1998 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 1998
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Reference ID
MWI_1998_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- MWI1998_PHC-H-H
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Language (MW1998A_LANGUAG)
Data file: MWI1998_PHC-H-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
243
End:
244
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MW98A075 MW98A076"><span class="h3">Part C: Household information</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MW98A076">C4. What is the language most commonly used in this household?<br /><div class="i1">[] 01 Chichewa<br />[] 02 Chinyanja<br />[] 03 Chiyao<br />[] 04 Chitumbuka<br />[] 05 Chilomwe<br />[] 06 Chinkhonde<br />[] 07 Chingoni<br />[] 08 Chisena<br />[] 09 Chitonga<br />[] 10 Chinyakyusa<br />[] 11 Chilambya<br />[] 12 Chisenga<br />[] 13 English<br />[] 14 Portuguese<br />[] 15 Other</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MW98A076">C4. What is the language most commonly used in this household?<br /><div class="i1">[] 01 Chichewa<br />[] 02 Chinyanja<br />[] 03 Chiyao<br />[] 04 Chitumbuka<br />[] 05 Chilomwe<br />[] 06 Chinkhonde<br />[] 07 Chingoni<br />[] 08 Chisena<br />[] 09 Chitonga<br />[] 10 Chinyakyusa<br />[] 11 Chilambya<br />[] 12 Chisenga<br />[] 13 English<br />[] 14 Portuguese<br />[] 15 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the most commonly used language in the household.
Universe
Malawi 1998: Private households [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept