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Demographic and Health Survey 2008-2009 - IPUMS Subset

Madagascar, 2008 - 2009
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MDG_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique, Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Industrie [Madagascar] and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Under age 18 (according to household questionnaire) (respondents to women's survey) (W_BIOFUNDER18)

Data file: MDG2008-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 2658
End: 2658
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
209. AGE AND SEX:
CHECK QUESTIONS 204 AND 205:

AGE 15-17 YEARS 1
FEMALE AGE 18-49 YEARS 2 (GO TO 212B)
MALE AGE 18-59 YEARS 3 (GO TO 212B)
Categories
Value Category
1 Under age 18
2 Age 18 or older
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
BIOFUNDER18 (V452A) indicates whether the respondent was under or over age 18 at the time of the interview, according to the household roster.

The information in this variable was used by DHS personnel to determine whether a female household member needed consent from a parent/caretaker before conducting hemoglobin measurements.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Female biometrics, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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