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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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Literate in Chichewa (MW1987A_CHICHEWA)

Data file: MWI1987_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 204
End: 204
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="MW87A412 MW87A413 MW87A414 MW87A415">Persons age 5 or older<br />[Questions J and K were asked of persons age 5 or older]<br /></svar></p>

<p>j. Literacy</p>
<div class="i1">Able to read and write:</div><div class="i2">Chichewa</div><div class="i3">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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.

Description

Definition
This variable records whether the individual is literate in Chichewa.
Universe
Malawi 1987: Persons age 5+ [type I: trace; type II: none]

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