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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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Main material of the floor (MW2008A_FLOOR)

Data file: MWI2008_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 207
End: 208
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MW08A036">D05. What is the main material of the floor?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Earth / sand<br />[] 2 Dung<br />[] 3 Wood planks<br />[] 4 Palm / bamboo<br />[] 5 Broken bricks<br />[] 6 Parquet or polished wood<br />[] 7 Vinyl or asphalt strips<br />[] 8 Ceramic tiles<br />[] 9 Cement<br />[] 10 Bricks<br />[] 11 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Earth/sand
02 Dung
03 Wood planks
04 Palm/bamboo
05 Broken bricks
06 Parquet or polished wood
08 Ceramic tiles
09 Cement
10 Bricks
11 Other
99 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 main material of the floor.
Universe
Malawi 2008: Private households, not homeless [discrepancies: none]

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