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MDG Endline Survey 2013-2014

Malawi, 2013 - 2014
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Reference ID
MWI_2013_MES_v01_M
Producer(s)
United Nations Children’s Fund, National Statistical Office of Malawi
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Location of the water source (WS3)

Data file: hh

Overview

Valid: 23929
Invalid: 4550
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 174
End: 174
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Where is the main source of drinking water located?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 In own dwelling 158
0.7%
2 In own yard / plot 1331
5.6%
3 Elsewhere 22302
93.2%
9 Missing 138
0.6%
Sysmiss 4550
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.
Interviewer instructions
This question should only be asked to households where the main source of water is not a piped system. Circle the code for the location of water source. If the location is in own dwelling or in own yard/plot then circle '1' or '2' and skip to WS6. Otherwise circle appropriate code and continue to the next question.
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