1998 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 1998
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Reference ID
MWI_1998_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- MWI1998_PHC-H-H
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Rooms in 1st dwelling (MW1998A_ROOMS1)
Data file: MWI1998_PHC-H-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
181
End:
182
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MW98A029 MW98A041 MW98A053 MW98A065">D3. Number of rooms (exclude bathrooms, toilets, storerooms, and garage) _ _<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12+ |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 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 number of rooms in the first dwelling of the household.
Universe
Malawi 1998: Private households [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]
concept
Concept