Demographic and Health Survey 1993

Burkina Faso, 1992 - 1993

Reference ID

BFA_1992_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie [Burkina Faso] and Macro International Inc, Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Birthweight in kilos (last birth) (W_BIRTHWT_01)

Data file: BFA1993-W

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Range: -

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Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category
9995	9995+
9996	Not weighed at birth
9997	Don't know
9998	Missing
9999	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 women who gave birth in the last three to five years, BIRTHWT_01 (M19_1) reports the last-born child's birthweight in kilos with three implied decimal places (or, alternatively stated, in grams with no decimal places). Children who were not weighed are coded 9996.

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
General maternal and infant health Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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