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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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Urban-rural (MW1987A_0023)

Data file: MWI1987-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 111
End: 111
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Part A: Identification
Region/district _ _
TA, STA or town _ _
Enumeration area _ _ _
Village or place _ _
Household number _ _ _
Number of dwelling units (DUs) to household _
Categories
Value Category
1 Rural
2 Urban
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
Part A: Identification

Region/district: Write the name of the district in which your enumeration area (EA) falls in the space provided and leave columns 1-2 blank.

TA, STA or town: If you are enumerating in a rural area write the name of the TA (Chief) or STA (Sub Chief) in which your EA falls in the space provided. Similarly, if you are enumerating in a city or town write the name of the city or town in which your EA falls. Leave columns 3-4 blank.

Enumeration area: Record the number of your enumeration area in columns 5-7.

Village or place: Write down the name by which the village or place is commonly known to the people of that area in the space provided. Leave columns 8-9 blank.

Household number: Record the number you have assigned to this household in columns 10-12. Make sure you mark this number on the dwelling units occupied by members of the household.

Remember that if you enumerate in market places, hospitals, schools or other institutions which are not occupied on household basis, you should treat the whole institution as one unit and record "999" in columns 10-12.

Description

Definition
This variable records whether the household is in urban or rural area.
Universe
All households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Geography: M-Z Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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