Family network and household composition (Karonga HDSS data)
Malawi
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DDI-MWI-MEIRU-POPDENS-2004-v1.0
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Drinking water source (D) (water1)
Data file: popdens_hhcomp_famnet_stateevents_year
Overview
Valid:
456547
Invalid:
49497
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
599
End:
599
Width:
1
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Drinking water source (D)
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tap to house | 79946 |
17.5%
|
| 2 | Shared communal tap | 52390 |
11.5%
|
| 3 | Bore hole | 231321 |
50.7%
|
| 4 | Covered well | 52975 |
11.6%
|
| 5 | Open well | 22911 |
5%
|
| 6 | Lake/river | 16895 |
3.7%
|
| 7 | Other | 109 |
0%
|
| 8 | Unknown | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | Missing | 0 | |
| Sysmiss | 49497 |
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.