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Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2015 - 2016
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MWI_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Data file: MWI2016-C.dat

Child records

Cases: 17286

Variables

C_SAMPLE
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier
C_SAMPLESTR
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier (string)
C_COUNTRY
Country
C_YEAR
Year of sample
C_IDHSPID
Unique cross-sample respondent identifier
C_IDHSHID
Unique cross-sample household identifier
C_DHSID
Key to link DHS clusters to context data (string)
C_IDHSPSU
Unique sample-case PSU identifier
C_IDHSSTRATA
Unique cross-sample sampling strata
C_MCASEID
Sample-specific respondent identifier
C_HHID
Sample-specific household identifier
C_PSUMN
Sample-specific primary sampling unit
C_STRATAMN
Sample-specific sampling strata
C_DOMAINMN
Sample-specific domain
C_HHNUMMN
Household number in cluster
C_CLUSTERNOMN
Sample-specific cluster number
C_ULTAREAUNITMN
Sample-specific ultimate area unit
C_LINENOMN
Household line number of man respondent
C_LINENOHHRESP
Respondent's line number (answering Household questionnaire)
C_PERWEIGHTMN
Men's sample weight
C_INTYEARMN
Year of interview
C_MONTHINTMN
Month of interview
C_INTDAYMN
Day of interview
C_INTDATECMCMN
Century month date of interview
C_INTSTARTCMC
Century month code (CMC) for start of survey
C_INTENDCMC
Century month code (CMC) for end of survey
C_INTSTARTMN
Time men's interview started (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
C_INTENDMN
Time men's interview ended (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
C_INTDURATIONMN
Length of men's interview in minutes
C_INTRESULTMN
Result of men's interview
C_VISITNOMN
Number of visits for male interviews
C_INTERVIEWERIDMR
Identification number of interviewer, men's survey
C_URBANMN
Type of place of residence
C_RESIDEINTYRMN
Years lived in place of residence
C_PREVRESTYPMN
Type of place of previous residence
C_GEO_MW1992_2016
Malawi regions, 1992-2016 [integrated; GIS]
C_GEOALT_MW2010_2016
Malawi districts, 2010-2016 [integrated; GIS]
C_GEO_MW2016
Malawi regions, 2016 [GIS]
C_GEOALT_MW2016
Malawi districts, 2016 [GIS]
C_DHS_IPUMSI_MW
DHS-IPUMS-I Malawi regions, 1987-2016
C_RESIDENTMN
Usual resident or visitor
C_AGEMN
Age
C_AGE5YEARMN
Age in 5-year groups
C_BIRTHMOMN
Man's month of birth
C_BIRTHYEARMN
Man's year of birth
C_DOBCMCMN
Man's date of birth (century month code)
C_DOBINFORESPMN
Information given on respondent's date of birth
C_RELATEMN
Man's relationship to HH head
C_TRIPSAWAYRMN
Number of trips away from home in last 12 months
C_TRIPAWAY1MOMN
Man away from home for over 1 month in last year
C_RELIGIONMN
Religion
C_ETHNICITYMN_MW
Ethnicity, Malawi
C_MARSTATMN
Man's current marital or union status
C_CURRMARRMN
Man never, currently, or formerly married/in union
C_UNION1MOREMN
Man had one or more than one union
C_WIFEINHOME
Wife/partner lives in man's household
C_WIFENUMMN
Number of current wives/partners
C_MAR1STMOMN
Month of first marriage or cohabitation
C_MAR1STYRMN
Year of first marriage or cohabitation
C_MAR1STCMCMN
Date of first marriage or cohabitation (CMC)
C_MAR1STDATINFOMN
Completeness of information, date of first marriage/union
C_AGE1STMARMN
Age at first marriage or cohabitation
C_YRSTO1STMARMN
Years since starting date of first marriage/cohabitation
C_DURMARGRPMN
Years since date of 1st marriage or cohabitation (grouped)
C_EVERMARRIEDMN
Ever been married or lived with a woman
C_WIFEPARNUM
Number of wives/partners in man's household
C_LINENOWIFE_ALL
Line number(s) of man's wives/partners in HH
C_LINENOWIFE_01
Line number of man's 1st wife/partner in HH
C_LINENOWIFE_02
Line number of man's 2nd wife/partner in HH
C_LINENOWIFE_03
Line number of man's 3rd wife/partner in HH
C_LINENOWIFE_04
Line number of man's 4th wife/partner in HH
C_LINENOWIFE_05
Line number of man's 5th wife/partner in HH
C_LINENOWIFE_06
Line number of man's 6th wife/partner in HH
C_LINENOWIFE_07
Line number of man's 7th wife/partner in HH
C_LINENOWIFE_08
Line number of man's 8th wife/partner in HH
C_WIFEAGE_ALL
Age of wives/partners
C_WIFEAGE_01
Age of 1st wife/partner
C_WIFEAGE_02
Age of 2nd wife/partner
C_WIFEAGE_03
Age of 3rd wife/partner
C_WIFEAGE_04
Age of 4th wife/partner
C_WIFEAGE_05
Age of 5th wife/partner
C_WIFEAGE_06
Age of 6th wife/partner
C_WIFEAGE_07
Age of 7th wife/partner
C_WIFEAGE_08
Age of 8th wife/partner
C_CHEBMN
Total children ever biologically fathered by male respondent
C_SONSATHOMEMN
Biological sons living with their male respondent father
C_DAUSATHOMEMN
Biological daughters living with their male respondent father
C_SONSAWAYHOMEMN
Biological sons living apart from their male respondent father
C_CHEBALIVEMN
Number of living biological children of male respondent
C_DAUSAWAYHOMEMN
Biological daughters living apart from their male respondent father
C_SONSDIEDMN
Number of biological sons of the male respondent who have died
C_DAUSDIEDMN
Number of biological daughters of the male respondent who have died
C_AGEAT1STBIRTHMN
Age of male respondent at birth of 1st biological child
C_PREGNANTMN
Partner of male respondent is currently pregnant
C_OVCYCLEMN
When in ovulatory cycle thinks pregnancy is most likely
C_FATHERWNOMN
Number of women that male respondent fathered children with
C_AGELBORNKIDMN
Age of last-born biological child of male respondent
C_LBORNANCARE
Antenatal check-ups for the mother of most recent child
C_LBORNANCAREGO
Man present during antenatal check-ups for most recent child
C_LBORNDELHC
Most recently born biological child born in health facility
C_DIASHOULDRINKMN
Amount children with diarrhea should be given to drink
C_HHMEMTOTALMN
Total number of household members
C_HHELIGMENMN
Number of eligible men in household (de facto)
C_HHEADAGEMN
Age of household head
C_HHEADAGEHH
Age of household head (from HH record)
C_HHEADSEXMN
Sex of household head
C_HHEADSEXHH
Sex of household head (from hh record)
C_FAMSTRUCTR
Relationship structure in HH
C_SLEEPROOMS
Number of rooms in HH used for sleeping
C_WALL
Main material of outside walls of dwelling
C_FLOOR
Main material of floor
C_ROOF
Main material of roof
C_ELECTRCHH
Dwelling has electricity (from hh record)
C_COOKFUEL
Type of fuel household uses for cooking
C_KITCHEN
Household has separate room for kitchen
C_COOKWHERE
Where cooking is usually done
C_TOILETTYPE
Type of toilet facility
C_TOILETPLACE
Location of toilet facilities
C_TOILETSHAREYN
Household shares toilet facility
C_TOILSHARNUMT
Number of other households sharing hh's toilet, topcoded
C_NDRINKWTR
Major source of non-drinking water
C_DRINKWTR
Major source of drinking water
C_WTRLOCATED
HH water source located in dwelling, plot, or elsewhere
C_TIMETOWTRHH
Time to reach water source and return, in minutes (from HH record)
C_WTRSHORTYN
Water shortage or unavailability, last two weeks
C_TREATWTRYN
Household uses any method to treat drinking water
C_TRBLEACH
HH treats water by: Adding bleach/chlorine
C_TRBOIL
HH treats water by: Boiling
C_TRCLOTH
HH treats water by: Straining through cloth
C_TRFILTER
HH treats water by: Using water filters
C_TRSOLAR
HH treats water by: Solar disinfection
C_TRSTAND
HH treats water by: Letting it stand
C_TROTHER
HH treats water by: Other methods
C_TRDK
HH treats water by: Don't know
C_HANDWASHPLOBS
HH has place for handwashing (observed)
C_HWSOAP
Household has soap or other cleansing agent for handwashing
C_HANDWASHSAND
Ash/mud/sand present in observed handwashing place
C_HANDWASHWTR
Water present in observed handwashing place
C_HWNOCLAGENT
No cleaning agent in observed handwashing place
C_HHPHONEHH
House has telephone (household record)
C_MOBPHONE
HH has mobile phone
C_PC
HH has personal computer
C_BIKEHH
HH has bicycle (from HH record)
C_CARHH
HH has car/truck (from HH record)
C_MOTORCYCLHH
HH has motorcycle/scooter (from HH record)
C_BOATWMOTOR
HH has boat with a motor
C_FRIDGEHH
HH has refrigerator (from HH record)
C_RADIOHH
HH has radio (from HH record)
C_TVHH
HH has television (from HH record)
C_WATCHCLOCK
HH has watch or clock
C_BED
HH has bed
C_SOFA
HH has sofa
C_PARALAMPYN
HH has paraffin/kerosene lamp
C_BANKACC
HH has bank account
C_AGLANDYN
HH owns land for agriculture (yes or no)
C_DRAWNCART
HH has animal-drawn cart
C_LIVESTOCKYN
HH owns livestock
C_CATTLEYN
HH owns cattle (yes or no)
C_CATTLENUM
Number of cattle owned by HH
C_COWBULLYN
HH owns cows/bulls (yes or no)
C_COWBULLNUM
Number of cows/bulls owned by HH
C_DONKEYYN
HH owns donkeys (yes or no)
C_DONKEYNUM
Number of donkeys owned by HH
C_SHEEPYN
HH owns sheep (yes or no)
C_SHEEPNUM
Number of sheep owned by HH
C_GOATYN
HH owns goats (yes or no)
C_GOATNUM
Number of goats owned by HH
C_PIGYN
HH owns pigs (yes or no)
C_PIGNUM
Number of pigs owned by HH
C_CHICKYN
HH owns chickens (yes or no)
C_CHICKNUM
Number of chickens owned by HH (topcoded)
C_OTHERPOUNUM
Number of other poultry owned by HH
C_SALTBRIDGE
Iodized salt in household (bridging variable)
C_SALTEST3
Summary result of salt test for iodine
C_BEDNETHH
Household has bednet for sleeping
C_BEDNETNUM
Number of mosquito nets owned by HH
C_BEDNETKIDLT5
Children under 5 slept under bednet last night
C_BEDNETKIDS
Number of children under bednet previous night
C_BEDNETWINF
Number of mosquito nets with specific information
C_SPRAYEDYR
Dwelling sprayed again mosquitoes, last 12 months
C_SPRAYEDGOV
Dwelling sprayed by government worker or program
C_SPRAYEDPRIV
Dwelling sprayed by private company
C_SPRAYEDNGO
Dwelling sprayed by NGO
C_SPRAYEDOTH
Dwelling sprayed by other
C_SPRAYEDDK
Don't know who sprayed dwelling
C_CURRWORKMN
Currently working
C_JOBABSENTMN
Man has job from which he was absent in past week
C_WKWORKLASTYRMN
Respondent worked recently
C_WKEMPLOYWHENMN
Respondent works all year, seasonally, or occasionally
C_WKCURRJOBMN
Man's occupation
C_WKEARNTYPEMN
Type of earnings from respondent's work
C_WEALTHQMN
Household wealth index in quintiles
C_WEALTHSMN
Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)
C_WEALTHQURMN
Household wealth index in quintiles for urban/rural
C_WEALTHSURMN
Wealth index factor score for urban/rural (5 decimals)
C_MANOWNHOUSE
Man owns a house alone or jointly
C_MANHOUSEDEED
Title deed on house owned by respondent
C_MANOWNLAND
Man owns land alone or jointly
C_MANLANDDEED
Title deed on land owned by respondent
C_BANKRESPMN
Respondent has account at bank or other financial institution
C_EDUCLVLMN
Highest educational level
C_YRSCHLMN
Highest year of education in level
C_EDYRTOTALMN
Man's total years of education
C_EDACHIEVERMN
Man's summary educational achievement
C_LIT2MN
Literacy, based on reading passage)
C_NEWSFQMN
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine
C_RADIOFQMN
Frequency of listening to radio
C_TVFQMN
Frequency of watching television
C_CELLPHONSELFMN
Respondent owns a mobile telephone
C_CELLFINANCMN
Uses own mobile telephone for financial transactions
C_INTERNETEVYRMN
Used the Internet ever and in past year
C_INTERNETMOMN
Frequency of using Internet in last month
C_DECMANEARN
Person who usually decides how to spend male respondent's earnings
C_DECMANHCARE
Final say on man's health care
C_DECBIGHHMN
Final say on making large household purchases
C_FERTPREFMN
Fertility preference
C_KIDDESIREMN
Desire for more children
C_IDEALKIDMN
Ideal number of children
C_IDEALKIDGRPMN
Ideal number of children (grouped)
C_IDEALBOYSMN
Ideal number of boys
C_IDEALGIRLSMN
Ideal number of girls
C_IDEALBOTHMN
Ideal number of children of either sex
C_IDEALBTHFUTMN
Desired time for future birth
C_PREFTIMECHMN
Man's preferred waiting time for birth of a/another child
C_PREFTIMECHGPMN
Man's preferred waiting time for birth of a/another child (grouped)
C_FPISFEMPROB
Thinks contraception is woman's business, man should not worry
C_FPMAKEFEMPROM
Thinks women who use contraception become promiscuous
C_FPKNOTYPMN
Knows any type of FP method
C_FPKNOPILLMN
Knows about the Pill for FP
C_FPKNOIUDMN
Knows about IUD for FP
C_FPKNOINJMN
Knows about injectable FP
C_FPKNOCONMN
Knows about condom for FP
C_FPKNOFSTMN
Knows about female sterilization for FP
C_FPKNOMSTMN
Knows about male sterilization for FP
C_FPKNORHYMN
Knows about rhythm/periodic abstinence for FP
C_FPKNOWDMN
Knows about withdrawal for FP
C_FPKNOIMPMN
Knows about implants or Norplant for FP
C_FPKNOLAMMN
Knows about lactational amenorrhea for FP
C_FPKNOFCMN
Knows about female condom for FP
C_FPKNOEMRGMN
Knows about emergency contraception for FP
C_FPKNOSDMMN
Knows about standard days method for FP
C_FPKNOOTRADMN
Knows about other traditional/folkloric method for FP
C_FPKNOOMODMN
Knows about other modern method for FP
C_FPPREGPPAMMN
Believes a woman can become pregnant before her period returns after giving birth
C_FPTYPNOWMN
Current FP use by method type
C_FPMETHNOWMN
Current method of FP
C_FPNOWUSPILLMN
FP method currently used: The Pill
C_FPNOWUSIUDMN
FP method currently used: IUD
C_FPNOWUSINJMN
FP method currently used: Injectables
C_FPNOWUSCONMN
FP method currently used: Condom
C_FPNOWUSFSTMN
FP method currently used: Female sterilization
C_FPNOWUSMSTMN
FP method currently used: Male sterilization
C_FPNOWUSRHYMN
FP method currently used: Rhythm/periodic abstinence
C_FPNOWUSWDMN
FP method currently used: Withdrawal
C_FPNOWUSIMPMN
FP method currently used: Implants
C_FPNOWUSLAMMN
FP method currently used: Lactational amenorrhea method (LAM)
C_FPNOWUSFCMN
FP method currently used: Female condoms
C_FPNOWUSEMRGMN
FP method currently used: Emergency contraception
C_FPNOWUSSDMMN
FP method currently used: Standard days method (SDM)
C_FPNOWUSOTRADMN
FP method currently used: Other traditional or folkloric method
C_FPNOWUSOMODMN
FP method currently used: Other modern method
C_FPRADIOHRMN
Heard FP message on radio
C_FPTVHRMN
Heard FP message on TV recently
C_FPNEWSHRMN
Heard FP message in newspaper/magazine
C_FPTEXTHRMN
Heard FP messages in voice/text message on phone
C_FPTALKHWMN
Discussed FP with health worker in last few months
C_FPTYPPILLMN
Type of method: the Pill
C_FPTYPIUDMN
Type of method: IUD
C_FPTYPINJMN
Type of method: Injectables
C_FPTYPCONMN
Type of method: Condom
C_FPTYPFSTMN
Type of method: Female sterilization
C_FPTYPMSTMN
Type of method: Male sterilization
C_FPTYPRHYMN
Type of method: Rhythm method/periodic abstinence
C_FPTYPWDMN
Type of method: Withdrawal
C_FPTYPIMPMN
Type of method: Implants or Norplant
C_FPTYPLAMMN
Type of method: Lactational amenorrhea method (LAM)
C_FPTYPFCMN
Type of method: Female condom
C_FPTYPEMRGMN
Type of method: Emergency contraception
C_FPTYPSDMMN
Type of method: Standard days method
C_FPTYPOTRADMN
Type of method: Other traditional/folkloric method (unspecified)
C_FPTYPOMODMN
Type of method: Other modern method (unspecified)
C_AIDSHEARDMN
Ever heard of HIV/AIDS
C_AIDHEALTHYMN
Thinks a healthy-looking person can have HIV
C_AIDASHAMEDMN
Would be ashamed if family member had HIV
C_AIDGETVENDORMN
Would buy vegetables from vendor with HIV
C_AIDKIDSCHOOLMN
Children with HIV should be allowed to go to school with other children
C_AIDHESITESTMN
People hesitate to take HIV test for fear of reaction if positive
C_AIDGOSSIPMN
People talk badly about people living with HIV
C_AIDRESPECTMN
People living with HIV lose respect of others
C_AIDSALIVAMN
Fears getting HIV from saliva
C_AID1PARLOWRYNMN
Having only 1 partner with no other partners reduces HIV/AIDS risk
C_AIDCONLOWRYNMN
Always using condom during sex reduces HIV/AIDS risk
C_AIDGETBITEMN
Can get HIV from mosquito bites
C_AIDGETFOODMN
Can get HIV by sharing food with a person who has AIDS
C_AIDGETWITCHMN
Can get HIV by witchcraft or supernatural means
C_AIDTRANPREGMN
HIV transmitted from mother to child: During pregnancy
C_AIDTRANDELIVMN
HIV transmitted from mother to child: During delivery
C_AIDTRANFEEDMN
HIV transmitted from mother to child: By breastfeeding
C_AIDKNOPREGDRGMN
Know about drugs to avoid HIV transmission to baby during pregnancy
C_AIDTESTEVMN
Ever been tested for HIV
Total: 828
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