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Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 1998
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GHA_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Number of children in height and weight table (C_BIOIDX)

Data file: GHA1998-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 801
End: 801
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
IN 902 (COLUMNS 2 AND 3) RECORD THE LINE NUMBER FOR EACH CHILD BORN SINCE JANUARY 1993 AND STILL ALIVE.
IN 903 AND 904 RECORD THE NAME (ALL COLUMNS) AND BIRTH DATE (COLUMNS 2, 3 AND 4) FOR THE RESPONDENT AND FOR ALL LIVING CHILDREN BORN SINCE JANUARY 1993.

IN 906 AND 908 RECORD HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF THE RESPONDENT AND THE LIVING CHILDREN.

(NOTE: ALL RESPONDENTS WITH ONE OR MORE BIRTHS SINCE JANUARY 1993 SHOULD BE WEIGHED AND MEASURED EVEN IF ALL OF THE CHILDREN HAVE DIED. IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 3 LIVING CHILDREN SINCE JANUARY 1993, USE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONNAIRES).
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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