Demographic and Health Survey 2004 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 2004
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Ethnicity, Malawi (W_ETHNICITYMW)
Data file: MWI2004-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
276
End:
277
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
118. What is your tribe or ethnic group?
CHEWA 01
TUMBUKA 02
LOMWE 03
TONGA 04
YAO 05
SENA 06
NKONDE 07
NGONI 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____________ 96
CHEWA 01
TUMBUKA 02
LOMWE 03
TONGA 04
YAO 05
SENA 06
NKONDE 07
NGONI 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____________ 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Chewa |
| 02 | Tumbuka |
| 03 | Lomwe |
| 04 | Tonga |
| 05 | Yao |
| 06 | Sena |
| 07 | Nkonde |
| 08 | Ngoni |
| 10 | Other groups |
| 11 | Amanganja/Anyanja |
| 12 | Mang'anja |
| 13 | Lambya |
| 14 | Ndali |
| 15 | Nyanja |
| 16 | Other, unspecified |
| 98 | Missing |
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
ETHNICITYMW (V131MW) is a variable specific to Malawi that reports responses to a question about the woman's tribe or ethnicity. The number of groups identified varied across samples. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and religion Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |