Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008

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Reference ID

MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Dec 20, 2012

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Household had emigrant member(s) (MW2008A_0055)

Data file: MWI2008-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 185

End: 185

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

E1. Did any member of the household leave Malawi during the last 10 years (from 1998 to 2008)?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (go to section M)

E2. If yes, provide the following information

Sex

[] 1 Male
[] 2 Female

Age _ _

Destination _ _ _

Year of departure _ _

Activity abroad

[] 1 Mines
[] 2 Farms
[] 3 Student
[] 4 Official business
[] 5 Medical
[] 8 Other

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No

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

E1. Members of the household who have emigrated
Ask if there are usual household members who have emigrated in the last 10 years (from 1998 to 2008).

Shade code 1 if the response is "Yes" and then proceed to ask question E2.
Shade code 2, if the response is "No" and skip to Section M (Mortality).

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether any member of the household left Malawi during the last 10 years (from 1998 to 2008).

Universe

All households

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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