Demographic and Health Survey 2010, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Malawi, 2010
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MWI_2010_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office [Malawi] and ICF Macro, Minnesota Population Center
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Aug 15, 2018
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Main material of outside walls of dwelling (B_WALL)
Data file: MWI2010-B
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Range:
0 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
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 |