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
- MWI1998_PHC-P-H
Total live births (MW1998A_CHBORN)
Data file: MWI1998_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
193
End:
194
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MW98A421 MW98A422 MW98A423 MW98A424 MW98A425 MW98A426 MW98A427 MW98A428 MW98A429 MW98A430 MW98A431"><span class="em">Children ever born [Questions B20-B26]</span><br />[Questions B20-B30 were asked of women age 12 and older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MW98A421 MW98A422 MW98A423">How many live-born children has this woman borne? If none, enter "00".<br /><div class="i1">B20. Total _ _<br />B21. Male _ _<br />B22. Female _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MW98A421 MW98A422 MW98A423">How many live-born children has this woman borne? If none, enter "00".<br /><div class="i1">B20. Total _ _<br />B21. Male _ _<br />B22. Female _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20+ |
| 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 person's total number of live births.
Universe
Malawi 1998: Females age 12+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept