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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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Number of emigrants in last ten years (MW2008A_NMIG)

Data file: MWI2008_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 253
End: 253
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 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5+
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 total number of people that migrated to another country during the last 10 years (from 1998 to 2008).
Universe
Malawi 2008: All households

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