Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 2008
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- MWI2008-H-H
- MWI2008-P-H
District or country of birth (MW2008A_0410)
Data file: MWI2008-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
195
End:
197
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions P1-P8 were asked of all persons]
P6. Where was [the respondent] born? _ _ _
Code region and district, or code the foreign country code
P6. Where was [the respondent] born? _ _ _
Code region and district, or code the foreign country code
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 101 | Chitipa |
| 102 | Karonga |
| 103 | Nkhata Bay |
| 104 | Rumphi |
| 105 | Mzimba |
| 106 | Likoma |
| 107 | Mzuzu City |
| 201 | Kasunga |
| 202 | Nkhota Kota |
| 203 | Nthisi |
| 204 | Dowa |
| 205 | Salima |
| 206 | Lilongwe |
| 207 | Mchinji |
| 208 | Dedza |
| 209 | Ntcheu |
| 210 | Lilongwe City |
| 301 | Mangochi |
| 302 | Machinga |
| 303 | Zomba |
| 304 | Zomba City |
| 305 | Chiradzulu |
| 306 | Blantyre |
| 307 | Blantyre City |
| 308 | Mwanza |
| 309 | Neno |
| 310 | Thyolo |
| 311 | Mulanje |
| 312 | Phalombe |
| 313 | Chikwawa |
| 314 | Nsanje |
| 315 | Balaka |
| 401 | Afghanistan |
| 402 | Albania |
| 403 | Algeria |
| 405 | Andorra |
| 422 | Botswana |
| 428 | Bulgaria |
| 429 | Burundi |
| 432 | Cameroon |
| 440 | China |
| 444 | Congo/Brazzaville |
| 445 | Zaire/Congo |
| 451 | Dominica |
| 452 | Dominican Republic |
| 453 | Ecuador |
| 456 | Ethiopia |
| 460 | Falkland Islands |
| 472 | Germany |
| 475 | Greece |
| 476 | Guam |
| 477 | Guatemala |
| 480 | Haiti |
| 481 | Holy See |
| 482 | Honduras |
| 483 | Hong Kong |
| 486 | India |
| 498 | Kenya |
| 520 | Morocco |
| 526 | Mozambique |
| 539 | Nigeria |
| 547 | Pakistan |
| 563 | Rwanda |
| 580 | Somalia |
| 581 | South Africa |
| 582 | Zimbabwe |
| 606 | Ukraine |
| 608 | United Kingdom |
| 611 | Tanzania |
| 612 | United States |
| 622 | Zambia |
| 990 | Other country |
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.
Interviewer instructions
P06. Place of birth
Ask for the region and district in which the respondent was born. Write the codes of region and district in the boxes provided. Then, shade the appropriate code of the region in the first row of digits and appropriate code of the district in the second and third row of digits.
Example: If a person was born in Mangochi district in the central region, write code "03" for the Southern Region and shade 3 in the first row of digits. Then, write code "01" for Lilongwe district in the boxes provided, and follow this by shading 0 in the second row of digits and 1 in the third row.
If a person was born in one of the following districts: Blantyre, Zomba, Lilongwe, or Mzimba, ask if the person was born in a city. For example: in Mzimba, ask if the person was born in Mzuzu city. If yes, record a code for the city in the box for a district.
If a person was not born in Malawi, ask for the country in which he/she was born and write the appropriate code in the boxes provided. Then, shade appropriate digits in rows. Example: If a person was born in Lesotho, write "426" in the boxes provided and then shade the 4th digit in the first row, 2nd digit in the second row and 6th digit in the third row.
Ask for the region and district in which the respondent was born. Write the codes of region and district in the boxes provided. Then, shade the appropriate code of the region in the first row of digits and appropriate code of the district in the second and third row of digits.
Example: If a person was born in Mangochi district in the central region, write code "03" for the Southern Region and shade 3 in the first row of digits. Then, write code "01" for Lilongwe district in the boxes provided, and follow this by shading 0 in the second row of digits and 1 in the third row.
If a person was born in one of the following districts: Blantyre, Zomba, Lilongwe, or Mzimba, ask if the person was born in a city. For example: in Mzimba, ask if the person was born in Mzuzu city. If yes, record a code for the city in the box for a district.
If a person was not born in Malawi, ask for the country in which he/she was born and write the appropriate code in the boxes provided. Then, shade appropriate digits in rows. Example: If a person was born in Lesotho, write "426" in the boxes provided and then shade the 4th digit in the first row, 2nd digit in the second row and 6th digit in the third row.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's district or country of birth.
Universe
All persons
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |