Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008

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Reference ID

MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Dec 20, 2012

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Economically active (MW2008A_0440)

Data file: MWI2008-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 235

End: 235

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Questions P20-P24 were asked of residents aged 6 years or older]

P20. Aside from his/her own housework, did [the respondent] work during the last 7 days?

[] 1 Yes (go to P25)
[] 2 No

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes, worked in last 7 days
2	No, didn't work in last 7 days
8	Unknown
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

Questions for usual residents age 6 years or older (economic activity)
[Questions P20-P27 were asked of persons age 6 years or over]

P20. Working or not working
Inquire about the working status of the household member.

If the response is 1, skip to P25. If the person says 2, proceed to ask question P21.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person worked during the last seven days, excluding his/her own housework.

Universe

Non-visitors age 6+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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