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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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Main source of drinking water in fourth dwelling, dry season (MW1987A_0083)

Data file: MWI1987-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 172
End: 172
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Main source of drinking water





Dry season


[] 1 Piped inside dwelling unit
[] 2 Piped outside dwelling unit
[] 3 Communal stand pipe
[] 4 Borehole
[] 5 Well
[] 6 Spring
[] 7 Stream/river
[] 8 Lake dam
Categories
Value Category
1 Piped inside dwelling unit
2 Piped outside dwelling unit
3 Communal stand pipe
4 Borehole
5 Well
6 Spring
7 Stream or river
8 Lake or dam
9 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
Main source of drinking water: Here you must find out from the respondent what the main source of drinking water is for the members of the dwelling unit. This should first be asked and recorded for the wet season and then similarly for the dry season. The alternative sources of drinking water and their appropriate codes are as follows:

[] 1 Piped inside DU
[] 2 Piped outside DU
[] 3 Communal stand pipe
[] 4 Borehole
[] 5 Well
[] 6 Spring
[] 7 Stream/river
[] 8 Lake/dam


Fill in the appropriate code for the main source of drinking water during the wet season in column 86 and that for the dry season in column 87. Never leave any of these spaces blank even if the codes for wet and dry season are the same.

Description

Definition
This variable records the main source of drinking water in the fourth dwelling, during the dry season.
Universe
Private households with a fourth dwelling

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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