Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 2008
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- MWI2008-H-H
- MWI2008-P-H
District or country of previous residence (MW2008A_0416)
Data file: MWI2008-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
206
End:
208
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions P9-P13 were asked of usual residents]
P11. Where was [the respondent] residing previously? _ _ _
Code region and district, or code the foreign country code
P11. Where was [the respondent] residing previously? _ _ _
Code region and district, or code the foreign country code
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 101 | Chitipa |
| 102 | Karonga |
| 103 | Nkhata Bay |
| 104 | Rumphi |
| 105 | Mzimba |
| 106 | Likoma |
| 107 | Mzuzu City |
| 201 | Kasunga |
| 202 | Nkhota Kota |
| 203 | Nthisi |
| 204 | Dowa |
| 205 | Salima |
| 206 | Lilongwe |
| 207 | Mchinji |
| 208 | Dedza |
| 209 | Ntcheu |
| 210 | Lilongwe city |
| 301 | Mangochi |
| 302 | Machinga |
| 303 | Zomba |
| 304 | Chiradzulu |
| 305 | Blantyre |
| 306 | Mwanza |
| 307 | Thyolo |
| 308 | Mulanje |
| 309 | Phalombe |
| 310 | Chikwawa |
| 311 | Nsanje |
| 312 | Balaka |
| 313 | Neno |
| 314 | Zomba City |
| 315 | Blantyre City |
| 401 | Afghanistan |
| 402 | Albania |
| 403 | Algeria |
| 404 | American Samoa |
| 405 | Andorra |
| 406 | Angola |
| 407 | Antigua/Barbuda |
| 408 | Azerbaijan |
| 409 | Argentina |
| 410 | Australia |
| 411 | Austria |
| 412 | Bahamas |
| 413 | Bahrain |
| 414 | Bangladesh |
| 415 | Armenia |
| 416 | Barbados |
| 418 | Bermuda |
| 422 | Botswana |
| 428 | Bulgaria |
| 429 | Burundi |
| 432 | Cameroun |
| 444 | Congo/Brazzaville |
| 445 | Zaire/Congo |
| 451 | Dominica |
| 452 | Dominican Republic |
| 453 | Ecuador |
| 456 | Ethiopia |
| 460 | Falkland Islands |
| 464 | French Guiana |
| 467 | Gabon |
| 470 | Gaza Strip |
| 472 | Germany |
| 475 | Greece |
| 476 | Guam |
| 477 | Guatemala |
| 480 | Haiti |
| 481 | Holy See |
| 482 | Honduras |
| 483 | Hong Kong |
| 486 | India |
| 498 | Kenya |
| 526 | Mozambique |
| 539 | Nigeria |
| 563 | Rwanda |
| 581 | South Africa |
| 582 | Zimbabwe |
| 608 | United Kingdom |
| 611 | Tanzania |
| 612 | United States |
| 622 | Zambia |
| 990 | Other country (response suppressed) |
| 999 | 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
Questions for usual members of households
Questions P09 to P013 should only be asked to the usual members of that household.
P11. Previous residence
Ask for the region and district in which the respondent was previously residing. Write the codes of region and district in the boxes provided. Then, shade the appropriate code of the region in the first row of digits and appropriate code of the district in the second and third rows of digits.
Example: If a person was previously residing in Karonga in the Northern region, code "01" for North region and code "02" for Karonga district. Then, shade appropriate digits in all the three rows.
If a person was previously residing out of Malawi, ask for the country in which she/he resided and write the appropriate code. Then, shade the appropriate digits in the three rows.
Questions P09 to P013 should only be asked to the usual members of that household.
P11. Previous residence
Ask for the region and district in which the respondent was previously residing. Write the codes of region and district in the boxes provided. Then, shade the appropriate code of the region in the first row of digits and appropriate code of the district in the second and third rows of digits.
Example: If a person was previously residing in Karonga in the Northern region, code "01" for North region and code "02" for Karonga district. Then, shade appropriate digits in all the three rows.
If a person was previously residing out of Malawi, ask for the country in which she/he resided and write the appropriate code. Then, shade the appropriate digits in the three rows.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's district or country of previous residence.
Universe
Non-visitors
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |