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[India] National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16 - IPUMS Subset

India, 2015 - 2016
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IND_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Weight in kilograms (1 decimal) (members under age 5) (H_HWCWEIGHT)

Data file: IND2015-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 491
End: 494
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
205) WEIGHT IN KILOGRAMS

KILOGRAMS___
NOT PRESENT 9994 (GO TO 203 FOR NEXT CHILD OR, IF NO MORE CHILDREN, GO TO 303)
REFUSED 9995
OTHER 9996
Categories
Value Category
9994 Not present
9995 Refused
9996 Other
9997 Out of range
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 household members under age 5 who were potential subjects for height and weight measurement, HWCWEIGHT (HC2) reports their weight as measured by DHS personnel. There is one implied decimal place in the weight. Dividing HWCWEIGHT by 10 will yield the measured weight in kilograms.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Child anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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