Demographic and Health Survey 2003 - IPUMS Subset
Kenya, 2003
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Child's birth order number (members under age 5) (H_HWCBORD)
Data file: KEN2003-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
429
End:
430
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
225. FOR EACH BIRTH SINCE JANUARY 1998, ENTER 'B' IN THE MONTH OF BIRTH IN COLUMN 1 OF THE CALENDAR.
FOR EACH BIRTH, ASK THE NUMBER OF MONTHS THE PREGNANCY LASTED AND RECORD 'P' IN EACH OF THE PRECEDING MONTHS ACCORDING TO THE DURATION OF PREGNANCY.
THE NUMBER OF 'P'S MUST BE ONE LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF MONTHS THAT THE PREGNANCY LASTED. WRITE THE NAME OF THE CHILD TO THE LEFT OF THE 'B' CODE.
FOR EACH BIRTH, ASK THE NUMBER OF MONTHS THE PREGNANCY LASTED AND RECORD 'P' IN EACH OF THE PRECEDING MONTHS ACCORDING TO THE DURATION OF PREGNANCY.
THE NUMBER OF 'P'S MUST BE ONE LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF MONTHS THAT THE PREGNANCY LASTED. WRITE THE NAME OF THE CHILD TO THE LEFT OF THE 'B' CODE.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 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 household members under age 5 who were potential subjects for height and weight measurement, HWCBORD (HC64) reports the birth order in which the child was born, from 1 to n, where 1 is the first child born to a mother, and the nth birth is the most recently born child.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Child biometrics, general Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |