Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1992

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Reference ID

MWI_1992_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Statistical Office [Malawi] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Premature birth (last birth) (W_PREMATBR_01)

Data file: MWI1992-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1674

End: 1675

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

413. Was (NAME) born on time or prematurely?

ON TIME 1
PREMATURELY 2
DON'T KNOW 8

Categories

Value	Category
00	On time
10	Premature
11	Less than 7 months
12	7 to 8 months
20	Overdue
97	Don't know
98	Missing
99	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, PREMATBR_01 (M16_1) indicates whether the child was born on time or prematurely (for the last birth).

concept

Concept

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

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