Demographic and Health Survey 2010

Malawi, 2010

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Reference ID

MWI_2010_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Statistical Office [Malawi] and ICF Macro, Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Sep 19, 2018

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Household sample weight (6 decimals) (M_HHWEIGHT)

Data file: MWI2010-M

Overview

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Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

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Description

Definition

HHWEIGHT (HV005) is an 8-digit numeric variable, which should be used as a weighting factor to produce representative numbers accurately describing the surveyed population, when household members are the unit of analysis.

Note: For researchers using a flat data file (.dat), HHWEIGHT contains 6 implied decimal places, and researchers should divide this variable by 1,000,000 before applying it as a weighting factor. For all other data formats, HHWEIGHT has already been adjusted, and researchers do not need to make any changes before using this variable.

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Weights and subsample selection Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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