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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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Number of rooms, first dwelling (MW1987A_0032)

Data file: MWI1987-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 115
End: 116
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Number of rooms (exclude bathroom, toilet, storeroom and garage) _ _
Categories
Value Category
1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
5 Five
6 Six
7 Seven
8 Eight
9 Nine or more
98 Unknown
99 NIU (not in universe)
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
Number of rooms: Ask the respondent how many rooms there are in the dwelling unit and record the total number in column 84. The number of rooms should include sitting rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms and a kitchen as long as it is part of the main structure. You should, however, not count bathrooms, toilets, store-rooms, and garages as rooms of the dwelling unit, if inside the structure.

Description

Definition
This variable records the number of rooms in first dwelling.
Universe
Private households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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