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Demographic and Health Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset

Ethiopia, 2016
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ETH_2016_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Agency [Ethiopia] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Under age 18 (male household members) (H_HWMUNDER18)

Data file: ETH2016-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 614
End: 614
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
303. CHECK HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE COLUMN 7 (AGE):

15-17 YEARS 1
18-59 YEARS 2
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
For male household members who were potential subjects for height, weight, and hemoglobin measurement, HWMUNDER18 (HB50) indicates whether they were under or over age 18 at the time of the interview.

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

concept

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