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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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DHS-IPUMS-I Malawi regions, 1987-2010 [consistent boundaries, GIS] (DHS_IPUMSI_MW)

Data file: MWI2008_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 144
End: 144
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category
1 Northern
2 Central
3 Southern
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
DHS_IPUMSI_MW provides geographic codes for Malawi that match those in the DHS and IPUMS-International databases. This variable can be used to link contextual area data from IPUMS-DHS to IPUMS-International or vice versa. The codes in DHS_IPUMSI_MW indicate the major administrative unit in which the household was enumerated or surveyed.

GIS shapefiles for Malawi can be downloaded here.

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