Population and Housing Census 1987
Household questionnaire
Part A: Identification
Region/district _ _
TA, STA or town _ _
Enumeration area _ _ _
Village or place _ _
Household number _ _ _
Number of dwelling units (DUs) to household _
Part B: Characteristics of individual household members
For all persons
[Questions A through H were asked of all persons]
c. Full name
List all household members including any visitors, who slept in the dwelling unit(s) belonging to the household last night ________
d. Relationship to head of household
[] 2 Wife/husband
[] 3 Son/daughter
[] 4 Other relative
[] 5 Non-relative
g. Race
[] 2 Asian
[] 3 European
[] 4 Other
h. Migration - Place of birth ____
If same TA/STA or town, simply write "Same TA", "Same STA" or "Same town"
In other cases, state district, and TA/STA or town
If outside Malawi, state country
i. Migration - Residence during September 1986 ____
If same village/place, simply write "Same village" or "Same place"
If same TA/STA or town, simply write "Same TA", "Same STA" or "Same town"
In other cases, state district, and TA/STA or town
If outside Malawi, state country
Persons age 5 or older
[Questions J and K were asked of persons age 5 or older]
[] 2 No
[] 2 No
k. Education
[] 2 No
S1: Standard 1 etc. [S2 = Standard 2, S3 = Standard 3...]
F1: Form 1 etc. [F2 = Form 2, F3 = Form 3...]
University:
D: Diploma
G: Graduate
Persons aged 10 years or more
[Questions L through O were asked of persons age 10 or older]
l. Marital status
[] 2 Widowed
[] 3 Divorced
[] 4 Never married
m. Economic activity - activity status (during last seven days) ____
Employee
Family business worker
Self employed
Employer
1B: Not seeking work
2B: Not seeking work
Student
Dependent
Independent
Other
If active or unemployed but worked before, state:
[Questions N and O are asked of persons who have ever worked, as per question M]
Women aged 10 years or older
[Questions P and Q were asked of women aged 10 years or more]
p. Total children ever born alive _ _
Number of children ever born alive
_ _ Female
_ _ Female
_ _ Female
q. Live births occurred between September 1986 and [current] date
_ _ Female
_ _ Female
Part C: Summary of persons in this household
Sex:
_ _ Male
_ _ Female
_ _ 5-14
_ _ 15-64
_ _ 65+
Highest level of education attended:
_ _ Primary
_ _ Secondary and above
Part D: Deaths in the household
All deaths occurred in the household from September, 1986 to date
(Note: Include all deaths of both children and the elderly)
[] 2 Female
Age at death (years) _ _
[If no deaths, enter 0]
Part E: Household economic activities
Include cash crop farming, livestock, handicraft, beer brewing, etc.
(Use the last 12 months as the reference period - i.e., from September 1986 to [current] date)
Type of business/cash crop farming ____
Whether activity carried out during the month:
[] 2 No
[] October
[] November
[] December
[] February
[] March
[] April
[] May
[] June
[] July
[] August
[] 2 No
Part F: Dwelling unit characteristics and access to facilities
Dwelling unit serial number __
Main construction materials used for:
[] 2 Sunburnt bricks
[] 3 Concrete
[] 4 Mud/wattle
[] 5 Reeds/straw
[] 6 Wood/planks
[] 7 Other (specify) ____
[] 2 Iron sheets
[] 3 Iron and tiles
[] 4 Asbestos
[] 5 Cement
[] 6 Other (specify) ____
[] 2 Cement
[] 3 Bricks
[] 4 Wood
[] 5 Other (specify) ____
Number of rooms (exclude bathroom, toilet, storeroom and garage) _ _
Tenure
[] 2 Rented
[] 3 Other (specify) ____
[] 2 Piped outside dwelling unit
[] 3 Communal stand pipe
[] 4 Borehole
[] 5 Well
[] 6 Spring
[] 7 Stream/river
[] 8 Lake dam
[] 2 Piped outside dwelling unit
[] 3 Communal stand pipe
[] 4 Borehole
[] 5 Well
[] 6 Spring
[] 7 Stream/river
[] 8 Lake dam
Toilet
[] 2 Shared
[] 4 Shared
[] 6 None
Whether there is a radio in working condition in dwelling unit
[] 2 No
Number of cycles/vehicles in working condition belonging to person(s) in dwelling unit
_ _ Motor cycle
_ _ Motor vehicle
_ _ Ox-cart