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2008 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008
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MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Type of toilet facility (MW2008A_TOILET)

Data file: MWI2008_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 219
End: 219
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MW08A042">D10. What kind of toilet facility do the household members use?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Flush toilet<br />[] 2 Traditional pit toilet<br />[] 3 Ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine<br />[] 4 No facility<br />[] 5 Other</div><br /></svar>
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the type of toilet facility used by the household members.
Universe
Malawi 2008: Private households, not homeless [discrepancies: none]

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