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Demographic and Health Survey 2011-12 - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 2011 - 2012
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BEN_2011_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ministère du Développement, de l’Analyse Économique et de la Prospective, Institut National de la Statistique et de l’Analyse Économique (INSAE) [Bénin] and IFC International., Minnesota Population Center
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Lowering blood pressure by: Exercising (B_BPEXERCISE)

Data file: BEN2011-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1211
End: 1212
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
1013) To lower your hypertension or high blood pressure, are you currently:

a. taking prescribed drugs?
b. Controlling your weight or losing weight?
c. Reducing the amount of salt in your food?
d. Eating plants?
e. Exercising?
f. Quitting smoking?

MEDICATION

YES 1
NO 2
N/A 3

CONTROLLING WEIGHT

YES 1
NO 2
N/A 3

REDUCING SALT

YES 1
NO 2
N/A 3

PLANTS

YES 1
NO 2
N/A 3

EXERCISING

YES 1
NO 2
N/A 3

QUITTING SMOKING

YES 1
NO 2
N/A 3
Categories
Value Category
10 No or not applicable
11 No
12 Not applicable
20 Yes
98 Missing
99 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 have been told by a doctor that she has high blood pressure or hypertension, BPEXERCISE indicates whether she is currently exercising to lower her blood pressure.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Blood pressure Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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