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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-M.dat

Man records

Cases: 7478

Variables

M_SAMPLE
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier
M_SAMPLESTR
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier (string)
M_COUNTRY
Country
M_YEAR
Year of sample
M_IDHSHID
Unique cross-sample household identifier
M_DHSID
Key to link DHS clusters to context data (string)
M_IDHSPSU
Unique sample-case PSU identifier
M_IDHSSTRATA
Unique cross-sample sampling strata
M_HHID
Sample-specific household identifier
M_PSUHH
Sample-specific primary sampling unit
M_STRATAHH
Sample-specific sampling strata
M_DOMAINHH
Sample-specific domain
M_HHNUMALL
Household number in cluster
M_CLUSTERNOALL
Sample-specific cluster number
M_ULTAREAUNITALL
Sample-specific ultimate area unit
M_HHLINENO
Line number in household
M_LINENOHHRESP
Respondent's line number (answering Household questionnaire)
M_HHWEIGHT
Household sample weight (6 decimals)
M_POPWT
Population factor weight
M_ELIGFEMNO
Number of eligible women in household
M_ELIGFEMINT
Eligibility for female interview
M_ELIGMALNO
Number of eligible men in household
M_ELIGMALEINT
Eligible for men's survey
M_HHMWEIGHT
Household weight for male subsample (6 decimals)
M_ADULTSMEASNO
Total adults eligible for measurement
M_ELIGKIDNO
Number of eligible children for height and weight
M_ELIGKIDHW
Children eligibility for height/weight and hemoglobin
M_HHEADLINENO
Line number of the head of household
M_HHEMOSELEC
Household selected for hemoglobin
M_HHINTYR
Year of interview
M_HHINTMO
Month of interview
M_HHINTDAY
Day of interview
M_HHINTCMC
Century month date of interview
M_INTSTARTCMC
Century month code (CMC) for start of survey
M_INTENDCMC
Century month code (CMC) for end of survey
M_VISITNO
Number of visits by interviewer
M_EVMARHH
Ever-married sample
M_INTERVIEWERIDHH
Identification number of interviewer, household survey
M_URBANHH
Urban-rural status
M_GEO_MW1992_2016
Malawi regions, 1992-2016 [integrated; GIS]
M_GEOALT_MW2010_2016
Malawi districts, 2010-2016 [integrated; GIS]
M_GEO_MW2010
Malawi regions, 2010 [GIS]
M_GEOALT_MW2010
Malawi districts, 2010 [GIS]
M_DHS_IPUMSI_MW
DHS-IPUMS-I Malawi regions, 1987-2016
M_SEX
Sex of household member
M_HHAGE
Age of household member
M_AGEIND
Corrected age from individual file
M_AGEFLAGIND
Flag for age from individual data
M_PREGNANTIND
Pregnancy status from individual file
M_HHRESIDENT
Usual resident or visitor
M_HHSLEPT
Slept last night in HH
M_HHRELATE
Relationship to household head
M_MOTHERALIVE
Mother alive
M_MOTHERLINENO
Mother's line number
M_FATHERALIVE
Father alive
M_FATHERLINENO
Father's line number
M_SICK3MO
Member very sick for 3 months or more in last year
M_MASICK3MO
Mother very sick for 3 months or more in last year
M_PASICK3MO
Father very sick for 3 months or more in last year
M_PARENTSICKDEAD
Mother/father dead or been very sick for 3+ months
M_HHCURRMARR
Currently, formerly, never married
M_HHMEMBERS
Number of household members
M_DEJURENO
Number of de jure members
M_DEFACTONO
Number of de facto members
M_KIDLT5NO
Number of children 5 and under (de jure)
M_HHEADAGEHH
Age of household head (from HH record)
M_HHEADSEXHH
Sex of household head (from hh record)
M_FAMSTRUCTR
Relationship structure in HH
M_HHDEATHYR
Member of HH died in last 12 months
M_HHDEATHYRNO
Number of HH members who died in last 12 months
M_SICKADULTNO
Number of sick people age 18 to 59 in HH
M_HHORPHANNO
Number of orphans and vulnerable children in HH
M_SLEEPROOMS
Number of rooms in HH used for sleeping
M_WALL
Main material of outside walls of dwelling
M_FLOOR
Main material of floor
M_ROOF
Main material of roof
M_ELECTRCHH
Dwelling has electricity (from hh record)
M_COOKFUEL
Type of fuel household uses for cooking
M_KITCHEN
Household has separate room for kitchen
M_COOKHOW
Whether food is cooked on open or closed heat source
M_CHIMHOOD
HH fire or stove has chimney or hood
M_COOKWHERE
Where cooking is usually done
M_TOILETTYPE
Type of toilet facility
M_TOILETSHAREYN
Household shares toilet facility
M_TOILSHARNUMT
Number of other households sharing hh's toilet, topcoded
M_DRINKWTR
Major source of drinking water
M_WTRLOCATED
HH water source located in dwelling, plot, or elsewhere
M_TIMETOWTRHH
Time to reach water source and return, in minutes (from HH record)
M_TREATWTRYN
Household uses any method to treat drinking water
M_TRBLEACH
HH treats water by: Adding bleach/chlorine
M_TRBOIL
HH treats water by: Boiling
M_TRCLOTH
HH treats water by: Straining through cloth
M_TRFILTER
HH treats water by: Using water filters
M_TRSOLAR
HH treats water by: Solar disinfection
M_TRSTAND
HH treats water by: Letting it stand
M_TROTHER
HH treats water by: Other methods
M_TRDK
HH treats water by: Don't know
M_WHOFETCHAGE
Age of household member who fetches water
M_HHPHONEHH
House has telephone (household record)
M_MOBPHONE
HH has mobile phone
M_BIKEHH
HH has bicycle (from HH record)
M_CARHH
HH has car/truck (from HH record)
M_MOTORCYCLHH
HH has motorcycle/scooter (from HH record)
M_FRIDGEHH
HH has refrigerator (from HH record)
M_RADIOHH
HH has radio (from HH record)
M_TVHH
HH has television (from HH record)
M_WATCHCLOCK
HH has watch or clock
M_BED
HH has bed
M_SOFA
HH has sofa
M_TABLECHARYN
HH has table and chairs
M_PARALAMPYN
HH has paraffin/kerosene lamp
M_OPARALAMPYN
HH has paraffin lamp other than koloboyi
M_BANKACC
HH has bank account
M_AGLANDYN
HH owns land for agriculture (yes or no)
M_DRAWNCART
HH has animal-drawn cart
M_LIVESTOCKYN
HH owns livestock
M_CATTLEYN
HH owns cattle (yes or no)
M_CATTLENUM
Number of cattle owned by HH
M_SHEEPYN
HH owns sheep (yes or no)
M_SHEEPNUM
Number of sheep owned by HH
M_GOATYN
HH owns goats (yes or no)
M_GOATNUM
Number of goats owned by HH
M_PIGYN
HH owns pigs (yes or no)
M_PIGNUM
Number of pigs owned by HH
M_OTHERANYN
HH owns animals of some other type (yes/no)
M_OTHERANNUM
Number of animals of some other type owned by HH
M_CHICKNUM
Number of chickens owned by HH (topcoded)
M_SALTBRIDGE
Iodized salt in household (bridging variable)
M_SALTEST1
Iodine level in HH salt, first grouping
M_BEDNETHH
Household has bednet for sleeping
M_BEDNETNUM
Number of mosquito nets owned by HH
M_BEDNETKIDLT5
Children under 5 slept under bednet last night
M_BEDNETKIDS
Number of children under bednet previous night
M_BEDNETWINF
Number of mosquito nets with specific information
M_WEALTHQHH
Household wealth index in quintiles, from HH form
M_WEALTHSHH
Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)
M_BLANKET
Member has a blanket
M_SHOES
Member has a pair of shoes
M_TWOUTFITS
Member has 2 or more sets of clothes
M_EDLEVEL
Highest education level attained
M_EDLEVYR
Highest year of education completed in level
M_EDYEARS
Education in completed years
M_EDSUMM
Educational attainment
M_SCHOOLNOW
Member attended school during current school year
M_EDLEVELNOW
Educational level during current school year
M_EDLEVYRNOW
Grade of education during current school year
M_EDYEARSNOW
Total years of education (current school year)
M_EDINSCHLPREVYR
Member attended school during previous school year
M_EDLEVELPREV
Educational level during previous school year
M_EDLEVYRPREV
Grade of education attended during previous school year
M_EDYEARSPREV
Total years of education (previous school year)
M_EDSTATUS
School attendance status
M_SUPOINDEX
Household line number for orphans and vulnerable children
M_SUPOAGE
Age of orphan or vulnerable child
M_SUPOMEDYR
Received free medical support for orphan/vulnerable child in last 12 months
M_SUPOEMOTYR
Received free emotional/psychological support for orphan/vulnerable child in last 12 months
M_SUPOEMOT3MO
Received free emotional/psychological support for orphan/vulnerable child in last 3 months
M_SUPOMATYR
Received free material support for orphan/vulnerable child in last 12 months
M_SUPOMAT3MO
Received free material support for orphan/vulnerable child in last 3 months
M_SUPOSOCYR
Received free social support for orphan/vulnerable child in last 12 months
M_SUPOSOC3MO
Received free social support for orphan/vulnerable child in last 3 months
M_SUPOSCHLYR
Received free support for schooling for orphan/vulnerable child in last 12 months
M_SUPOSCHLFEE
Type of support for schooling: Money for school fees
M_SUPOSCHLOMON
Type of support for schooling: Other money
M_SUPOSCHLUNIF
Type of support for schooling: Uniform
M_SUPOSCHLBOOK
Type of support for schooling: Notebooks
M_SUPOSCHLOTH
Type of support for schooling: Other
M_SUPSINDEX
Household line number for sick people
M_SUPSMEDYR
Received free medical support for sick person in last 12 months
M_SUPSMEDEVMO
Received free medical support every month for sick person
M_SUPSEMOTYR
Received free emotional/psychological support for sick person in last 12 months
M_SUPSEMOTMO
Received free emotional/psychological support for sick person in last 30 days
M_SUPSMATYR
Received free material support for sick person in last 12 months
M_SUPSMATMO
Received free material support for sick person in last 30 days
M_SUPSSOCYR
Received free social support for sick person in last 12 months
M_SUPSSOCMO
Received free social support for sick person in last 30 days
M_MLLINENO
Line number for malaria module
M_MLNETINDX
Mosquito bed net designation number
M_MLNETOBS
Net observed by interviewer
M_MLNETAGO
Time since obtained mosquito net (months)
M_MLNETSTATUS
Net treatment status
M_MLNETBRAND
Brand of net
M_MLNETRESINCE
Net treated with insecticide since received
M_MLNETITN
Mosquito net treated with insecticide
M_MLNETSLEPTNO
Number of persons who slept under this net
M_MLNSLEPTYPE
Type of mosquito bed net(s) person slept under last night
M_MLNETSLEPT1
Net designation number for 1st net person slept under last night
M_MLNETSLEPT2
Net designation number for 2nd net person slept under last night
M_MLNETEVERTR
Person slept under an ever-treated net
M_MLNETSLEPTA
Line number of 1st person who slept in this net
M_MLNETSLEPTB
Line number of 2nd person who slept in this net
M_MLNETSLEPTC
Line number of 3rd person who slept in this net
M_MLNETSLEPTD
Line number of 4th person who slept in this net
M_MLNETREAGO
Time since mosquito net last treated with insecticide (months)
M_HWFINDEX
Index to household schedule (Female household members)
M_HWFAGE
Age in years (Female household members)
M_HWFBIRTHCMC
Date of birth (CMC) (Female household members)
M_HWFBIRTHDATECOMP
Completeness of information: Date of birth (Female household members)
M_CIGDAYNOFEM
Number of cigarettes in last 24 hours (Female household members)
M_HWFUNDER18
Under age 18 (Female household members)
M_HWFLINENOPARENT
Line number of parent/caretaker (Female household members)
M_HWFPREGNANT
Currently pregnant (Female household members)
M_HWFMARSTAT
Marital status (Female household members)
M_HWFINDRESULT
Result of woman's individual interview (female household members)
M_HWFEDUCLVL
Woman's highest educational level (female household members)
M_HWFEDUCLVLYR
Woman's highest year of education in level (female household members)
M_HWFEDUCLVLCS
Woman's highest educational level, detailed (female household members)
M_HWFWEIGHT
Weight in kilograms (Female household members)
M_HWFHEIGHT
Height in centimeters (Female household members)
M_HWFHTAPCT
Height for age percentile (female household members)
M_HWFHTASDRM
Height for age standard deviations from the reference median (female household members)
M_HWFHTAPCTRM
Height for age percent of reference median (female household members)
M_HWFWTHTSDRM
Weight for height standard deviations from the reference median (DHS) (female household members)
M_HWFWTHTPCTRMDHS
Weight for height percent of reference median (DHS) (female household members)
M_HWFWTHTPCTRMFOG
Weight for height percent of reference median (MetLife or Fogarty) (female household members)
M_HWFWTHTPCTRMWHO
Weight for height percent of reference median (WHO) (female household members)
M_HWFWHYNOTMEAS
Whether measured, and, if not, why not (Female household members)
M_HWFBMI
Body mass index (BMI) (Female household members)
M_HWFROHRER
Rohrer's index (Female household members)
M_HWFHEMOCONSENT
Read consent statement - hemoglobin (Female household members)
M_HWFHEMOLEVEL
Hemoglobin level (g/dl) (Female household members)
M_HWFHEMOTEST
Whether hemoglobin level tested (Female household members)
M_HWFHEMOLEVELALT
Hemoglobin level adjusted by altitude (Female household members)
M_HWFANEMIALVL
Anemia level (Female household members)
M_HWFHIVCONSENT
Read consent statement - HIV (Female household members)
M_HWFHIVBARCODE
Bar code for HIV blood sample (female household members)
M_HWFHIVTEST
Whether blood taken for HIV test (Female household members)
M_HWFADDLCONSENT
Read consent statement for additional testing (female household members)
M_HWFHIVWEIGHT
HIV weight (6 decimals) (female household members)
M_HWCINDEX
Index to household schedule (members under age 5)
M_AGEMOHHLT5
Age in months (members under age 5)
M_HWCDAYMEAS
Date measured (day) (members under age 5)
M_HWCMONTHMEAS
Date measured (month) (members under age 5)
M_HWCYEARMEAS
Date measured (year) (members under age 5)
M_SEXHHLT5
Sex (members under age 5)
M_HWCDAYOFBIRTH
Day of birth (members under age 5)
M_BIRTHMONTHLT5
Month of birth (members under age 5)
M_BIRTHYEARLT5
Year of birth (members under age 5)
M_BIRTHCMCLT5
Date of birth (CMC) (members under age 5)
M_BIRTHDATECOMPLT5
Completeness of information: Date of birth (members under age 5)
M_LINENOPARENTHHLT5
Line number of parent/caretaker (members under age 5)
M_LINENOMOMHHLT5
Mother's line number (woman's questionnaire) (members under age 5)
M_HWCMOMEDUCLVL
Mother's highest educational level (members under age 5)
M_EDYRMOMLT5
Mother's highest year of education (members under age 5)
M_HWCBIRTHINTPREMO
Preceding birth interval in months (members under age 5)
M_HWCBORD
Child's birth order number (members under age 5)
M_HWCMOMEDUCLVLCS
Mother's highest educational level, detailed (members under age 5)
M_HWCWEIGHT
Weight in kilograms (1 decimal) (members under age 5)
M_HWCHEIGHT
Height in centimeters (1 decimal) (members under age 5)
M_HWCHTAPCT
Height for age percentile (CDC standards) (members under age 5)
M_HWCHAZNCHS
Height for age standard deviations from reference median (CDC standards) (members under age 5)
M_HWCHTAPCTRM
Height for age percent of reference median (CDC standards) (members under age 5)
M_HWCWTAPCT
Weight for age percentile (CDC standards) (members under age 5)
M_HWCWAZNCHS
Weight for age standard deviations from reference median (CDC standards) (members under age 5)
M_HWCWTAPCTRM
Weight for age percent of the reference median (CDC standards) (members under age 5)
M_HWCWTHTPCT
Weight for height percentile (CDC standards) (members under age 5)
M_HWCWHZNCHS
Weight for height standard deviations from reference median (CDC) (members under age 5)
M_HWCWTHTPCTRM
Weight for height percent of reference median (CDC standards) (members under age 5)
M_HWCWHYNOTMEAS
Whether household member under age 5 measured, and, if not, why not
M_HWCHOWMEAS
Child's height measured lying down or standing up (members under age 5)
M_HWCHAZWHO
Height for age standard deviations (new WHO) (members under age 5)
M_HWCWAZWHO
Weight for age standard deviations (new WHO) (members under age 5)
M_HWCWHZWHO
Weight for height standard deviations (new WHO) (members under age 5)
M_HWCBMIZWHO
BMI standard deviation (new WHO) (members under age 5)
M_HEMOCONSENTHHLT5
Read consent statement - hemoglobin (members under age 5)
M_HEMOTESTHHLT5
Whether hemoglobin level tested (members under age 5)
M_HEMOLEVELHHLT5
Hemoglobin level (g/dl - 1 decimal) (members under age 5)
M_HEMOLEVELALTHHLT5
Hemoglobin level adjusted for altitude (members under age 5)
M_ANEMIALVLHHLT5
Anemia level (members under age 5)
M_HWMINDEX
Index to household schedule (male household members)
M_HWMAGE
Age in years (male household members)
M_HWMBIRTHCMC
Date of birth (CMC) (male household members)
M_HWMBIRTHDATECOMP
Completeness of information: Date of birth (male household members)
M_CIGDAYNOMEN
Number of cigarettes in last 24 hours (male household members)
M_HWMUNDER18
Under age 18 (male household members)
M_HWMLINENOPARENT
Line number of parent/caretaker (male household members)
M_HWMMARSTAT
Marital status (male household members)
M_HWMINDRESULT
Result of man's individual interview (male household members)
M_HWMEDUCLVL
Man's highest educational level (male household members)
M_HWMEDUCLVLYR
Man's highest year of education in level (male household members)
M_HWMEDUCLVLCS
Man's highest educational level, detailed (male household members)
M_HWMHIVCONSENT
Read consent statement - HIV (male household members)
M_HWMHIVBARCODE
Bar code for HIV blood sample (male household members)
M_HWMHIVTEST
Whether blood taken for HIV test (male household members)
M_HWMADDLCONSENT
Read consent statement for additional testing (male household members)
M_HWMHIVWEIGHT
HIV weight (6 decimals) (male household members)
M_SOIL
Soil type
M_ECOREGION
Ecoregion of household
M_LIVELIHOOD
Livelihood zone of household
M_CROPLAND
Proportion of land area used for agriculture (circa 2000)
M_PASTURELAND
Proportion of land area used for pastureland (circa 2000)
M_NDVI
NDVI monthly time-series
M_NDVI_60
NDVI 60 months before survey start date
M_NDVI_59
NDVI 59 months before survey start date
M_NDVI_58
NDVI 58 months before survey start date
M_NDVI_57
NDVI 57 months before survey start date
M_NDVI_56
NDVI 56 months before survey start date
M_NDVI_55
NDVI 55 months before survey start date
M_NDVI_54
NDVI 54 months before survey start date
M_NDVI_53
NDVI 53 months before survey start date
Total: 709
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