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Demographic and Health Survey 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Ethiopia, 2010 - 2011
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ETH_2010_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Agency [Ethiopia] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Weight for height standard deviations from the reference median (DHS) (male household members) (H_HWMWTHTSDRM)

Data file: ETH2011-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 642
End: 645
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
245. WEIGHT IN KILOGRAMS:

KG _____

NOT PRESENT 99994
REFUSED 99995
OTHER 99996
Categories
Value Category
9997 Flagged cases
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 male household members, HWMWTHTSDRM (HB11) reports the difference between the man's weight and the median weight of a reference population of the same height and sex, expressed in units equal to one standard deviation of the reference population's distribution. This variable uses a DHS reference standard.

An anthropometry measure expressed in reference standard deviation units is also known as a Z-score. HWMWTHTSDRM values are reported in units equal to 100 times the Z-score, to preserve two decimal places without requiring the use of a decimal point. Dividing HWMWTHTSDRM by 100 will yield the weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) value.

The complementary DHS variable HWMWTHTPCTRMDHS (HB12) reports weight-for-height percentiles within the same reference population. Unlike z-scores, percentiles do not allow comparison across age and sex and cannot assess longitudinal change in growth status; users are advised to consult anthropometry literature for further discussion.

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var_concept.title Vocabulary
Male anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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