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Population and Housing Census 2008

Malawi, 2008
Reference ID
MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M
Producer(s)
National Statistical Office (NSO)
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
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Apr 12, 2012
Last modified
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M
    Title

    Population and Housing Census 2008
    Country
    Name Country code
    Malawi MWI
    Study type

    Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
    Series Information

    This is the fifth in a series of decennial censuses that have been conducted in Malawi since the country attained its independence in 1964. The first post-independence census was conducted in 1966, followed by the 1977, 1987 and 1998 censuses.
    Abstract

    In addition to variables collected in past censuses, 2he 2008 Census contains information on disability statistics, emigration, maternal and general deaths, and orphan hood status of children aged 18 years or younger.
    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]
    Unit of Analysis
    • Households
    • Individuals
    • Household members aged 6 years or older
    • Women aged 12 years or older

    Scope

    Notes

    The 2008 Population and Housing Census covered the following topics:

    • Household Demographics Characteristics
    • Parental Survivorship and Residence
    • Activities (for household member aged 6 years and older)
    • Birth (for women aged 12 years or older)
    • Dwelling Unit Characteristics
    • Emigration
    • Maternal Mortality
    • Mortality

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    National Statistical Office (NSO) Malawi Government

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Not applicable

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2008-06-08 2008-06-28

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Development Economics Data Group The World Bank Ducumentation of the DDI
    Date of Metadata Production

    2012-03-08

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01: (March 2012)
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