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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Dwelling created by splitting apart a large dwelling or household (MW1987A_FBIG)

Data file: MWI1987_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 126

End: 126

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category
	No problem
1	Yes: households within a large dwelling were split apart into separate dwellings
2	Yes: persons within a large household were split apart into separate dwellings

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.

Description

Definition

This variable records whether the dwelling was created by splitting apart a large dwelling or household.

Universe

Malawi 1987: All households

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