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DDI-MWI-MEIRU-POPDENS-2004-V1.0
Family network and household composition (Karonga HDSS data)
Malawi
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DDI-MWI-MEIRU-POPDENS-2004-v1.0
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Nov 14, 2025
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popdens_hhcomp_famnet_stateevents_year
Data file: popdens_hhcomp_famnet_stateevents_year
Cases:
506044
Variables:
751
Variables
ident
unique identifier (S)
crshse
household id (S)
idmoth
id of mother (S)
idfath
id of father (S)
year
year (D)
yeargp
era (D)
snapdt
date of snapshot (D)
startdt
start date of snapshot period (D)
stopdt
end date of snapshot period (D)
birth_date
birth date (D)
age
age at snapshot (D)
sex
sex (S)
marstatus
marital status (D)
marstatus_start
start of current marital status episode (D)
marstatus_end
end of current marital status episode (D)
prevvil
previous village code (if moved into HDSS in period before snapdt) (D)
prevvilname
previous village name (if moved into HDSS in period before snapdt) (D)
prevgpsx
previous village GPS x (if moved into HDSS in period before snapdt) (D)
prevgpsy
previous village GPS y (if moved into HDSS in period before snapdt) (D)
newres
next village code (if moved out of HDSS in period after snapdt) (D)
newresname
next village name (if moved out of HDSS in period after snapdt) (D)
newgpsx
next village GPS x (if moved out of HDSS in period after snapdt) (D)
newgpsy
next village GPS y (if moved out of HDSS in period after snapdt) (D)
coordx
household location (longitude) (D)
coordy
household location (latitude) (D)
totlen
total time in period that participant was present in this household (D)
maxlen
total time in period that participant was present in any household (D)
sttrsndt
Most recent HDSS start date if in period before snapdt (D)
rsnstart
Reason for most recent start date (D)
stprsndt
Next HDSS stop date if in period after snapdt (D)
rsnstop
Reason for next stop date (D)
iparid
whether parental id links are available (D)
numgpar
number of grandparent ids known (D)
pcnkrel_hh
% of all relationships in household that are unknown (D)
numnkinhh
number of unknown relationships to index in household (D)
pcnkinhh
percent of household members with unknown relationship to index (D)
anynkinhh
whether any household members have unknown relationship to index (D)
allnkinhh
whether all household members have unknown relationship to index (D)
numnkinhhexp
number of unknown relationships in expanded household (D)
pcnkinhhexp
percent of expanded household members with unknown relationship to index (D)
anynkinhhexp
whether any expanded household members have unknown relationship to index (D)
allnkinhhexp
whether all expanded household members have unknown relationship to index (D)
numhhexp
number of expanded households linked to (D)
numhhexp_bl
number of expanded households that index has blood tie to (D)
numnoparid_250m
number of people with no parent ids within 250m (D)
numnoparid_100m
number of people with no parent ids within 100m (D)
numnoparid_50m
number of people with no parent ids within 50m (D)
numnoparid_20m
number of people with no parent ids within 20m (D)
numnoparid_10m
number of people with no parent ids within 10m (D)
nummothid_250m
number of people with only mother id within 250m (D)
nummothid_100m
number of people with only mother id within 100m (D)
nummothid_50m
number of people with only mother id within 50m (D)
nummothid_20m
number of people with only mother id within 20m (D)
nummothid_10m
number of people with only mother id within 10m (D)
numfathid_250m
number of people with only father id within 250m (D)
numfathid_100m
number of people with only father id within 100m (D)
numfathid_50m
number of people with only father id within 50m (D)
numfathid_20m
number of people with only father id within 20m (D)
numfathid_10m
number of people with only father id within 10m (D)
pco20nkrel_250m
number of hh with >20% relationship unknown within 250m (D)
pco20nkrel_100m
number of hh with >20% relationship unknown within 100m (D)
pco20nkrel_50m
number of hh with >20% relationship unknown within 50m (D)
pco20nkrel_20m
number of hh with >20% relationship unknown within 20m (D)
pco20nkrel_10m
number of hh with >20% relationship unknown within 10m (D)
pcnkrel_250m
average % of unknown household relationships within 250m (including index hh) (D
pcnkrel_100m
average % of unknown household relationships within 100m (including index hh) (D
pcnkrel_50m
average % of unknown household relationships within 50m (including index hh) (D)
pcnkrel_20m
average % of unknown household relationships within 20m (including index hh) (D)
pcnkrel_10m
average % of unknown household relationships within 10m (including index hh) (D)
pcnkrel_exhh_250m
average % of unknown household relationships within 250m (excluding index hh) (D
pcnkrel_exhh_100m
average % of unknown household relationships within 100m (excluding index hh) (D
pcnkrel_exhh_50m
average % of unknown household relationships within 50m (excluding index hh) (D)
pcnkrel_exhh_20m
average % of unknown household relationships within 20m (excluding index hh) (D)
pcnkrel_exhh_10m
average % of unknown household relationships within 10m (excluding index hh) (D)
hhid
id of household head (D)
hhreal
whether household head is as reported or imputed (D)
hhsex
household head sex (D)
hhage
household head age (D)
hhagecat
household head age category (D)
hhbrel
whether household head is blood relative of index (D)
hhrel
relationship between index and household head (coded) (D)
hhrelcat
relationship between index and household head (simplified coded) (D)
hhreldet
relationship between index and household head (detailed text) (D)
hhgenrel
average genetic relationship between index and household head (D)
headrel
reported relationship between index and household head from annual survey (D)
pschldist
distance to nearest primary school (D)
pschldistcata
categorical distance to nearest primary school (D)
pschldistcatb
categorical distance to nearest primary school (D)
sschldist
distance to nearest secondary school (D)
sschldistcata
categorical distance to nearest secondary school (D)
sschldistcatb
categorical distance to nearest secondary school (D)
hcdist
distance to nearest health centre (D)
hcdistcata
categorical distance to nearest health centre (D)
hcdistcatb
categorical distance to nearest health centre (D)
insch
whether currently in school (D)
insch_repdt
report date of insch (D)
insch_diff
number of days between insch report date & snapdt (D)
schlstd
current or highest school standard (D)
schlstd_repdt
report date of schlstd (D)
schlstd_diff
number of days between schlstd report date & snapdt (D)
fathschl
father's highest schooling (D)
mothschl
mother's highest schooling (D)
occind
current occupation (categorised) (D)
occind_repdt
report date of occind (D)
occind_diff
number of days between occind report date & snapdt (D)
dwellscore
dwelling score (based on construction materials) (D)
dwellscore_repdt
report date of dwellscore (D)
dwellscore_diff
number of days between dwellscore report date & snapdt (D)
hhempscore
household head employment score (D)
lattype
Type of toilet (D)
lattype_repdt
report date of lattype (D)
lattype_diff
number of days between lattype report date & snapdt (D)
electric
Household has electricity (D)
electric_repdt
report date of electric (D)
electric_diff
number of days between electric report date & snapdt (D)
water1
Drinking water source (D)
water1_repdt
report date of water1 (D)
water1_diff
number of days between water1 report date & snapdt (D)
oxcart
Household owns oxcart (D)
oxcart_repdt
report date of oxcart (D)
oxcart_diff
number of days between oxcart report date & snapdt (D)
clock
Household owns clock (D)
clock_repdt
report date of clock (D)
clock_diff
number of days between clock report date & snapdt (D)
bicycle
Household owns bicycle (D)
bicycle_repdt
report date of bicycle (D)
bicycle_diff
number of days between bicycle report date & snapdt (D)
canoe
Household owns canoe (D)
canoe_repdt
report date of canoe (D)
canoe_diff
number of days between canoe report date & snapdt (D)
radio
Household owns radio (D)
radio_repdt
report date of radio (D)
radio_diff
number of days between radio report date & snapdt (D)
motorbike
Household owns motorbike (D)
motorbike_repdt
report date of motorbike (D)
motorbike_diff
number of days between motorbike report date & snapdt (D)
cattleown
Number of cattle owned by household (D)
cattleown_repdt
report date of cattleown (D)
cattleown_diff
number of days between cattleown report date & snapdt (D)
inc1hh
Main source of income for household (D)
inc1hh_repdt
report date of inc1hh (D)
inc1hh_diff
number of days between inc1hh report date & snapdt (D)
incscorehh
Score of household income sources (D)
incscorehh_repdt
report date of incscorehh (D)
incscorehh_diff
number of days between incscorehh report date & snapdt (D)
matorphan
maternal orphan status (D)
patorphan
paternal orphan status (D)
pardivwid
parent's marital status (D)
hhmove
number of household moves in period (D)
brthinhhld
number of births in household in period (D)
dthneoinhhld
number of neonatal deaths in household in period (D)
dthinfinhhld
number of infant deaths in household in period (D)
dth14inhhld
number of 1-4 year old deaths in household in period (D)
dth514inhhld
number of 5-14 year-old deaths in household in period (D)
dth1524inhhld
number of 15-24 year-old deaths in household in period (D)
dth2549inhhld
number of 25-49 year-old deaths in household in period (D)
dth50inhhld
number of 50 and over deaths in household in period (D)
dthinhhld
number of deaths in household in period (D)
mothdth
mother died in period (D)
fathdth
father died in period (D)
mothmar
mother married in period (D)
fathmar
father married in period (D)
totinhh
total in household (D)
numU5_hh
number aged under-5 in household (D)
num5_11_hh
number aged 5-11 in household (D)
num12_18_hh
number aged 12-18 in household (D)
num19_29_hh
number aged 19-29 in household (D)
num30_59_hh
number aged 30-59 in household (D)
numO60_hh
number of people aged 60 and over in household (D)
numU1_hh
number of people aged under 1 in household (D)
num1_4_hh
number of people aged 1-4 in household (D)
num5_17_hh
number of people aged 5-17 in household (D)
num18_39_hh
number of people aged 18-39 in household (D)
num40_59_hh
number of people aged 40-59 in household (D)
totinhhexp
total in expanded household (D)
numU5_hhexp
number aged under-5 in expanded household (D)
num5_11_hhexp
number aged 5-11 in expanded household (D)
num12_18_hhexp
number aged 12-18 in expanded household (D)
num19_29_hhexp
number aged 19-29 in expanded household (D)
num30_59_hhexp
number aged 30-59 in expanded household (D)
numO60_hhexp
number of people aged 60 and over in expanded household (D)
numU1_hhexp
number of people aged under 1 in expanded household (D)
num1_4_hhexp
number of people aged 1-4 in expanded household (D)
num5_17_hhexp
number of people aged 5-17 in expanded household (D)
num18_39_hhexp
number of people aged 18-39 in expanded household (D)
num40_59_hhexp
number of people aged 40-59 in expanded household (D)
numhh_10m
number of households within 10m radius (D)
numhh_20m
number of households within 20m radius (D)
numhh_25m
number of households within 25m radius (D)
numhh_50m
number of households within 50m radius (D)
numhh_100m
number of households within 100m radius (D)
numhh_250m
number of households within 250m radius (D)
meangenrel_250m
average of mean genetic relatedness in households within 250m (inc index hh) (D)
meangenrel_100m
average of mean genetic relatedness in households within 100m (inc index hh) (D)
meangenrel_50m
average of mean genetic relatedness in households within 50m (inc index hh) (D)
meangenrel_20m
average of mean genetic relatedness in households within 20m (inc index hh) (D)
meangenrel_10m
average of mean genetic relatedness in households within 10m (inc index hh) (D)
meangenrel_exhh_250m
average of mean genetic relatedness in households within 250m (exc index hh) (D)
meangenrel_exhh_100m
average of mean genetic relatedness in households within 100m (exc index hh) (D)
meangenrel_exhh_50m
average of mean genetic relatedness in households within 50m (exc index hh) (D)
meangenrel_exhh_20m
average of mean genetic relatedness in households within 20m (exc index hh) (D)
meangenrel_exhh_10m
average of mean genetic relatedness in households within 10m (exc index hh) (D)
num_10m
number of people within 10m radius (D)
numU1_10m
number of people aged under 1 within 10m radius (D)
num1_4_10m
number of people aged 1-4 within 10m radius (D)
num5_17_10m
number of people aged 5-17 within 10m radius (D)
num18_39_10m
number of people aged 18-39 within 10m radius (D)
num40_59_10m
number of people aged 40-59 within 10m radius (D)
numO60_10m
number of people aged 60 and over within 10m radius (D)
num_20m
number of people within 20m radius (D)
numU1_20m
number of people aged under 1 within 20m radius (D)
num1_4_20m
number of people aged 1-4 within 20m radius (D)
num5_17_20m
number of people aged 5-17 within 20m radius (D)
num18_39_20m
number of people aged 18-39 within 20m radius (D)
num40_59_20m
number of people aged 40-59 within 20m radius (D)
numO60_20m
number of people aged 60 and over within 20m radius (D)
num_50m
number of people within 50m radius (D)
numU1_50m
number of people aged under 1 within 50m radius (D)
num1_4_50m
number of people aged 1-4 within 50m radius (D)
num5_17_50m
number of people aged 5-17 within 50m radius (D)
num18_39_50m
number of people aged 18-39 within 50m radius (D)
num40_59_50m
number of people aged 40-59 within 50m radius (D)
numO60_50m
number of people aged 60 and over within 50m radius (D)
num_100m
number of people within 100m radius (D)
numU1_100m
number of people aged under 1 within 100m radius (D)
num1_4_100m
number of people aged 1-4 within 100m radius (D)
num5_17_100m
number of people aged 5-17 within 100m radius (D)
num18_39_100m
number of people aged 18-39 within 100m radius (D)
num40_59_100m
number of people aged 40-59 within 100m radius (D)
numO60_100m
number of people aged 60 and over within 100m radius (D)
num_250m
number of people within 250m radius (D)
numU1_250m
number of people aged under 1 within 250m radius (D)
num1_4_250m
number of people aged 1-4 within 250m radius (D)
num5_17_250m
number of people aged 5-17 within 250m radius (D)
num18_39_250m
number of people aged 18-39 within 250m radius (D)
num40_59_250m
number of people aged 40-59 within 250m radius (D)
numO60_250m
number of people aged 60 and over within 250m radius (D)
meangenrel_hh
average genetic relatedness within household (D)
numbrelhh
Number of blood relatives in the household (D)
avgenrelhh
average relatedness of hh members to index (D)
mothhh
mother in household (D)
fathhh
father in household (D)
mgmothhh
maternal grandmother in household (D)
mgfathhh
maternal grandfather in household (D)
pgmothhh
paternal grandmother in household (D)
pgfathhh
paternal grandfather in household (D)
mggmothhh
maternal great-grandmother in household (D)
mggfathhh
maternal great-grandfather in household (D)
pggmothhh
paternal great-grandmother in household (D)
pggfathhh
paternal great-grandfather in household (D)
mgaunthh
maternal great aunt in household (D)
mgunchh
maternal great uncle in household (D)
pgaunthh
paternal great aunt in household (D)
pgunchh
paternal great uncle in household (D)
stepmothhh
step-mother in household (D)
stepfathhh
step-father in household (D)
spousehh
spouse in household (D)
sisspousehh
sister's spouse in household (D)
brospousehh
brother's spouse in household (D)
spsofblrelhh
spouse of blood relative in household (D)
parinlawhh
parent-in-law in household (D)
dinlawhh
daughter-in-law in household (D)
sinlawhh
son-in-law in household (D)
chinlawhh
child-in-law in household (D)
stgparhh
step-grandparent in household (D)
stggparhh
step-great-grandparent in household (D)
fullsisU18hh
full sister aged under 18 in household (D)
fullsisO18hh
full sister aged over 18 in household (D)
hmatsisU18hh
half maternal sister aged under 18 in household (D)
hmatsisO18hh
half maternal sister aged over 18 in household (D)
hpatsisU18hh
half paternal sister aged under 18 in household (D)
hpatsisO18hh
half paternal sister aged over 18 in household (D)
fullbroU18hh
full brother aged under 18 in household (D)
fullbroO18hh
full brother aged over 18 in household (D)
hmatbroU18hh
half maternal brother aged under 18 in household (D)
hmatbroO18hh
half maternal brother aged over 18 in household (D)
hpatbroU18hh
half paternal brother aged under 18 in household (D)
hpatbroO18hh
half paternal brother aged over 18 in household (D)
daughtU18hh
daughter aged under 18 in household (D)
daughtO18hh
daughter aged over 18 in household (D)
sonU18hh
son aged under 18 in household (D)
sonO18hh
son aged over 18 in household (D)
childU18hh
child aged under 18 in household (D)
childO18hh
child aged over 18 in household (D)
mauntU18hh
maternal aunt aged under 18 in household (D)
mauntO18hh
maternal aunt aged over 18 in household (D)
muncU18hh
maternal uncle aged under 18 in household (D)
muncO18hh
maternal uncle aged over 18 in household (D)
pauntU18hh
paternal aunt aged under 18 in household (D)
pauntO18hh
paternal aunt aged over 18 in household (D)
puncU18hh
paternal uncle aged under 18 in household (D)
puncO18hh
paternal uncle aged over 18 in household (D)
bnieceU18hh
niece (brother's child) aged under 18 in household (D)
bnieceO18hh
niece (brother's child) aged over 18 in household (D)
snieceU18hh
niece (sister's child) aged under 18 in household (D)
snieceO18hh
niece (sister's child) aged over 18 in household (D)
bnephU18hh
nephew (brother's child) aged under 18 in household (D)
bnephO18hh
nephew (brother's child) aged over 18 in household (D)
snephU18hh
nephew (sister's child) aged under 18 in household (D)
snephO18hh
nephew (sister's child) aged over 18 in household (D)
Total: 751
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