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Population and Housing Census 1987 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1987
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MWI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center
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Data file: MWI1987-P-H

Person records

Variables: 95

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
AGE
Age
SEX
Sex
BPLMW
District of birth, Malawi
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHDEAD
Number of children dead
CHSURV
Children surviving
LIT
Literacy
SCHOOL
School attendance
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
CHBORN
Children ever born
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
RACE
Race or color
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
MIGMW1
District of residence 1 year ago, Malawi
EDUCMW
Educational attainment, Malawi
IND
Industry, unrecoded
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
MW1987A_0003
Person number (within household)
MW1987A_0400
Dwelling unit number
MW1987A_0401
Person number
MW1987A_0402
Relationship to household head
MW1987A_0403
Sex
MW1987A_0404
Age
MW1987A_0405
Race
MW1987A_0406
Region of birth
MW1987A_0407
District or country of birth
MW1987A_0409
Region of residence in 1986
MW1987A_0410
District or country of usual residence in 1986
MW1987A_0412
Literate in Chichewa
MW1987A_0413
Literate in English
MW1987A_0414
School attendance
MW1987A_0415
Educational attainment
MW1987A_0416
Marital status
MW1987A_0417
Activity status last week
MW1987A_0418
Occupation, 1 digit
MW1987A_0419
Occupation, 2 digit
MW1987A_0420
Industry, 1 digit
MW1987A_0421
Industry, 2 digit
MW1987A_0422
Children ever born
MW1987A_0423
Children ever born, males
MW1987A_0424
Children ever born, females
MW1987A_0425
Children surviving, males
MW1987A_0426
Children surviving, females
MW1987A_0427
Children who have died, males
MW1987A_0428
Children who have died, females
MW1987A_0429
Births last year, males
MW1987A_0430
Births last year, females
MW1987A_0431
Births last year, surviving males
MW1987A_0432
Births last year, surviving females
POLYGAM
Polygamous union
PERWT
Person weight
MIGCTRY1
Country of residence 1 year ago
MIGRATE1
Migration status, 1 year
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
BIRTHSURV
Children surviving from births last year
NATIVITY
Nativity status
CHDEADFEM
Number of female children dead
CHDEADMALE
Number of male children dead
YEARP
Year [person version]
SAMPLEP
IPUMS sample identifier [person version]
SERIAL
Household serial number [person version]
COUNTRYP
Country [person version]
RECTYPEP
Record type [person version]
Total: 95
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