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Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008
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MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Type of toilet facility (MW2008A_0042)

Data file: MWI2008-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 172
End: 172
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
D10. What kind of toilet facility do the household members use?

[] 1 Flush toilet
[] 2 Traditional pit toilet
[] 3 Ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine
[] 4 No facility
[] 5 Other
Categories
Value Category
1 Flush toilet
2 Traditional pit toilet
3 Ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine
4 No facility
5 Other
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.
Interviewer instructions
D08. Type of toilet
Enquire about the type of toilet or means of excreta disposal used in the household and shade the appropriate code.

Flush toilet: This refers to the type of toilet which is characterized by the draining of human excreta by a rush of running water.

Traditional pit latrine: This is an ordinary pit latrine built without health or hygienic-related specifications, which has no vent pipe.

Pit - VIP (Ventilated Improved latrines): This is a ventilated pit latrine which is defined as an on-site means of human excreta disposal in a hygienic, low cost and more acceptable manner. It comprises amongst other things a vent pipe.

No facility: this refers to the use of bushes, veld and other open spaces for this purpose.

Other: For other methods of excreta disposal not mentioned above.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet facility used by the household members.
Universe
Private households, not homeless

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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