Family network and household composition (Karonga HDSS data)
Malawi
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DDI-MWI-MEIRU-POPDENS-2004-v1.0
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current occupation (categorised) (D) (occind)
Data file: popdens_hhcomp_famnet_stateevents_year
Overview
Valid:
442534
Invalid:
63510
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
536
End:
537
Width:
2
Range:
0 - 11
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
current occupation (categorised) (D)
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Not working | 237464 |
53.7%
|
| 1 | student | 0 |
0%
|
| 2 | unskilled manual (irr wage) | 2677 |
0.6%
|
| 3 | farmer | 160935 |
36.4%
|
| 4 | fisherman | 6607 |
1.5%
|
| 5 | skilled manual (irr wage) | 6340 |
1.4%
|
| 6 | non-manual (irr wage) | 139 |
0%
|
| 7 | small trader/business | 3674 |
0.8%
|
| 8 | unskilled manual (reg wage) | 3088 |
0.7%
|
| 9 | skilled manual (reg wage) | 2163 |
0.5%
|
| 10 | non-manual (reg wage) | 994 |
0.2%
|
| 11 | professional | 18453 |
4.2%
|
| Sysmiss | 63510 |
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.