1987 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1987

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Reference ID

MWI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Statistical Office, IPUMS

Metadata

Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON

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Jan 18, 2017

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Strata (MW1987A_STRATA)

Data file: MWI1987_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 201

End: 205

Width: 5

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Description

Definition

This variable is the strata identifier for the sample. Strata is a constructed variable that captures implicit geographic stratification resulting from the sample design. It is created by assigning a unique identifier to groups of between 10 and 19 adjacent households. Additional documentation is available on the Variance Estimation page.

Universe

Malawi 1987: All households

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 5-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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