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
- MWI2008_PHC-P-H
District or country of birth (MW2008A_BPL)
Data file: MWI2008_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
214
End:
216
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MW08A499 MW08A500 MW08A003 MW08A403 MW08A405 MW08A460 MW08A478 MW08A406 MW08A461 MW08A479 MW08A407 MW08A408 MW08A481 MW08A482 MW08A483 MW08A480 MW08A462 MW08A410 MW08A411 MW08A412 MW08A463 MW08A464 MW08A413">[Questions P1-P8 were asked of all persons]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MW08A410">P6. Where was [the respondent] born? _ _ _<br /><div class="i1">Code region and district, or code the foreign country code</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MW08A410">P6. Where was [the respondent] born? _ _ _<br /><div class="i1">Code region and district, or code the foreign country code</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 101 | Chitipa |
| 102 | Karonga |
| 103 | Nkhata Bay |
| 104 | Rumphi |
| 105 | Mzimba |
| 106 | Likoma |
| 107 | Mzuzu City |
| 201 | Kasunga |
| 202 | Nkhota Kota |
| 203 | Nthisi |
| 204 | Dowa |
| 205 | Salima |
| 206 | Lilongwe |
| 207 | Mchinji |
| 208 | Dedza |
| 209 | Ntcheu |
| 210 | Lilongwe City |
| 301 | Mangochi |
| 302 | Machinga |
| 303 | Zomba |
| 304 | Chiradzulu |
| 305 | Blantyre |
| 306 | Mwanza |
| 307 | Thyolo |
| 308 | Mulanje |
| 309 | Phalombe |
| 310 | Chikwawa |
| 311 | Nsanje |
| 312 | Balaka |
| 313 | Neno |
| 314 | Zomba city |
| 315 | Blantyre city |
| 401 | Afghanistan |
| 402 | Albania |
| 403 | Algeria |
| 405 | Andorra |
| 422 | Botswana |
| 428 | Bulgaria |
| 429 | Burundi |
| 432 | Cameroon |
| 440 | China |
| 444 | Congo/Brazzaville |
| 445 | Zaire/Congo |
| 451 | Dominica |
| 452 | Dominican Republic |
| 453 | Ecuador |
| 456 | Ethiopia |
| 460 | Falkland Islands |
| 472 | Germany |
| 475 | Greece |
| 476 | Guam |
| 477 | Guatemala |
| 480 | Haiti |
| 481 | Holy See |
| 482 | Honduras |
| 483 | Hong Kong |
| 486 | India |
| 498 | Kenya |
| 520 | Morocco |
| 526 | Mozambique |
| 539 | Nigeria |
| 547 | Pakistan |
| 563 | Rwanda |
| 580 | Somalia |
| 581 | South Africa |
| 582 | Zimbabwe |
| 606 | Ukraine |
| 608 | United Kingdom |
| 611 | Tanzania |
| 612 | United States |
| 622 | Zambia |
| 990 | Other country |
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 district or country of birth.
Universe
Malawi 2008: All persons
concept
Concept