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1987 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1987
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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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Main construction material for walls, fourth dwelling (MW1987A_WALL4)

Data file: MWI1987_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 184
End: 184
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="MW87A029 MW87A030 MW87A031 MW87A045 MW87A046 MW87A047 MW87A061 MW87A062 MW87A063 MW87A077 MW87A078 MW87A079">Main construction materials used for:<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MW87A029 MW87A045 MW87A061 MW87A077"><div class="i1">Wall</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Burnt bricks<br />[] 2 Sunburnt bricks<br />[] 3 Concrete<br />[] 4 Mud/wattle<br />[] 5 Reeds/straw<br />[] 6 Wood/planks<br />[] 7 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Burnt bricks
2 Unburnt bricks
3 Concrete
4 Mud or wattle
5 Reeds or straws
6 Wood or planks
7 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 records the main construction material for the walls of the fourth dwelling.
Universe
Malawi 1987: Private households with a fourth dwelling [discrepancies: none]

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Concept
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