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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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School attendance (MW2008A_SCHOOL)

Data file: MWI2008_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 246
End: 246
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="MW08A429 MW08A430 MW08A431 MW08A432 MW08A433 MW08A434 MW08A435 MW08A436 MW08A437 MW08A438 MW08A439"> [Questions P16-P19 were asked of residents age 3 years or older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MW08A435">P 17. Has the respondent ever attended school?<br /><div class="i1">[] 0 Has never attended (go to P20)<br />[] 1 Has ever attended<br />[] 2 Is currently attending</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
Has never attended
1 Has ever attended
2 Is currently attending
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 whether the person has ever attended school.
Universe
Malawi 2008: Non-visitors age 3+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II none]

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