Demographic and Health Survey 1990-1991 - IPUMS Subset

Pakistan, 1990 - 1991

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Reference ID

PAK_1990_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Population Studies [Pakistan] and IRD/Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Birthweight in kilos (last birth) (W_BIRTHWT_01)

Data file: PAK1991-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1665

End: 1668

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

419. How much did (NAME) weigh?

KG 1_______
POUNDS 2______
DON'T KNOW 99998

Categories

Value	Category
9995	9995+
9996	Not weighed at birth
9997	Don't know
9998	Missing
9999	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 women who gave birth in the last three to five years, BIRTHWT_01 (M19_1) reports the last-born child's birthweight in kilos with three implied decimal places (or, alternatively stated, in grams with no decimal places). Children who were not weighed are coded 9996.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
General maternal and infant health Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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