2008 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 2008
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Reference ID
MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Statistical Office, IPUMS
Metadata
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Dec 20, 2012
Last modified
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- Data files
- MWI2008_PHC-H-H
- MWI2008_PHC-P-H
Number of rooms (MW2008A_ROOMS)
Data file: MWI2008_PHC-H-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
209
End:
210
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MW08A037">D06. How many rooms do the dwelling units have, excluding bathrooms, toilets, storerooms and garage? _ _<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14+ |
| 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 number of rooms the dwelling unit has, excluding bathrooms, toilets, storerooms and garage.
Universe
Malawi 2008: Private households, not homeless [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept