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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Age (MW2008A_AGE)

Data file: MWI2008_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 212

End: 213

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="MW08A480 MW08A462">P5. How old was [the respondent] at his/her last birthday? _ _<br /><div class="i1">Enter age in completed years ("00" for children younger than one year)</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
00
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
15	15
16	16
17	17
18	18
19	19
20	20
21	21
22	22
23	23
24	24
25	25
26	26
27	27
28	28
29	29
30	30
31	31
32	32
33	33
34	34
35	35
36	36
37	37
38	38
39	39
40	40
41	41
42	42
43	43
44	44
45	45
46	46
47	47
48	48
49	49
50	50
51	51
52	52
53	53
54	54
55	55
56	56
57	57
58	58
59	59
60	60
61	61
62	62
63	63
64	64
65	65
66	66
67	67
68	68
69	69
70	70
71	71
72	72
73	73
74	74
75	75
76	76
77	77
78	78
79	79
80	80
81	81
82	82
83	83
84	84
85	85
86	86
87	87
88	88
89	89
90	90
91	91
92	92
93	93
94	94
95	95
96	96
97	97
98	98 and over
99	Unknown

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 person's age.

Universe

Malawi 2008: All persons

concept

Concept

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