Demographic and Health Survey 2003-2004 - IPUMS Subset
Madagascar, 2003 - 2004
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Household has place for handwashing (bridging variable) (C_HANDWASHBRIDGE)
Data file: MDG2003-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
417
End:
418
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
33. In your household, where do you usually wash your hands?
IN THE DWELLING/YARD/LOT 1
ELSEWHERE 2 (GO TO 35)
NOWHERE 3 (GO TO 35)
IN THE DWELLING/YARD/LOT 1
ELSEWHERE 2 (GO TO 35)
NOWHERE 3 (GO TO 35)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | No, no known place to wash hands |
| 11 | Not observed: not in dwelling |
| 12 | Not observed: no permission to see |
| 13 | Not observed: other reason |
| 20 | Yes, has place for handwashing |
| 21 | In dwelling/yard/plot |
| 22 | Somewhere else |
| 96 | Non-resident |
| 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
HANDWASHBRIDGE serves as a bridging variable between two approaches to collecting information about the household's place for handwashing. Initially, respondents were asked, "Where do you usually wash your hands?" The responses distinguished between in the dwelling/yard/plot and somewhere else.
Beginning with Phase VI of the DHS, respondents were asked, "Please show me where members of your household most often wash their hands." The responses indicate whether the interviewer observed a place for handwashing, and if not, the reason no place for handwashing was observed.
HANDWASHBRIDGE combines information from the first approach of asking about the handwashing place (in HANDWASHPL (HV230)) and the second approach of observing the handwashing place (in HANDWASHPLOBS (HV230A)).
The information in HANDWASHBRIDGE 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").
See Comparability for more information.
Beginning with Phase VI of the DHS, respondents were asked, "Please show me where members of your household most often wash their hands." The responses indicate whether the interviewer observed a place for handwashing, and if not, the reason no place for handwashing was observed.
HANDWASHBRIDGE combines information from the first approach of asking about the handwashing place (in HANDWASHPL (HV230)) and the second approach of observing the handwashing place (in HANDWASHPLOBS (HV230A)).
The information in HANDWASHBRIDGE 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").
See Comparability for more information.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Toilet and water Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |