Demographic and Health Survey 2013-14 - IPUMS Subset

Central African Republic, 2013 - 2014

Reference ID

COD_2013_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministère du Plan et Suivi de la Mise en œuvre de la Révolution de la Modernité (MPSMRM), Ministère de la Santé Publique (MSP) [Democratic Republic of the Congo] et ICF International., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Sep 19, 2018

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Cost of other health-related items for HH in last 4 weeks (W_HHOTHHLTHCOSTHH)

Data file: COD2013-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 497

End: 502

Width: 6

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

242) Sometimes people buy vitamins, drugs, and medicinal plants without consulting a health care worker, a pharmacist, or a traditional practitioner. They can also purchase health care accessories like Band-Aids, thermometers and other devices without medical advice. In the last four week, how much have you spent for these types of purchases for members of your household?

TOTAL IN $USD. CONVERT TOTAL TO CONGOLESE FRANC AT THE RATE OF $1US EQUALS900 CONGOLESE FRANCS

COST ____
NOTHING 00000
IN KIND ONLY 99995
DON'T KNOW 99998

Value	Category
000000	No cost/free
999994	Item not applicable
999995	Paid in kind only
999996	Non-resident
999997	Don't know
999998	Missing
999999	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

HHOTHHLTHCOST reports how much the household spent on health-related items without a consultation in the last four weeks. This includes buying vitamins, medicines and herbal remedies without consulting a health provider, pharmacy, or traditional healer. This also other-health related items, such as bandages/plasters, thermometers, or other medical devices.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Healthcare Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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