Demographic and Health Survey 1993 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 1993

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GHA_1993_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Ghana Statistical Service and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Number of children in height and weight table (B_BIOIDX)

Data file: GHA1993-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 666

End: 666

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

901. CHECK 222:

NO BIRTHS SINCE JAN. 1990 (END)

ONE OR MORE BIRTHS SINCE JAN. 1990 (IN 902 (COLUMNS 2-4)
RECORD THE LINE NUMBER FOR EACH CHILD BORN SINCE JANUARY 1990 AND STILL ALIVE.

IN 903 AND 904 RECORD THE NAME AND BIRTH DATE FOR THE RESPONDENT AND FOR ALL LIVING CHILDREN BORN SINCE JANUARY 1990.

IN 906 AND 908 RECORD HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF THE RESPONDENT AND THE LIVING CHILDREN.

(NOTE: ALL RESPONDENTS WITH ONE OR MORE BIRTHS SINCE JANUARY 1990 SHOULD BE WEIGHED AND MEASURED EVEN IF ALL OF THE CHILDREN HAVE DIED.

IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 3 LIVING CHILDREN BORN SINCE JANUARY 1990, USE ADDITIONAL FORMS).

Value	Category
0	0
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6

Description

Definition

BIOIDX (V419) reports the number of entries (number of children) in the height and weight table. This number is typically equal to the number of births in the three (BIRTHSTOT3YR (V238)) or five (BIRTHSIN5YRS (V208) years before the survey. While there is, theoretically, no limit to the number of births recorded in BIRTHSTOT3YR and BIRTHSIN5YRS, BIOIDX is actually limited to the number of columns on the survey form that can be completed. In most cases, BIOIDX is capped at six.

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Concept

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

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