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2008 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008
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Data file: MWI2008_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 1343078
Variables: 150

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
RESIDENT
Residence status: de facto, de jure
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
AGEMARR
Age at first marriage or union
BIRTHYR
Year of birth
BIRTHMO
Month of birth
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
BIRTHSURV
Children surviving from births last year
MORTMOT
Mortality status of mother
MORTFAT
Mortality status of father
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
NATION
Country of citizenship
BTHCERT
Has birth certificate or birth is registered
BPLMW
District of birth, Malawi
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
ETHNICMW
Ethnicity, Malawi
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCMW
Educational attainment, Malawi
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
WRKAVAIL
Available to work
MIGRATEP
Migration status, previous residence
MIGCTRYP
Country of previous residence
GEOMIG1_P
1st subnational geographic level of previous residence, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIGYRS1
Years residing in current locality
MIG1_P_MW
District of previous residence, Malawi; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISABLED
Disability status
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISMOBIL
Disability limiting ability to walk
DISORIG
Origin of disability
MW2008A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
MW2008A_RELATE
Relationship to head of household
MW2008A_SEX
Sex
MW2008A_BIRTHMO
Month of birth
MW2008A_BIRTHYR
Year of birth
MW2008A_AGE
Age
MW2008A_BPL
District or country of birth
MW2008A_MALAWI
Malawian
MW2008A_NATION
Nationality
MW2008A_RESSTAT
Residence status
MW2008A_RELIG
Religion
MW2008A_TRIBE
Tribe
MW2008A_PREVRES
District or country of previous residence
MW2008A_RESDUR
Duration of residence (years)
MW2008A_DISAB1
Type of disability, first
MW2008A_DISCAUS1
Cause of disability, first
MW2008A_DISAB2
Type of disability, second
MW2008A_DISCAUS2
Cause of disability, second
MW2008A_DISAB3
Type of disability, third
MW2008A_DISCAUS3
Cause of disability, third
MW2008A_MOTHLIVE
Mother alive
MW2008A_MOTHHH
Mother in house
MW2008A_FATHLIVE
Father alive
MW2008A_FATHHH
Father in house
MW2008A_BTHCERT
Has birth certificate
MW2008A_ENGLISH
Literate in English
MW2008A_CHICHEWA
Literate in Chichewa
MW2008A_OTHLANG
Literate in other language
MW2008A_LITLANGS
Literacy, detailed
MW2008A_SCHOOL
School attendance
MW2008A_EDATTAIN
Highest school level and grade attended
MW2008A_EDLEVEL
Highest school level attended
MW2008A_EDGRADE
Highest school years or grade attended
MW2008A_EDQUALIF
Highest education qualification attained
MW2008A_EMPSTAT
Economically active
MW2008A_NOWORK
Reason for not working
MW2008A_SUBSIST
Subsistence work
MW2008A_AVAILAB
Available to work
MW2008A_LOOKING
Looking for work
MW2008A_OCC2
Occupation (2 digits)
MW2008A_OCC1
Occupation (1 digit)
MW2008A_CLASSWK
Class of worker
MW2008A_IND2
Main industry
MW2008A_MARST
Marital status
MW2008A_AGEMARR
Age at first marriage or union
MW2008A_CHBORNM
Male children ever born
MW2008A_CHBORNF
Female children ever born
MW2008A_CHSURVM
Male children surviving
MW2008A_CHSURVF
Female children surviving
MW2008A_BLSTYRM
Males born last year
MW2008A_BLSTYRF
Females born last year
MW2008A_BLIVEM
Males born last year surviving
MW2008A_BLIVEF
Females born last year surviving
MW2008A_QRELATE
Relationship flag
MW2008A_QSEX
Sex flag
MW2008A_QAGE
Age flag
MW2008A_QMALAWI
Malawian (Yes/No) flag
MW2008A_QNATION
Nationality flag
MW2008A_QRELIG
Religion flag
MW2008A_QTRIBE
Tribe flag
MW2008A_QMOTHLIV
Mother alive flag
MW2008A_QFATHLIV
Father alive flag
MW2008A_QMARST
Marital status flag
MW2008A_QCHBORNM
Male children ever born flag
MW2008A_QCHBORNF
Female children ever born flag
MW2008A_QCHSURVM
Male children surviving flag
MW2008A_QCHSURVF
Female children surviving flag
MW2008A_QBLSTYRM
Males born last year flag
MW2008A_QBLSTYRF
Females born last year flag
MW2008A_QMLSTLIV
Males born last year surviving flag
MW2008A_QFLSTLIV
Females born last year surviving flag
MW2008A_CHBORN
Children ever born
MW2008A_CHSURV
Children surviving
MW2008A_BTHLSTYR
Children born last year
MW2008A_BLIVE
Children born last year surviving
Total: 150
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