ _
A5. Village or place _ _ _
A6. Household number _ _ _
A7. Number of dwelling units to household _
A1. Region _
A2. District _ _ _
A3. Traditional authority (TA), sub-traditional authority (STA), or town _ _ _ _ _
A4. Enumeration area _ _ _
A5. Village or place _ _ _
A6. Household number _ _ _
A7. Number of dwelling units to household _
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 9+ |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
4.5 Dwelling Unit (DU): It may be defined as any structure, permanent or temporary, where people sleep. It may be hut, a house, a store with a sleeping room or rooms at the back or sides, a shelter of reeds/straw such as those used by fishermen, or any other structure where people sleep.
Part A: Identification
A7. Number of Dwelling Units (DUs) to a household: Fill in the total number of DUs for the households in the boxes in A7. Note: If you are enumerating in open places the boxes in A7 will be left blank. However, if the institution you are enumerating has blocks such as hospital wards, school dormitories, college hostels, etc., you may, for convenience, consider each block as a DU.
Part A: Identification
A7. Number of Dwelling Units (DUs) to a household: Fill in the total number of DUs for the households in the boxes in A7. Note: If you are enumerating in open places the boxes in A7 will be left blank. However, if the institution you are enumerating has blocks such as hospital wards, school dormitories, college hostels, etc., you may, for convenience, consider each block as a DU.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of dwelling units of the household.
Universe
All households
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Technical Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |