Definition
OTHERANNUM reports the number of "other" animals owned by the household. The meaning of "other" depends on the specific animals asked about in a given sample. The related variable OTHERANYN indicates whether the household has any "other" animals.
The information in OTHERANNUM is taken from the household record, linked to the record of the woman respondent. This information applies to household residents, not temporary visitors, so researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2").