Identification
Survey Identification Code
MWI_1995_MICS1_v01_M
Name of Survey
Malawi
Country Name (ISO 3166 English short name)
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Malawi | MWI |
Other country codes
| Country code (GEC) | Country code (UN M49) |
|---|---|
| MI | 454 |
MICS Round
MICS1
Type of Survey
National
Survey Status
Completed
Type of Implementing Agency
NSO
Start year and End year
| Year of implementation (Start) |
|---|
| 1995 |
Socio-economic Identifiers
Socio-economic Identifiers
| Type | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Country GDP in US$ (at starting year of survey) | 1397457932.307 |
| Country income classification (at starting year of survey) | Low income |
| Population (at starting year of survey) | 9844418 |
Implementation
Dates of Data Collection
| Fieldwork Started | Fieldwork Ended |
|---|---|
| 1995-10-12 | 1995-10-30 |
Paper based or CAPI
PAPI
Sampling
Sample frame
Type of sample frame used
Agricultural census
Sampling information
| Number of PSUs sampled | Number of households interviewed |
|---|---|
| 280 | 6206 |
Listing information
| Whether listing was performed |
|---|
| Yes |
Geographical Domain
| Types of geographical domains for analysis | Types of geographical domains for analysis (second) |
|---|---|
| MICS domain | admin 1 |
Date of frame used for sampling
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Date of frame used for sampling | 1992 |
Sample Implementation
Sample Implementation
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| All women or ever-married women sample | No |
| Oversampling for under-5s | No |
| Coverage of internally displaced people and/or refugees | |
| Sampling fraction for men's questionnaires | 0 |
| Households per cluster with WQT | 0 |
Content
Questionnaires
| Questionnaire | Value |
|---|---|
| Household questionnaire | Yes |
| Women's questionnaire | Yes, different year range |
| Under-5 questionnaire | Yes, different year range |
| Men's questionnaire | No |
| Children 5-17 questionnaire | Yes, different year range |
| Questionnaire form for Vaccination Records at Health Facility | No |
| Birth histories | No |
| Pregnancy histories | Yes |
| Children Anthropometry | No |
| Women Anthropometry | |
| Biomarker - Malaria | |
| Biomarker - HIV | |
| Biomarker - Anemia | |
| Biomarker - Other | |
| Water quality testing | No |
| Foundational learning skills | No |
Languages
| Language |
|---|
| no record |
Number of Variables
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| Wealth index calculated | No |
| Total number of (unrecoded) variables - household dataset | |
| Total number of (unrecoded) variables - household listing dataset | |
| Total number of (unrecoded) variables - TN dataset | |
| Total number of (unrecoded) variables - women's dataset | |
| Total number of (unrecoded) variables - BH dataset | |
| Total number of (unrecoded) variables - FG dataset | |
| Total number of (unrecoded) variables - maternal mortality dataset | |
| Total number of (unrecoded) variables - under-5's dataset | |
| Total number of (unrecoded) variables - 5-17's dataset | |
| Total number of (unrecoded) variables - 5-17's dataset |
Result
Availability Status
Final report - Yes
Publicly shared datasets - No, available at HQ
Public GPS dataset release under conditions of use -
Availability of archive - Yes, unpublished
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
MWI_1995_MICS1_v01_M
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | UNICEF | Documentation of the study |
Date of Metadata Production
2026-03-09
Metadata version
DDI Document version
Version 01