Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2008

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NGA_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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National Population Commission [Nigeria] and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center

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Weight for height standard deviations from the reference median (DHS) (female household members) (H_HWFWTHTSDRM)

Data file: NGA2008-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 494

End: 497

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

512. WEIGHT IN KILOGRAMS

KG. __.__

Value	Category
9997	Flagged cases
9998	Missing
9999	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

For female household members, HWFWTHTSDRM (HA11) reports the difference between the woman's weight and the median weight of a reference population of the same height and sex, expressed in units equal to one standard deviation of the reference population's distribution. This variable uses a DHS reference standard.

An anthropometry measure expressed in reference standard deviation units is also known as a Z-score. HWFWTHTSDRM values are reported in units equal to 100 times the Z-score, to preserve two decimal places without requiring the use of a decimal point. Dividing HWFWTHTSDRM by 100 will yield the weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) value.

The complementary DHS variable HWFWTHTPCTRMDHS (HA12) reports weight-for-height percentiles within the same reference population. Unlike z-scores, percentiles do not allow comparison across age and sex and cannot assess longitudinal change in growth status; users are advised to consult anthropometry literature for further discussion.

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Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Female anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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