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1987 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1987
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MWI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Data file: MWI1987_PHC-H-H

Household records

Cases: 186
Variables: 95

Variables

RECTYPE
Record type
COUNTRY
Country
YEAR
Year
SAMPLE
IPUMS sample identifier
SERIAL
Household serial number
PERSONS
Number of person records in the household
HHWT
Household weight
SUBSAMP
Subsample number
STRATA
Strata identifier
GQ
Group quarters (collective dwelling) status
UNREL
Number of unrelated persons
URBAN
Urban-rural status
REGIONW
Continent and region of country
GEO1_MW
Malawi, District 1987 - 2008 [Level 1; consistent boundaries, GIS]
GEO1_MW1987
Malawi, District 1987 [Level 1, GIS]
GEO2_MW
Malawi, Traditional Authority 1987 - 2008 [Level 2; consistent boundaries, GIS]
GEO2_MW1987
Malawi, Traditional Authority 1987 [Level 2, GIS]
DHS_IPUMSI_MW
DHS-IPUMS-I Malawi regions, 1987-2010 [consistent boundaries, GIS]
OWNERSHIP
Ownership of dwelling [general version]
OWNERSHIPD
Ownership of dwelling [detailed version]
WATSUP
Water supply
AUTOS
Automobiles available
RADIO
Radio in household
ROOMS
Number of rooms
TOILET
Toilet
FLOOR
Floor material
WALL
Wall or building material
ROOF
Roof material
HHTYPE
Household classification
NFAMS
Number of families in household
NCOUPLES
Number of married couples in household
NMOTHERS
Number of mothers in household
NFATHERS
Number of fathers in household
HEADLOC
Head's location in household
MW1987A_DWNUM
Dwelling number
MW1987A_PERN
Number of persons in household
MW1987A_FBIG
Dwelling created by splitting apart a large dwelling or household
MW1987A_FBIG_ND
Number of persons in large dwelling before it was split
MW1987A_URBAN
Urban-rural
MW1987A_WALL1
Main construction material for walls, first dwelling
MW1987A_ROOF1
Main construction material for roof, first dwelling
MW1987A_FLOOR1
Main construction material for floor, first dwelling
MW1987A_ROOMS1
Number of rooms, first dwelling
MW1987A_TENURE1
Tenure of dwelling, first dwelling
MW1987A_WATERWET1
Main source of drinking water in first dwelling, wet season
MW1987A_WATERDRY1
Main source of drinking water in first dwelling, dry season
MW1987A_TOILET1
Toilet, first dwelling
MW1987A_RADIO1
Radio, first dwelling
MW1987A_BIKE1
Number of bicycles, first dwelling
MW1987A_MOTOCYC1
Number of motorcycles, first dwelling
MW1987A_VEHICLE1
Number of motor vehicles, first dwelling
MW1987A_OXCART1
Number of ox-carts, first dwelling
MW1987A_PERSONS1
Number of persons, first dwelling
MW1987A_DWELLNO2
Second dwelling
MW1987A_WALL2
Main construction material for walls, second dwelling
MW1987A_ROOF2
Main construction material for roof, second dwelling
MW1987A_FLOOR2
Main construction material for floor, second dwelling
MW1987A_ROOMS2
Number of rooms, second dwelling
MW1987A_TENURE2
Tenure of dwelling, second dwelling
MW1987A_WATERWET2
Main source of drinking water in second dwelling, wet season
MW1987A_WATERDRY2
Main source of drinking water in second dwelling, dry season
MW1987A_TOILET2
Toilet, second dwelling
MW1987A_RADIO2
Radio, second dwelling
MW1987A_BIKE2
Number of bicycles, second dwelling
MW1987A_MOTOCYC2
Number of motorcycles, second dwelling
MW1987A_VEHICLE2
Number of motor vehicles, second dwelling
MW1987A_OXCART2
Number of ox-carts, second dwelling
MW1987A_PERSONS2
Number of persons, second dwelling
MW1987A_DWELLNO3
Third dwelling
MW1987A_WALL3
Main construction material for walls, third dwelling
MW1987A_ROOF3
Main construction material for roof, third dwelling
MW1987A_FLOOR3
Main construction material for floor, third dwelling
MW1987A_ROOMS3
Number of rooms, third dwelling
MW1987A_TENURE3
Tenure of third dwelling
MW1987A_WATERWET3
Main source of drinking water in third dwelling, wet season
MW1987A_WATERDRY3
Main source of drinking water in third dwelling, dry season
MW1987A_TOILET3
Toilet, third dwelling
MW1987A_RADIO3
Radio in dwelling, third dwelling
MW1987A_BIKE3
Number of bicycles, third dwelling
MW1987A_MOTOCYC3
Number of motorcycles, third dwelling
MW1987A_VEHICLE3
Number of motor vehicles, third dwelling
MW1987A_OXCART3
Number of ox-carts, third dwelling
MW1987A_PERSONS3
Number of persons, third dwelling
MW1987A_DWELLNO4
Fourth dwelling
MW1987A_WALL4
Main construction material for walls, fourth dwelling
MW1987A_ROOF4
Main construction material for roof, fourth dwelling
MW1987A_FLOOR4
Main construction material for floor, fourth dwelling
MW1987A_ROOMS4
Number of rooms, fourth dwelling
MW1987A_TENURE4
Tenure of fourth dwelling
MW1987A_WATERWET4
Main source of drinking water in fourth dwelling, wet season
MW1987A_WATERDRY4
Main source of drinking water in fourth dwelling, dry season
MW1987A_TOILET4
Toilet, fourth dwelling
MW1987A_RADIO4
Radio, fourth dwelling
MW1987A_BIKE4
Number of bicycles, fourth dwelling
MW1987A_MOTOCYC4
Number of motorcycles, fourth dwelling
MW1987A_VEHICLE4
Number of motor vehicles, fourth dwelling
MW1987A_OXCART4
Number of ox-carts, fourth dwelling
MW1987A_PERSONS4
Number of persons, fourth dwelling
MW1987A_GQF
Group quarters flag
MW1987A_STRATA
Strata
Total: 100
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