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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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Birthweight in kilos (last birth) (W_BIRTHWT_01)

Data file: MDG2008-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 2344
End: 2347
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
434. How much did (NAME) weigh?
RECORD WEIGHT IN KILOGRAMS FROM HEALTH CARD IF AVAILABLE.

KILOGRAMS FROM CARD 1 ___
KILOGRAMS FROM RECALL 2 ___

DOESN'T KNOW 99.998
Categories
Value Category
9995 9995+
9996 Not weighed at birth
9997 Don't know
9998 Missing
9999 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 gave birth in the last three to five years, BIRTHWT_01 (M19_1) reports the last-born child's birthweight in kilos with three implied decimal places (or, alternatively stated, in grams with no decimal places). Children who were not weighed are coded 9996.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
General maternal and infant health Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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