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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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Source of drinking water in wet season, 4th dwelling (MW1998A_WATSRCW4)

Data file: MWI1998_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 231
End: 232
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="MW98A031 MW98A032 MW98A043 MW98A044 MW98A055 MW98A056 MW98A067 MW98A068">What is the main source of drinking water?<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MW98A031 MW98A043 MW98A055 MW98A067"><div class="i1">D5. Wet season</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 01 Piped inside dwelling unit<br />[] 02 Piped outside dwelling unit<br />[] 03 Communal stand pipe<br />[] 04 Protected well<br />[] 05 Unprotected well<br />[] 06 Borehole<br />[] 07 Spring<br />[] 08 Stream/river<br />[] 09 Lake/dam<br />[] 10 Rainwater</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Piped inside or outside dwelling unit
03 Communal stand pipe
04 Protected well
05 Unprotected well
06 Borehole
07 Spring
08 Stream/river
09 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 main source of drinking water in wet season in the fourth dwelling.
Universe
Malawi 1998: Private households with a fourth dwelling [discrepancies: none]

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