NCD Combined analytical dataset

Malawi, 2013 - 2016

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MWI-MEIRU-NCD-2013-v1.0

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Prof Moffat Nyirenda, Prof Shabbar Jaffar

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Combined / Harmonized Datasets Karonga HDSS Lilongwe HDSS

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Nov 14, 2025

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Nov 19, 2025

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Lilongwe only: summary possession score using the mode values (D) (hhpossscorel_mode)

Data file: ncd_combined_data_all

Overview

Valid: 16672

Invalid: 13903

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 128

End: 129

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 10

Format: Numeric

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

variable: parlamp_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: radio_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: mopho_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: landpho_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: tabchar_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: bedmt_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: bicyc_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: telv_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: egcook_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: sofa_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: oxcart_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: refrig_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: motcyc_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: car_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: cow_mode (table[s]: derived variable)
variable: site (table[s]: derived variable)
Total possession value is calculated using the kwacha values listed in hhpossscore_mode for each item the household possesses (using the mode household responses), then converted to a score out of 10, relative to other asset values in the dataset (Lilongwe only).

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