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Demographic and Health Survey 2010, IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Malawi, 2010
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Reference ID
MWI_2010_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Statistical Office [Malawi] and ICF Macro, Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Aug 15, 2018
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Main material of outside walls of dwelling (M_WALL)

Data file: MWI2010-M

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Range: 0 - 999
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category
0 No walls
100 NATURAL
110 Cane/palm/trunks/grass/sticks
111 Cane/palm/trunks
112 Cane/trunks
113 Cane/trunks/bamboo/reeds
114 Palm branches
115 Sticks
116 Shells
120 Earth/mud/dirt/dung
121 Unbaked brick, mud, or earth
122 Earth
123 Mud
124 Mud, dung
125 Dirt
126 Hay with mud
127 Animal dung
130 Thatch/mat/leaves/straw/reeds
131 Grass
132 Thatch or straw
200 RUDIMENTARY
210 Bamboo with mud
211 Bamboo/wood with mud
212 Bamboo
220 Stone with mud
230 Rough wood
231 Plywood
232 Reused wood
233 Timber
234 Wood/metal planks
240 Poles and mud
241 Trunks with mud
250 Tin/cardboard/paper/bags
251 Cardboard
252 Carton
260 Uncovered adobe
270 Corrugated metal
280 Canvas/tent
290 Unburnt bricks
291 Unburnt brick and plaster
292 Unburnt brick with cement
300 FINISHED
310 Cement/concrete
311 Semi-dur (cement and sand blocks)
320 Bricks
321 Finished/burnt bricks
322 Burnt bricks with mud
323 Burnt bricks with cement
324 Sundried bricks
330 Cement blocks
340 Wood planks/shingles
341 Wood and grass
350 Stone
351 Stone with lime/cement
360 Covered adobe
370 Other finished
371 Metal or asbestos sheets
372 Tin
373 T-iron/wood/brick
374 Iron or zinc sheets
375 Corrugated asbestos
376 Metal, unspecified
400 OTHER
996 Non-resident
998 Missing
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
WALL (HV214) reports the main material of the outside walls of the dwelling. Response categories vary widely across surveys but fall into broad groups (i.e., natural materials, rudimentary processed materials, and finished materials). See Comparability.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Housing Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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