Demographic and Health Survey 2010, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Malawi, 2010
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Reference ID
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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Aug 23, 2018
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Main material of roof (B_ROOF)
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 roof |
| 100 | NATURAL |
| 110 | Thatch/palm leaf/grass/makuti |
| 111 | Thatch/palm leaf |
| 112 | Grass, thatch |
| 113 | Grass, thatch, makuti |
| 114 | Thatch |
| 115 | Thatch/mat/leaves |
| 116 | Leaves |
| 117 | Grass/leaves/mud |
| 118 | Sticks/sticks with mud or dung |
| 120 | Earth |
| 121 | Mud |
| 122 | Dung, mud |
| 123 | Earth, mud |
| 124 | Sod |
| 125 | Sod/mud and grass mixture |
| 126 | Mud and hay |
| 130 | Straw |
| 200 | RUDIMENTARY |
| 210 | Rustic mat |
| 211 | Rustic mat, plastic sheets |
| 220 | Plastic/polythene sheet |
| 230 | Palm/bamboo |
| 231 | Palm, bamboo, grass |
| 232 | Reed, bamboo |
| 240 | Wood planks |
| 241 | Wooden tiles, planks |
| 242 | Wood, mulch |
| 250 | Cardboard |
| 260 | Rudimentary - metal |
| 261 | Tin cans |
| 262 | Iron sheets |
| 270 | Other rudimentary |
| 271 | Mobile roofs of nomads |
| 272 | Skin |
| 300 | FINISHED |
| 310 | Metal |
| 311 | Metal, zinc |
| 312 | Corrugated metal sheet, asbestos |
| 313 | Corrugated iron |
| 314 | Tin |
| 315 | Asbetos |
| 320 | Wood |
| 330 | Cement/concrete |
| 331 | Cement |
| 332 | Concrete |
| 333 | Reinforced brick cement |
| 340 | Tiles |
| 341 | Ceramic tiles |
| 342 | Iron and tiles |
| 343 | Tiles/slate |
| 344 | Mud tiles |
| 345 | Ceramic tiles, harvey (steel) tiles |
| 350 | Cement fiber |
| 351 | Calamine/cement fiber |
| 352 | Asbestos, cement fiber |
| 353 | Zinc/cement fiber |
| 360 | Roofing shingles |
| 370 | Bricks |
| 371 | Unburnt bricks |
| 372 | Burnt brick |
| 380 | Stone |
| 381 | Loosely packed stone |
| 382 | Stone slabs |
| 383 | Slate |
| 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
ROOF (HV215) reports the main material of the roof 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 |