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Demographic and Health Survey 2006 - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 2006
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BEN_2006_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique et de l’Analyse Économique (INSAE) in collaboration with the Programme National de Lutte contre le Sida (PNLS) [Bénin] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Type of bednet child slept under last night (C_MLKIDNETSL)

Data file: BEN2006-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1346
End: 1346
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
465B) Does (NAME) usually sleep under a mosquito net?

YES 1
NO 2
Categories
Value Category
0 No bednet
1 Only treated bednets
2 Both treated and untreated nets
3 Only untreated bednets
7 Don't know
8 Missing
9 NIU (not in universe)
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.

Description

Definition
For children under age five who are listed in the household schedule, MLKIDNETSL (ML0) indicates the type of bednet (treated, untreated, or both treated and untreated nets), if any, the child slept under the previous night.


Apart from universe differences, MLKLIDNETSL (ML0) has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

MLKLIDNETSL (ML0) is included in Phase V forward of the standard DHS household questionnaire.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Child demography core Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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