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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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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Data file: MWI1987_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 798669
Variables: 92

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
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
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
BIRTHSURV
Children surviving from births last year
CHDEAD
Number of children dead
CHDEADFEM
Number of female children dead
CHDEADMALE
Number of male children dead
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
BPLMW
District of birth, Malawi
RACE
Race or color
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCMW
Educational attainment, Malawi
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
MIGRATE1
Migration status, 1 year
MIGCTRY1
Country of residence 1 year ago
GEOMIG1_1
1st subnational geographic level of residence 1 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIG1_1_MW
District of residence 1 year ago, Malawi; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_1_MW
Traditional authority of residence 1 years ago, Malawii; consistent boundaries, GIS
MW1987A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
MW1987A_DWNUMP
Dwelling unit number
MW1987A_PERNO
Person number
MW1987A_RELATE
Relationship to household head
MW1987A_SEX
Sex
MW1987A_AGE
Age
MW1987A_RACE
Race
MW1987A_BPLREG
Region of birth
MW1987A_BPL
District or country of birth
MW1987A_MIGREG
Region of residence in 1986
MW1987A_MIGDIST
District or country of usual residence in 1986
MW1987A_CHICHEWA
Literate in Chichewa
MW1987A_ENGLISH
Literate in English
MW1987A_SCHOOL
School attendance
MW1987A_EDATTAIN
Educational attainment
MW1987A_MARST
Marital status
MW1987A_ACTIVITY
Activity status last week
MW1987A_OCC1
Occupation, 1 digit
MW1987A_OCC2
Occupation, 2 digit
MW1987A_IND1
Industry, 1 digit
MW1987A_IND2
Industry, 2 digit
MW1987A_CHBORN
Children ever born
MW1987A_CHBORNM
Children ever born, males
MW1987A_CHBORNF
Children ever born, females
MW1987A_CHSURVM
Children surviving, males
MW1987A_CHSURVF
Children surviving, females
MW1987A_CHDEADM
Children who have died, males
MW1987A_CHDEADF
Children who have died, females
MW1987A_LASTYRM
Births last year, males
MW1987A_LASTYRF
Births last year, females
MW1987A_LASTYRMS
Births last year, surviving males
MW1987A_LASTYRFS
Births last year, surviving females
Total: 92
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