Ministère du Plan, de la Restructuration Économique et de la Promotion de l'Emploi, Institut National de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Économique, Bureau Central de Recensement [Bénin], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
1007) WAS LENGTH/HEIGHT OF CHILD MEASURED LYING DOWN OR STANDING UP?
[ONLY FOR CHILDREN BORN SINCE JANUARY 1993]
LYING 1
STANDING 2
Categories
Value
Category
0
Not measured
1
Lying down
2
Standing up
8
Missing
9
NIU (not in universe)
6
Inconsistent
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
HWHTHOWMEAS (HW15) reports whether the height of children under age 5 was measured when they were lying down or standing up. According to the DHS Recode Manuals:
In DHS surveys, children aged less than 24 months are to be measured lying down, children 24 months or older are to be measured standing up. There may, however, be a considerable discrepancy between policy and practice!