Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 2008
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- Data files
- MWI2008-H-H
- MWI2008-P-H
Age flag (MW2008A_0462)
Data file: MWI2008-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
266
End:
266
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions P1-P8 were asked of all persons]
P5. How old was [the respondent] at his/her last birthday? _ _
Enter age in completed years ("00" for children younger than one year)
P5. How old was [the respondent] at his/her last birthday? _ _
Enter age in completed years ("00" for children younger than one year)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | No imputation |
| 1 | Logical imputation (from blank) |
| 2 | Logical imputation (non-blank) |
| 3 | Hot deck imputation (from blank) |
| 4 | Hot deck imputation (non-blank) |
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
P04. Age
Ask and record the age of each household member. Record age in completed years in the boxes provided; shade the appropriate codes neatly. You should take great care to obtain an accurate answer.
For persons who cannot remember their age, try and find from the following documents
- Health passport book for children
- Baptismal certificate
- Passport
- Ulendo wa banja lathu
- Other records, e.g. a driving license
If the above documents cannot be obtained, your last resort is to use the calendar of events given to you. The age of a person is obtained in the column titled "years ago". Do not try to place much reliance on a single event - check the reported year of birth with an event which the person clearly remembers.
If the person in question does not know of an appropriate event coinciding exactly with his date of birth, ask him to remember an event which occurred nearer to his date of birth and do some arithmetic to reach his date of birth either backwards or forward depending on whether he/she was born after or before the event.
Finally, if everything else fails you can look at the person, check his/her position in relation to his/her siblings (brother/sister) whose ages are known in the family and through common sense establish his/her probable age. Alternatively, you can ask the person to think of his/her age-mates who know their ages, establish their ages and record the same age for him/her. Never leave P04 un-shaded.
Note: If the person is 100 years old, record "100" in one box and do not shade.
Ask and record the age of each household member. Record age in completed years in the boxes provided; shade the appropriate codes neatly. You should take great care to obtain an accurate answer.
For persons who cannot remember their age, try and find from the following documents
- Health passport book for children
- Baptismal certificate
- Passport
- Ulendo wa banja lathu
- Other records, e.g. a driving license
If the above documents cannot be obtained, your last resort is to use the calendar of events given to you. The age of a person is obtained in the column titled "years ago". Do not try to place much reliance on a single event - check the reported year of birth with an event which the person clearly remembers.
If the person in question does not know of an appropriate event coinciding exactly with his date of birth, ask him to remember an event which occurred nearer to his date of birth and do some arithmetic to reach his date of birth either backwards or forward depending on whether he/she was born after or before the event.
Finally, if everything else fails you can look at the person, check his/her position in relation to his/her siblings (brother/sister) whose ages are known in the family and through common sense establish his/her probable age. Alternatively, you can ask the person to think of his/her age-mates who know their ages, establish their ages and record the same age for him/her. Never leave P04 un-shaded.
Note: If the person is 100 years old, record "100" in one box and do not shade.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates age flag.
Universe
All persons
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Person Imputation Flags Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |