Malawi Population and Housing Census 2008
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
June, 2008 - June, 2008
Data type
Census:
De facto - De jure - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative
Summary
Censuses provide population numbers, household or family size and composition, and information on sex and age distribution. They often include other demographic, economic and health-related topics as well. The 2008 Malawi de facto and de jure census collected data through face-to-face interviews on the subjects of housing, household demographics, employment for those 6 and older, fertility for women 12 and older, migration, disability, household deaths, and education. Fieldwork was done June 1 - 21, 2008.
Keywords
Adult mortality, Agriculture, Assets, Birth certificates, Causes of death, Child labor, Child mortality, Cooking fuels, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Hearing loss, Household air pollution, Household deaths, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Infant mortality, Insecticide-treated bednets, International migration, Lighting, Literacy, Live births, Marital status, Marriage age, Mass media, Maternal mortality, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mining, Mortality, Parental survival, Population, Population characteristics, Population density, Refrigeration, Religion, Sanitation, School enrollment, Siblings, Summary birth history, Telephones, Transportation, Unintentional injuries, Vision loss, Water supply
Citation
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Funders
Suggested citation
National Statistical Office of Malawi. Malawi Population and Housing Census 2008.