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Demographic and Health Survey 2008-2009 - IPUMS Subset

Madagascar, 2008 - 2009
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MDG_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique, Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Industrie [Madagascar] and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Number of children in height and weight table (C_BIOIDX)

Data file: MDG2008-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1108
End: 1108
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
WEIGHT, HEIGHT AND HEMOGLOBIN MEASUREMENT FOR WOMEN AGE 15-49 AND MEN AGE 15-59

201. CHECK COLUMNS 9 AND 10 OF THE HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE. RECORD THE LINE NUMBER AND NAME FOR ALL WOMEN AGE 15-49 AND ALL MEN AGE 15-59 IN QUESTIONS 202 AND 203. IF THERE ARE MORE THAN FOUR ADULTS, USE AN ADDITIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE. A FINAL OUTCOME MUST BE RECORDED FOR THE WEIGHT AND HEIGHT MEASUREMENT IN QUESTION 208 AND FOR THE ANEMIA TEST IN QUESTION 216.
Categories
Value Category
0 0
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
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
BIOIDX (V419) reports the number of entries (number of children) in the height and weight table. This number is typically equal to the number of births in the three (BIRTHSTOT3YR (V238)) or five (BIRTHSIN5YRS (V208) years before the survey. While there is, theoretically, no limit to the number of births recorded in BIRTHSTOT3YR and BIRTHSIN5YRS, BIOIDX is actually limited to the number of columns on the survey form that can be completed. In most cases, BIOIDX is capped at six.

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