1987 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1987

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Reference ID

MWI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Office, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Toilet, fourth dwelling (MW1987A_TOILET4)

Data file: MWI1987_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 192

End: 192

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="MW87A036 MW87A052 MW87A068 MW87A084">Toilet<br /><div class="i1">Flush toilet:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Exclusive<br />[] 2 Shared</div><br /><div class="i1">Pit latrine:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 3 Exclusive<br />[] 4 Shared</div><br /><div class="i1">[] 5 Bucket<br />[] 6 None</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Flush toilet, exclusive
2	Flush toilet, shared
3	Pit latrine, exclusive
4	Pit latrine, shared
5	Bucket
6	None
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 records whether there is a toilet in the fourth dwelling.

Universe

Malawi 1987: Private households with a fourth dwelling [discrepancies: none]

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Concept

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