Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018 - IPUMS Subset

Pakistan, 2017 - 2018

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PAK_2017_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

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National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) [Pakistan], and ICF., Minnesota Population Center

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Jan 16, 2021

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Whether measured, and, if not, why not (Female household members) (H_HWFWHYNOTMEAS)

Data file: PAK2017-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 471

End: 471

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

206) HEIGHT IN CENTIMETERS

CM ____.______
NOT PRESENT 9994
REFUSED 9995
OTHER 9996

Categories

Value	Category
0	Measured
1	Not present
2	Refused
3	Technical problem
4	Incapacitated/sick
5	Other
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

HWFWHYNOTMEAS (HA13) indicates whether the female household member of childbearing age was measured for height and weight, or, if not, why she was not measured. All "no" responses have a common first digit of "2," while the second digit reveals the reason (e.g., not present, refused).

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Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Female anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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