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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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Literate in other languages (MW1998A_OTHLANG)

Data file: MWI1998_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 175
End: 175
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="MW98A409 MW98A410 MW98A411 MW98A412 MW98A413 MW98A414"> [Questions B10-B15 are for persons age 5 and older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MW98A411">B12. Literacy: other<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
9 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 if the person is literate in other languages besides English and Chichewa.
Universe
Malawi 1998: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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