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Demographic and Health Survey 2000-2001 - IPUMS Subset

Uganda, 2000 - 2001
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Reference ID
UGA_2000_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Uganda Bureau of Statistics [Uganda] and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Under age 18 (according to household questionnaire) (respondents to women's survey) (B_BIOFUNDER18)

Data file: UGA2001-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 987
End: 987
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
49
Hemoglobin and Vitamin A Measurements of women 15-49
Check column 43

Age 15-17 1
Age 18-49 2 (GO TO 51)

Hemoglobin Measurement of men 15-54
Check column 43

Age 15-17 1
Age 18-54 2 (GO TO 51)
Categories
Value Category
1 Under age 18
2 Age 18 or older
8 Missing
9 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
BIOFUNDER18 (V452A) indicates whether the respondent was under or over age 18 at the time of the interview, according to the household roster.

The information in this variable was used by DHS personnel to determine whether a female household member needed consent from a parent/caretaker before conducting hemoglobin measurements.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Female biometrics, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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