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Demographic and Health Survey 2000, IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Malawi, 2000
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
National Statistical Office [Malawi] and ORC Macro, Minnesota Population Center
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Data file: MWI2000-W

Woman records

Cases: 0
Variables: 1391

Variables

W_SAMPLE
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier
W_SAMPLESTR
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier (string)
W_COUNTRY
Country
W_YEAR
Year of sample
W_IDHSPID
Unique cross-sample respondent identifier
W_IDHSHID
Unique cross-sample household identifier
W_DHSID
Key to link DHS clusters to context data (string)
W_IDHSPSU
Unique sample-case PSU identifier
W_IDHSSTRATA
Unique cross-sample sampling strata
W_CASEID
Sample-specific respondent identifier
W_HHID
Sample-specific household identifier
W_PSU
Sample-specific primary sampling unit
W_STRATA
Sample-specific sampling strata
W_DOMAIN
Sample-specific domain
W_HHNUM
Household number in cluster
W_CLUSTERNO
Sample-specific cluster number
W_ULTAREAUNIT
Sample-specific ultimate area unit
W_LINENO
Household line number of woman respondent
W_LINENOHUS
Household line number of respondent's husband
W_PERWEIGHT
Sample weight for persons
W_AWFACTT
All woman factor for total population
W_MENSELHH
Household selected for men's/husband's survey (individual-level)
W_INTYEAR
Year of interview
W_MONTHINT
Month of interview
W_INTDAY
Day of month of interview
W_INTDATECMC
Century month date of interview
W_INTRESULT
Result of individual interview
W_EVMARALLSAMP
Ever-married or all-women sample
W_INTERVIEWERIDIR
Identification number of interviewer, women's survey
W_INTERVIEWERIDHH
Identification number of interviewer, household survey
W_URBAN
Urban-rural status
W_DEFACTORES
De facto place of residence
W_PREVRESTYP
Type of place of previous residence
W_KIDRESTYP
Childhood place of residence
W_GEO_MW1992_2016
Malawi regions, 1992-2016 [integrated; GIS]
W_GEO_MW2000
Malawi regions, 2000 [GIS]
W_DHS_IPUMSI_MW
DHS-IPUMS-I Malawi regions, 1987-2010
W_AGE
Age
W_AGE5YEAR
Age in 5 year groups
W_BIRTHMO
Woman's month of birth
W_BIRTHYEAR
Woman's year of birth
W_DOBCMC
Respondent's date of birth, in century months
W_DOBINFORESP
Information given on respondent's date of birth
W_RESIDENT
Usual resident or visitor
W_RELATE
Respondent's relationship to HH head
W_PREGNANT
Currently pregnant
W_DURCURPREG
Duration of current pregnancy
W_RELIGION
Religion
W_ETHNICITYMW
Ethnicity, Malawi
W_RESIDEINTYR
Years lived in place of residence
W_HHMEMTOTAL
Total number of household members
W_HHELIGWOMEN
Number of eligible women in household
W_HHKIDLT5
Number of children under 5 in household
W_HHEADAGE
Age of household head
W_HHEADAGEHH
Age of household head (from HH record)
W_HHEADSEX
Sex of household head
W_HHEADSEXHH
Sex of household head (from hh record)
W_FAMSTRUCTR
Relationship structure in HH
W_MARSTAT
Woman's current marital or union status
W_EVERMARRIED
Ever been married
W_CURRMARR
Woman never, currently, or formerly married
W_UNION1MORE
Woman had one or more than one union
W_AGEFRSTMAR
Age at first marriage or cohabitation
W_HUSAGE
Age of husband/partner
W_DURMARGRP
Marital or cohabitation duration (grouped)
W_MAR1STMO
Month of first marriage or cohabitation
W_MAR1STYR
Year of first marriage or cohabitation
W_YRSTO1STMAR
Years since starting date of 1st marriage or union
W_MAR1STCMC
Date of first marriage or cohabitation (CMC)
W_MAR1STDATINFO
Completeness of information, date of first marriage/union
W_MARTO1STBORNMO
Months between respondent's 1st marriage and 1st birth
W_WIFENUM
Number of other wives
W_HUSBINHOME
Husband/partner lives in woman's household
W_CHEB
Total children ever born
W_TOTBIRTHIST
Number of entries in the birth history
W_SONSATHOME
Number of own sons living at home
W_DAUSATHOME
Number of own daughters living at home
W_SONSAWAYHOME
Number of own sons living away from home
W_DAUSAWAYHOME
Number of own daughters living away from home
W_SONSDIED
Number of own sons who have died
W_DAUSDIED
Number of own daughters who have died
W_BIRTHSIN5YRS
Number of births in last 5 years
W_BIRTHSIN1YR
Number of births in the past year
W_BIRTHSIN1MO
Total number of births in month of interview
W_DOB1STKIDCMC
Date of respondent's first birth, in century months
W_TIMEMENSTRUATE
Time since woman's last menstrual period
W_MENSTRUATE6WK
Woman menstruated last 6 weeks
W_OVCYCLE
When in cycle thinks pregnancy is most likely
W_CHEBALIVE
Total number of living children born to respondent
W_CHSURVPLUSPG
Total number of living children including current pregnancy
W_CHEBALIVETRUNC
Total number of living children, truncated at 6+
W_LASTBIRTHTOINTMO
Interval between last birth and interview, in months
W_CONCEPTDATEFLAG
Completeness of information on date of conception, current pregnancy
W_MENSTIMFLAG
Flag for reported time since last menstrual period
W_PREGTERMIN
Ever had pregnancy terminate via abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth
W_PREGTERMINMO
Calendar month of pregnancy termination
W_PREGTERMINYR
Year of last pregnancy termination
W_PREGTERMTIM
Months pregnant when pregnancy terminated
W_PREGTERMPREV
Respondent had previous pregnancy terminations (prior to last 5 years)
W_PRECALBIDX
Birth history index for last child born prior to the start of the calendar
W_BIRTHSOTHER
Other live births in interval between last birth reported and date of interview
W_BIRTHSTOT3YR
Total births in last 3 years prior to interview
W_PRECALTERM
Had pregnancies ending in miscarriage, abortion or stillbirth before calendar beginning
W_PRECALTERMMO
Month of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
W_PRECALTERMYR
Year of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
W_PRECALTERMCMC
Century month date of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
W_PRECALTERMCOMP
Completeness of information for last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
W_TIMEMENSCALC
Computed time since last menstrual period
W_AGEAT1STBIRTH
Age of respondent at time of first birth
W_PREGTERMCMC
Century month date of last pregnancy termination
W_PREGTERMFLAG
Date flag for last terminated pregnancy
W_FLOOR
Main material of floor
W_ELECTRC
Has electricity
W_ELECTRCHH
Dwelling has electricity (from hh record)
W_COOKFUEL
Type of fuel household uses for cooking
W_TOILETTYPE
Type of toilet facility
W_TOILETSHAREYN
Household shares toilet facility
W_DRINKWTR
Major source of drinking water
W_TIMETOWTRIND
Time to water source (from individual respondent record)
W_TIMETOWTRHH
Time to reach water source and return, in minutes (from HH record)
W_HANDWASHPL
Household has place for handwashing
W_HANDWASHBRIDGE
Household has place for handwashing (bridging variable)
W_HWBASIN
Household has basin for handwashing
W_HWSOAP
Household has soap or other cleansing agent for handwashing
W_HWWATERTAP
Household has water faucet or tap for handwashing
W_BIKE
HH has bicycle
W_BIKEHH
HH has bicycle (from HH record)
W_CAR
HH has car/truck
W_CARHH
HH has car/truck (from HH record)
W_MOTORCYCL
HH has motorcycle/scooter
W_MOTORCYCLHH
HH has motorcycle/scooter (from HH record)
W_RADIO
HH has radio
W_RADIOHH
HH has radio (from HH record)
W_TELEVISION
HH has television
W_TVHH
HH has television (from HH record)
W_PARALAMPYN
HH has paraffin/kerosene lamp
W_SALTBRIDGE
Iodized salt in household (bridging variable)
W_SALTRESULT
Results of salt iodine test (from individual record)
W_SALTEST1
Iodine level in HH salt, first grouping
W_BEDNETHH
Household has bednet for sleeping
W_CURRWORK
Currently working
W_WKCURRJOB
Woman's occupation
W_WHOWORKFOR
Whom the respondent works for
W_WKHOMEAWAY
Woman works at home or away from home
W_WKWORKLASTYR
Respondent worked recently
W_WKEMPLOYWHEN
Respondent works all year, seasonally, or occasionally
W_WKTYPELAND
Type of land where respondent works
W_WKEARNTYPE
Type of earnings for respondent's work
W_HUSJOB
Partner's occupation
W_FEMPAYHHEXP
Portion of household expenditures paid by woman's earnings
W_WEALTHQ
Household wealth index in quintiles
W_WEALTHS
Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)
W_LIT2
Literacy, based on reading passage
W_LITBRIG
Literacy bridging variable
W_LITPROGRAMEV
Respondent ever attended literacy program
W_EDUCLVL
Highest educational level
W_YRSCHL
Highest year of education in level
W_EDYRTOTAL
Total years education
W_EDACHIEVER
Summary educational achievement
W_HUSEDLVL
Partner's educational level
W_HUSEDYR
Partner's highest year of education in level
W_HUSEDYRS
Partner's education in total years schooling
W_HUSEDACHIEVER
Husband's summary educational achievement
W_NEWSFQ
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine
W_NEWSBRIG
Reads newspaper: Bridging variable
W_TVFQ
Frequency of watching television
W_TVBRIG
Watches television: Bridging variable
W_RADIOFQ
Frequency of listening to radio
W_RADIOBRIG
Listens to radio: Bridging variable
W_DECBIGHH
Final say on making large household purchases
W_DECDAILYPUR
Final say on household purchases for daily needs
W_DECFAMVISIT
Final say on visits to family or relatives
W_DECFEMEARN
Final say on spending woman's earnings
W_DECFEMHCARE
Final say on woman's health care
W_DECFOOD
Final say on food to be cooked
W_DECKIDHCARE
Woman can decide if sick child gets medical treatment
W_FERTPREF
Fertility preferences
W_UNMETNEED
Unmet need for FP
W_UNMETNEED2
Unmet need for FP (2nd def)
W_KIDDESIRE
Desire for more children
W_FPLCHDESIRE
Wanted last child
W_PGDESIRE
Time wanted current pregnancy
W_PROBPREG
How big problem if became pregnant
W_IDEALKID
Ideal number of children
W_IDEALKIDGRP
Ideal number of children (grouped)
W_IDEALBOYS
Ideal number of boy children
W_IDEALGIRLS
Ideal number of girl children
W_IDEALBOTH
Ideal number of children of either sex
W_IDEALBTHFUT
Ideal time before future birth
W_PREFTIMECH
Preferred waiting time for birth of a(nother) child
W_PREFTIMECHGP
Preferred waiting time for birth of a(nother) child (grouped)
W_FPDECIDER
Decision-maker for using FP
W_HUSFERTPREF
Husband's desire for children
W_FPAPPROVE
Respondent approves of couples using FP
W_HUSPROFP
Husband approves FP use
W_EXPOSURE1
Fecund, pregnant, amenorrheic, or infecund
W_EXPOSURE2
Fecund, pregnant, amenorrheic, or infecund (2nd def)
W_FPKNOTYP
Know any type of FP method
W_FPKNOPILL
Know about Pill for FP
W_FPKNOIUD
Know about IUD for FP
W_FPKNOINJ
Know about injectable FP
W_FPKNODIA
Know about diaphragm for FP
W_FPKNOCON
Know about condom for FP
W_FPKNOFST
Know about female sterilization for FP
W_FPKNOMST
Know about male sterilization for FP
W_FPKNOFC
Know about female condom for FP
W_FPKNOIMP
Know about implants or Norplant for FP
W_FPKNOLAM
Knows about lactational amenorrhea as a method of family planning
W_FPKNOEMRG
Knows about emergency contraception a as a method of family planning
W_FPKNOFJ
Knows about foam and jelly as a method of family planning
W_FPKNOWD
Know about withdrawal for FP
W_FPKNORHY
Know about rhythm for FP
W_FPKNOCHARM
Knows about charms or amulets as a method of family planning
W_FPKNOPLT
Knows about medicinal plants or herbs as a method of family planning
W_FPKNOSTR
Know about strings as a method of family planning
W_FPKNOOM
Knows about other contraceptive as a method of family planning
W_FPCUREFF
Told about side effects of FP method
W_FPCURDEAL
Told how to deal with side effects of FP method
W_FPCUREFFWKR
Told about side effects by family planning worker
W_FPCUROM
Told about other FP methods
W_FPCUROMWKR
Ever told about other family planning methods by FP worker
W_FPTYPNOW
Current FP use by method type (folk, traditional, modern)
W_FPUSPATRN
Pattern of use of contraceptive method
W_FPMETHNOW
Current method of FP
W_FPNOWUSPILL
FP method currently used: Pill
W_FPNOWUSINJ
FP method currently used: Injections
W_FPNOWUSIUD
FP method currently used: IUD
W_FPNOWUSIMP
FP method currently used: Implants
W_FPNOWUSFST
FP method currently used: Female sterilization
W_FPNOWUSMST
FP method currently used: Male sterilization
W_FPNOWUSDIA
FP method currently used: Diaphragm
W_FPNOWUSCON
FP method currently used: Condom
W_FPNOWUSFC
FP method currently used: Female condom
W_FPNOWUSFJ
FP method currently used: Foam and jelly
W_FPNOWUSLAM
FP method currently used: Lactational amenorrhea method (LAM)
W_FPNOWUSRHY
FP method currently used: Rhythm
W_FPNOWUSWD
FP method currently used: Withdrawal
W_FPNOWUSPLT
FP method currently used: Medicinal plants or herbs
W_FPNOWUSCHRM
FP method currently used: Charm or amulet
W_FPNOWUSOM
FP method currently used: Other method
W_FPCURNOMO
Months of use of current family planning method
W_FPNOW1SRC
First source for contraception for current method
W_FPLASTSRCS
Last source for FP for current users, standardized
W_FP1STUSGPKID
Number living children at first use of FP (grouped)
W_FP1STUSLVKID
Number living children at first use of FP
W_FPUSINTENT
FP current use or future intention
W_FPUSPLAN
Intention to use FP in future
W_FPUSIFMARY
Would use FP in future if married
W_FPMETHFUTR
Preferred future FP method
W_FPEVUSE
Ever use any type of FP (folk, traditional, modern)
W_FPEVUSPILL
Ever use Pill for FP
W_FPEVUSIUD
Ever use IUD for FP
W_FPEVUSINJ
Ever use injectable for FP
W_FPEVUSDIA
Ever use diaphragm for FP
W_FPEVUSCON
Ever use condom for FP
W_FPEVUSFST
Ever use female sterilization for FP
W_FPEVUSWD
Ever use withdrawal for FP
W_FPEVUSRHY
Ever use rhythm for FP
W_FPEVUSMST
Ever use male sterilization for FP
W_FPEVUSIMP
Ever use implants/Norplant for FP
W_FPEVUSFC
Ever use female condom for FP
W_FPEVUSFJ
Ever use foam or jelly for FP
W_FPEVUSEMRG
Ever use emergency contraception for FP
W_FPEVUSLAM
Ever use Lactational amenorrhea method for FP
W_FPEVUSCHARM
Ever use charms or amulets for FP
W_FPEVUSPLT
Ever use medicinal plants or herbs for FP
W_FPEVUSOM
Ever use other methods for FP
W_FPSTERNOCH
Told sterilization would mean no more children
W_FPSTERILAGE
Age at sterilization
W_FPSTERILPAR
Parity at sterilization
W_FPSTERMARDUR
Marital duration at time of sterilization
W_FPSTERYRAGO
Years since sterilization
W_FPSTERILDTCMC
Date when sterilized (CMC)
W_FPSTERILMO
Month of sterilization
W_FPSTERILYR
Year when sterilized
W_FPSTERCOMP
Completeness of information - date of sterilization
W_FPHOMVISITY
Visited by family planning worker in past 12 months
W_FPHCVISITY
Visited health facility for any reason in past 12 months
W_FPHCTALKFP
At health facility told of family planning
W_FPRADIOHR
Heard FP message on radio
W_FPTVHR
Heard FP message on TV recently
W_FPNEWSHR
Heard FP message in newspaper/magazine
W_FPPOSTHR
Seen FP message on poster or pamphlet
W_FPPLAYHR
Heard about family planning in: Theater/play/drama
W_FPCLOTHHR
Heard about family planning: On Clothing
W_FPYNOTFUS
Why not intend to use FP in future
W_FPYNOTMAR
Reason not using method: Not married
W_FPYNOTNOSEX
Reason not using method: Not having sex
W_FPYNOTINSEX
Reason not using method: Infrequent sex
W_FPYNOTMENO
Reason not using method: Menopausal or hysterectomy
W_FPYNOTINF
Reason not using method: Subfecund or infecund
W_FPYNOTAMEN
Reason not using method: Postpartum amenorrheic
W_FPYNOTBSTFD
Reason not using method: Breastfeeding
W_FPYNOTFATE
Reason not using method: Fatalistic
W_FPYNOTOPPR
Reason not using method: Respondent opposed
W_FPYNOTOPPH
Reason not using method: Husband or partner opposed
W_FPYNOTOPPO
Reason not using method: Others opposed
W_FPYNOTRELIG
Reason not using method: Religious prohibition
W_FPYNOTKNO
Reason not using method: Knows no contraceptive method
W_FPYNOTSRC
Reason not using method: Knows no source of contraceptives
Total: 1391