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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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Household had emigrant member(s) (MW2008A_EMIGHH)

Data file: MWI2008_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 232
End: 232
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MW08A055 MW08A079">E1. Did any member of the household leave Malawi during the last 10 years (from 1998 to 2008)?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No (go to section M)</div><br /><br />E2. If yes, provide the following information<br /><div class="i1">Sex</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Male<br />[] 2 Female</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Age _ _<br /><br />Destination _ _ _<br /><br />Year of departure _ _<br /><br />Activity abroad</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Mines<br />[] 2 Farms<br />[] 3 Student<br />[] 4 Official business<br />[] 5 Medical<br />[] 8 Other</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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 whether any member of the household left Malawi during the last 10 years (from 1998 to 2008).
Universe
Malawi 2008: All households

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