Demographic and Health Survey 2003 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2003
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Days mother fed youngest child plain water in past week (C_MAFEDWATERWKD)
Data file: GHA2003-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1444
End:
1445
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
492. Now I would like to ask you about liquids (NAME FROM Q.491) drank over the last
seven days, including yesterday.
How many days during last seven days did (NAME FROM Q.491) drink each of the
following?
FOR EACH ITEM GIVEN AT LEAST ONCE IN LAST SEVEN DAYS, BEFORE
PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT ITEM, ASK:
In total, how many times yesterday during the day or at night did (NAME FROM Q.491) drink (ITEM)?
a Plain water?
b Commercially produced infant formula?
c Any other milk such as tinned, powdered, or fresh animal milk?
d Fruit juice?
e Any other liquids?
IF 7 OR MORE TIMES, RECORD '7'.
IF DON'T KNOW, RECORD '8'.
1) PLAIN WATER
LAST 7 DAYS
NUMBER OF DAYS __
YESTERDAY/LAST NIGHT
NUMBER OF TIMES ___
b) COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED INFANT FORMULA
LAST 7 DAYS
NUMBER OF DAYS __
YESTERDAY/LAST NIGHT
NUMBER OF TIMES ___
c) ANY OTHER MILK SUCH AS TINNED, POWDERED, OR FRESH ANIMAL MILK
LAST 7 DAYS
NUMBER OF DAYS __
YESTERDAY/LAST NIGHT
NUMBER OF TIMES___
d) FRUIT JUICE?
LAST 7 DAYS
NUMBER OF DAYS __
YESTERDAY/LAST NIGHT
NUMBER OF TIMES ___
e) ANY OTHER LIQUIDS?
LAST 7 DAYS
NUMBER OF DAYS __
YESTERDAY/LAST NIGHT
NUMBER OF TIMES ___
seven days, including yesterday.
How many days during last seven days did (NAME FROM Q.491) drink each of the
following?
FOR EACH ITEM GIVEN AT LEAST ONCE IN LAST SEVEN DAYS, BEFORE
PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT ITEM, ASK:
In total, how many times yesterday during the day or at night did (NAME FROM Q.491) drink (ITEM)?
a Plain water?
b Commercially produced infant formula?
c Any other milk such as tinned, powdered, or fresh animal milk?
d Fruit juice?
e Any other liquids?
IF 7 OR MORE TIMES, RECORD '7'.
IF DON'T KNOW, RECORD '8'.
1) PLAIN WATER
LAST 7 DAYS
NUMBER OF DAYS __
YESTERDAY/LAST NIGHT
NUMBER OF TIMES ___
b) COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED INFANT FORMULA
LAST 7 DAYS
NUMBER OF DAYS __
YESTERDAY/LAST NIGHT
NUMBER OF TIMES ___
c) ANY OTHER MILK SUCH AS TINNED, POWDERED, OR FRESH ANIMAL MILK
LAST 7 DAYS
NUMBER OF DAYS __
YESTERDAY/LAST NIGHT
NUMBER OF TIMES___
d) FRUIT JUICE?
LAST 7 DAYS
NUMBER OF DAYS __
YESTERDAY/LAST NIGHT
NUMBER OF TIMES ___
e) ANY OTHER LIQUIDS?
LAST 7 DAYS
NUMBER OF DAYS __
YESTERDAY/LAST NIGHT
NUMBER OF TIMES ___
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 97 | Don't know |
| 98 | Missing |
| 99 | 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
MAFEDWATERWKD (V470A) reports how many days, out of the past seven days, the child's mother gave her youngest surviving child plain water. This variable describes a characteristic of the mother rather than the child.
Although the question wording asks about foods given to a specific child during the previous week, responses relate to the mother, so all young children of the mother are coded the same way. If the mother reported she gave her youngest surviving child plain water in the previous week, all of her children in the data are coded as "yes" (codes "1" through "7"), including any children who have died or who live elsewhere.
A positive response in MAFEDWATERWKD thus does not necessarily indicate whether a particular child of the mother drank plain water during the previous week. IPUMS-DHS users should instead employ the variable FEDWATERWKD (M37A) to determine how many days the child drank plain water during the previous week. See Comparability.
The related variable MAFEDWATER24H (V409) indicates whether the child's mother gave her youngest surviving child plain water during the previous 24 hours. MAFEDWATER24HX (V469A) reports the number of times the child's mother gave her youngest surviving child plain water during the previous 24 hours.
Although the question wording asks about foods given to a specific child during the previous week, responses relate to the mother, so all young children of the mother are coded the same way. If the mother reported she gave her youngest surviving child plain water in the previous week, all of her children in the data are coded as "yes" (codes "1" through "7"), including any children who have died or who live elsewhere.
A positive response in MAFEDWATERWKD thus does not necessarily indicate whether a particular child of the mother drank plain water during the previous week. IPUMS-DHS users should instead employ the variable FEDWATERWKD (M37A) to determine how many days the child drank plain water during the previous week. See Comparability.
The related variable MAFEDWATER24H (V409) indicates whether the child's mother gave her youngest surviving child plain water during the previous 24 hours. MAFEDWATER24HX (V469A) reports the number of times the child's mother gave her youngest surviving child plain water during the previous 24 hours.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Days child fed foods in past week Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |