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Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008
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WBG_MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Data file: MWI2008-P-H

Person records

Variables: 152

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
AGE
Age
SEX
Sex
BIRTHMO
Month of birth
BIRTHYR
Year of birth
BPLMW
District of birth, Malawi
NATION
Country of citizenship
CITIZEN
Citizenship
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
MORTFAT
Mortality status of father
MORTMOT
Mortality status of mother
CHSURV
Children surviving
LIT
Literacy
SCHOOL
School attendance
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
CHBORN
Children ever born
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
DISLOWR
Disability affecting lower extremities
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
MIGMW2
District of previous residence, Malawi
DISORIG
Origin of disability
RESIDENT
Residence status: de facto, de jure
AGEMARR
Age at first marriage or union
EDUCMW
Educational attainment, Malawi
IND
Industry, unrecoded
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
MW2008A_0003
Person number (within household)
MW2008A_0405
Relationship to head of household
MW2008A_0406
Sex
MW2008A_0407
Month of birth
MW2008A_0408
Year of birth
MW2008A_0409
Age
MW2008A_0410
District or country of birth
MW2008A_0411
Malawian
MW2008A_0412
Nationality
MW2008A_0413
Residence status
MW2008A_0414
Religion
MW2008A_0415
Tribe
MW2008A_0416
District or country of previous residence
MW2008A_0417
Duration of residence (years)
MW2008A_0418
Type of disability, first
MW2008A_0419
Cause of disability, first
MW2008A_0420
Type of disability, second
MW2008A_0421
Cause of disability, second
MW2008A_0422
Type of disability, third
MW2008A_0423
Cause of disability, third
MW2008A_0424
Mother alive
MW2008A_0425
Mother in house
MW2008A_0426
Father alive
MW2008A_0427
Father in house
MW2008A_0428
Has birth certificate
MW2008A_0431
Literate in English
MW2008A_0432
Literate in Chichewa
MW2008A_0433
Literate in other language
MW2008A_0434
Literacy, detailed
MW2008A_0435
School attendance
MW2008A_0436
Highest school level and grade attended
MW2008A_0437
Highest school level attended
MW2008A_0438
Highest school years or grade attended
MW2008A_0439
Highest education qualification attained
MW2008A_0440
Economically active
MW2008A_0441
Reason for not working
MW2008A_0442
Subsistence work
MW2008A_0443
Available to work
MW2008A_0444
Looking for work
MW2008A_0505
Occupation (2 digits)
MW2008A_0506
Occupation (1 digit)
MW2008A_0507
Class of worker
MW2008A_0508
Main industry
MW2008A_0449
Marital status
MW2008A_0450
Age at first marriage or union
MW2008A_0452
Male children ever born
MW2008A_0453
Female children ever born
MW2008A_0454
Male children surviving
MW2008A_0455
Female children surviving
MW2008A_0456
Males born last year
MW2008A_0457
Females born last year
MW2008A_0458
Males born last year surviving
MW2008A_0459
Females born last year surviving
MW2008A_0460
Relationship flag
MW2008A_0461
Sex flag
MW2008A_0462
Age flag
MW2008A_0463
Malawian (Yes/No) flag
MW2008A_0464
Nationality flag
MW2008A_0465
Religion flag
MW2008A_0466
Tribe flag
MW2008A_0467
Mother aliveflag
MW2008A_0468
Father alive flag
MW2008A_0469
Marital status flag
MW2008A_0470
Male children ever born flag
MW2008A_0471
Female children ever born flag
MW2008A_0472
Male children surviving flag
MW2008A_0473
Female children surviving flag
MW2008A_0474
Males born last year flag
MW2008A_0475
Females born last year flag
MW2008A_0476
Males born last year surviving flag
MW2008A_0477
Females born last year surviving flag
MW2008A_0501
Children ever born
MW2008A_0502
Children surviving
MW2008A_0503
Children born last year
MW2008A_0504
Children born last year surviving
POLYGAM
Polygamous union
PERWT
Person weight
DISABLED
Disability status
MIGYRS1
Years residing in current locality
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
MIGRATEP
Migration status, previous residence
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
ETHNICMW
Ethnicity, Malawi
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
BIRTHSURV
Children surviving from births last year
MIGCTRYP
Country of previous residence
NATIVITY
Nativity status
YEARP
Year [person version]
SAMPLEP
IPUMS sample identifier [person version]
SERIAL
Household serial number [person version]
COUNTRYP
Country [person version]
RECTYPEP
Record type [person version]
Total: 152
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