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Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Cameroon, 1998
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CMR_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Bureau Central des Recensements et des Études de Population, Ministère des Investissements Publics et de l’Aménagement du Territoire [Cameroon] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Birthweight in kilos (last birth) (W_BIRTHWT_01)

Data file: CMR1998-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1847
End: 1850
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
418) How much did (NAME) weigh?

RECORD THE WEIGHT WRITTEN IN THE HEALTH CARD, IF AVAILABLE.

GRAMS FROM CARD: ___ 1
GRAMS FROM MEMORY: ___ 2
DON'T KNOW 99998
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.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
General maternal and infant health Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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