Population and Housing Census 1998 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 1998
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- MWI1998-H-H
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Language (MW1998A_0076)
Data file: MWI1998-H-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
199
End:
200
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Part C: Household information
C4. What is the language most commonly used in this household?
[] 01 Chichewa
[] 02 Chinyanja
[] 03 Chiyao
[] 04 Chitumbuka
[] 05 Chilomwe
[] 06 Chinkhonde
[] 07 Chingoni
[] 08 Chisena
[] 09 Chitonga
[] 10 Chinyakyusa
[] 11 Chilambya
[] 12 Chisenga
[] 13 English
[] 14 Portuguese
[] 15 Other
C4. What is the language most commonly used in this household?
[] 01 Chichewa
[] 02 Chinyanja
[] 03 Chiyao
[] 04 Chitumbuka
[] 05 Chilomwe
[] 06 Chinkhonde
[] 07 Chingoni
[] 08 Chisena
[] 09 Chitonga
[] 10 Chinyakyusa
[] 11 Chilambya
[] 12 Chisenga
[] 13 English
[] 14 Portuguese
[] 15 Other
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chichewa |
| 2 | Chinyanja |
| 3 | Chiyao |
| 4 | Chitumbuka |
| 5 | Chilomwe |
| 6 | Chinkhonde |
| 7 | Chingoni |
| 8 | Chisena |
| 9 | Chitonga |
| 10 | Chinyakyusa |
| 11 | Chilambya |
| 12 | Chisenga |
| 13 | English |
| 14 | Portuguese |
| 15 | Other |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
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
Part C: Household Information
C4. What is the language mostly used in this household?: You should ask the respondent the language commonly used for communication among the members of the household. If the language is among the ones coded in C4, then write down the code in the two boxes provided at the bottom. In the cases where the respondent reports a language which is not one of the languages listed write down "15" in the two boxes.
Caution: Language commonly used should not be confused with tribe, i.e. a household might be Lomwe by tribe but the language commonly used in that household could be Chichewa. In this case you should record Chichewa as language commonly used.
C4. What is the language mostly used in this household?: You should ask the respondent the language commonly used for communication among the members of the household. If the language is among the ones coded in C4, then write down the code in the two boxes provided at the bottom. In the cases where the respondent reports a language which is not one of the languages listed write down "15" in the two boxes.
Caution: Language commonly used should not be confused with tribe, i.e. a household might be Lomwe by tribe but the language commonly used in that household could be Chichewa. In this case you should record Chichewa as language commonly used.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the most commonly used language in the household.
Universe
Private households
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Other Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |