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Sixth Integrated Household Survey 2024-2025

Malawi, 2024 - 2025
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MWI_2024-2025_IHS-VI_v01_M
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National Statistical Office (NSO)
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Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
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Jul 14, 2026
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Data file: ihs6_consumptionaggregates

Consumption aggregates

Cases: 12502
Variables: 130

Variables

case_id
Unique household case identifier
HHID
Survey Solutions Unique HH Identifier
ea_id
IHS6 EA Code
region
IHS6 2024 Region location
district
District
TA
Traditional Authority
area
Rural/urban division by region
urban_region
Rural/urban division by region
urban
Urban/rural
sdate
Day of month for interview
smonth
Month of interview
syear
Year of interview
hhsize
Household size
hh_wgt
wt_ihs6
pw_person
Person sampling weight: hh_wgt x hhsize
rexp_cat021
Alcohol, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat111
Restaurant meals and other vendor (no calorie conversion), real(July 2024 price)
rexp_cat011
Food, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat101
Education, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat061
Health drugs, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat062
Health out-patient, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat064
Health in-patient, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat083
Phone and fax services, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat044
Water supply, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat022
Tobacco, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat073
Transport, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat121
Personal care, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat081
Postal services, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat072
Operation of vehicles, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat093
Other recreational items, pets, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat031
Clothing, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat032
Footwear, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat054
Dishes, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat123
Personal effects, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat094
Recreational services, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat112
Accommodation services, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat052
Household textiles, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat092
Major durables for rec, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat125
Insurance, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat071
Vehicles, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat041
Actual rents for housing, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat042
Estimated rents for housing, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat012
Beverage, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat045
Electricity, gas, other fuels, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat051
Decorations, carpets, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat053
Appliances, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat055
Tools/equipment for home, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat056
Routine Home maintenance, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat091
Audio-visual, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat095
Newspapers, books, stationery, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
exp_cat021
Alcohol, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat111
Restaurant meals and other vendor (no calorie conversion), nominal annual
exp_cat011
Food, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat101
Education, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat061
Health drugs, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat062
Health out-patient, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat064
Health in-patient, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat083
Phone and fax services, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat044
Water supply, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat022
Tobacco, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat073
Transport, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat121
Personal care, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat081
Postal services, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat072
Operation of vehicles, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat093
Other recreational items, pets, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat031
Clothing, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat032
Footwear, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat054
Dishes, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat123
Personal effects, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat094
Recreational services, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat112
Accommodation services, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat052
Household textiles, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat092
Major durables for rec, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat125
Insurance, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat071
Vehicles, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat041
Actual rents for housing, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat042
Estimated rents for housing, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat012
Beverage, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat045
Electricity, gas, other fuels, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat051
Decorations, carpets, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat053
Appliances, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat055
Tools/equipment for home, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat056
Routine Home maintenance, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat091
Audio-visual, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat095
Newspapers, books, stationery, nominal annual consumption
rexp_cat01
Food/Bev, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat02
Alc/Tobacco, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat03
Clothing/Footwear, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat04
Housing/Utilities, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat05
Furnishings, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat06
Health, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat07
Transport, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat08
Communication, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat09
Recreation, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat10
Education, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat11
Hotels and restaurants, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
rexp_cat12
Misc Goods & Services, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
exp_cat01
Food/Bev, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat02
Alc/Tobacco, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat03
Clothing/Footwear, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat04
Housing/Utilities, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat05
Furnishings, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat06
Health, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat07
Transport, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat08
Communication, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat09
Recreation, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat10
Education, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat11
Hotels and restaurants, nominal annual consumption
exp_cat12
Misc Goods & Services, nominal annual consumption
rexp_catother
Other nonfood item, real(July 2024 price) annual consumption
exp_catother
Other nonfood item, nominal annual consumption
time
Year and Month of survey, GC
temporal
Temporal CPI component (food+nonfood, IHS6 weights)
spatial_indexL
Spatial CPI component (regional price level)
price_indexL
Combined spatial-temporal price index (IHS6 weights)
expagg
Total nominal annual consumption per household
rexpagg
Total real annual consumption per household
expaggpc
Total nominal annual per capita consumption
rexpaggpc
Total real annual per capita consumption
pcrexp
Real daily per capita consumption, July 2024 MWK
d_upline
Food poverty line, daily per capita July 2024 MWK
m_pline
National poverty line, daily per capita July 2024 MWK
poor
Poverty status of household members (per capita welfare)
upoor
Ultra-poverty status of household members (per capita welfare)
gap_poor
Normalized poverty gap
gap_ultra
Normalized food-poverty gap
gap2_poor
Squared normalized poverty gap
gap2_ultra
Squared normalized food-poverty gap
gini
National person-weighted Gini coefficient, repeated constant, 0-1 scale
gini_percent
National person-weighted Gini coefficient, repeated constant, percent scale
Total: 130
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