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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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Cause of disability, first (MW2008A_DISCAUS1)

Data file: MWI2008_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 232
End: 232
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="MW08A414 MW08A415 MW08A416 MW08A417 MW08A418 MW08A419 MW08A420 MW08A421 MW08A422 MW08A423">[Questions P9-P13 were asked of usual residents]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v=" MW08A418 MW08A419 MW08A420 MW08A421 MW08A422 MW08A423">P13. Does [the respondent] have difficulty or problems in the following? If yes, what are the causes?<br /><div class="i1">Type of disability:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 0 None<br />[] 1 Seeing<br />[] 2 Hearing<br />[] 3 Speaking<br />[] 4 Walking / climbing<br />[] 8 Other</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Causes:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Congenital<br />[] 2 Disease / illness<br />[] 3 Injury / accident<br />[] 4 Not known<br />[] 8 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Congenital
2 Disease
3 Injury
4 Not known
5 Other
9 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 cause of first disability.
Universe
Malawi 2008: Non-visitors with disability [discrepancies: none]

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