2008 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 2008
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Reference ID
MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- MWI2008_PHC-H-H
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Main source of drinking water in dry season (MW2008A_WATRDRY)
Data file: MWI2008_PHC-H-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
215
End:
216
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MW08A040 MW08A041">D09. What is the main source of drinking water for members of the household?<br /><div class="i1">Dry season:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Piped into dwelling<br />[] 2 Piped into yard / plot<br />[] 3 Community stand pipe<br />[] 4 Unprotected well<br />[] 5 Protected well<br />[] 6 Borehole<br />[] 7 Spring<br />[] 8 River / stream<br />[] 9 Pond / lake<br />[] 10 Dam<br />[] 11 Rain water<br />[] 12 Tanker truck / bowser<br />[] 13 Bottled water<br />[] 14 Other</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Wet season:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Piped into dwelling<br />[] 2 Piped into yard / plot<br />[] 3 Community stand pipe<br />[] 4 Unprotected well<br />[] 5 Protected well<br />[] 6 Borehole<br />[] 7 Spring<br />[] 8 River / stream<br />[] 9 Pond / lake<br />[] 10 Dam<br />[] 11 Rain water<br />[] 12 Tanker truck / bowser<br />[] 13 Bottled water<br />[] 14 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Piped into dwelling |
| 02 | Piped into yard/plot |
| 03 | Community stand pipe |
| 04 | Unprotected well |
| 05 | Protected well |
| 06 | Borehole |
| 07 | Spring |
| 08 | River/stream |
| 09 | Pond/lake |
| 10 | Dam |
| 12 | Tanker truck/bowser |
| 14 | Other |
| 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 main source of drinking water in dry season.
Universe
Malawi 2008: Private households, not homeless [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept