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 previous residence (MW2008A_PREVRES)
Data file: MWI2008_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
225
End:
227
Width:
3
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="MW08A416">P11. Where was [the respondent] residing previously? _ _ _<br /><div class="i1">Code region and district, or code the foreign country code</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MW08A416">P11. Where was [the respondent] residing previously? _ _ _<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 |
| 404 | American Samoa |
| 405 | Andorra |
| 406 | Angola |
| 407 | Antigua/Barbuda |
| 408 | Azerbaijan |
| 409 | Argentina |
| 410 | Australia |
| 411 | Austria |
| 412 | Bahamas |
| 413 | Bahrain |
| 414 | Bangladesh |
| 415 | Armenia |
| 416 | Barbados |
| 418 | Bermuda |
| 422 | Botswana |
| 428 | Bulgaria |
| 429 | Burundi |
| 432 | Cameroun |
| 444 | Congo/Brazzaville |
| 445 | Zaire/Congo |
| 451 | Dominica |
| 452 | Dominican Republic |
| 453 | Ecuador |
| 456 | Ethiopia |
| 460 | Falkland Islands |
| 464 | French Guiana |
| 467 | Gabon |
| 470 | Gaza Strip |
| 472 | Germany |
| 475 | Greece |
| 476 | Guam |
| 477 | Guatemala |
| 480 | Haiti |
| 481 | Holy See |
| 482 | Honduras |
| 483 | Hong Kong |
| 486 | India |
| 498 | Kenya |
| 526 | Mozambique |
| 539 | Nigeria |
| 563 | Rwanda |
| 581 | South Africa |
| 582 | Zimbabwe |
| 608 | United Kingdom |
| 611 | Tanzania |
| 612 | United States |
| 622 | Zambia |
| 990 | Other country (response suppressed) |
| 999 | 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 person's district or country of previous residence.
Universe
Malawi 2008: Non-visitors [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept