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Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2014
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GHA_2014_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Data file: GHA2014-B.dat

Birth records

Cases: 23118

Variables

B_SAMPLE
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier
B_SAMPLESTR
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier (string)
B_COUNTRY
Country
B_YEAR
Year of sample
B_IDHSPID
Unique cross-sample respondent identifier
B_IDHSHID
Unique cross-sample household identifier
B_DHSID
Key to link DHS clusters to context data (string)
B_IDHSPSU
Unique sample-case PSU identifier
B_IDHSSTRATA
Unique cross-sample sampling strata
B_CASEID
Sample-specific respondent identifier
B_HHID
Sample-specific household identifier
B_PSU
Sample-specific primary sampling unit
B_STRATA
Sample-specific sampling strata
B_DOMAIN
Sample-specific domain
B_HHNUM
Household number in cluster
B_CLUSTERNO
Sample-specific cluster number
B_ULTAREAUNIT
Sample-specific ultimate area unit
B_LINENO
Household line number of woman respondent
B_LINENOHHRESP
Respondent's line number (answering Household questionnaire)
B_LINENOHUS
Household line number of respondent's husband
B_BIDX
Birth history index number
B_PERWEIGHT
Sample weight for persons
B_AWFACTT
All woman factor for total population
B_MENSELHH
Household selected for men's/husband's survey (individual-level)
B_HEMOSELECT
Household selected for hemoglobin measurements
B_INTYEAR
Year of interview
B_MONTHINT
Month of interview
B_INTDAY
Day of interview
B_INTDATECMC
Century month date of interview
B_INTSTARTCMC
Century month code (CMC) for start of survey
B_INTENDCMC
Century month code (CMC) for end of survey
B_INTSTART
Time interview started (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
B_INTEND
Time interview ended (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
B_INTDURATION
Length of interview (minutes)
B_INTVISITNO
Number of visits for the interview
B_INTRESULT
Result of individual interview
B_EVMARALLSAMP
Ever-married or all-women sample
B_INTERVIEWERIDIR
Identification number of interviewer, women's survey
B_INTERVIEWERIDHH
Identification number of interviewer, household survey
B_URBAN
Urban-rural status
B_GEO_GH1988_2014
Ghana regions, 1988-2014 [integrated; GIS]
B_GEO_GH2014
Ghana regions, 2014 [GIS]
B_DHS_IPUMSI_GH
DHS-IPUMS-I Ghana regions, 1984-2014
B_AGE
Age
B_AGE5YEAR
Age in 5 year groups
B_BIRTHMO
Woman's month of birth
B_BIRTHYEAR
Woman's year of birth
B_DOBCMC
Respondent's date of birth, in century months
B_DOBINFORESP
Information given on respondent's date of birth
B_RESIDENT
Usual resident or visitor
B_RELATE
Respondent's relationship to HH head
B_PREGNANT
Currently pregnant
B_DURCURPREG
Duration of current pregnancy
B_TRIPSAWAYR
Number of trips away from home in last 12 months
B_TRIPAWAY1MO
Respondent away from home for over 1 month in last year
B_RELIGION
Religion
B_ETHNICITYGH
Ethnicity, Ghana
B_MARSTAT
Woman's current marital or union status
B_EVERMARRIED
Ever been married
B_CURRMARR
Woman never, currently, or formerly married
B_UNION1MORE
Woman had one or more than one union
B_AGEFRSTMAR
Age at first marriage or cohabitation
B_HUSAGE
Age of husband/partner
B_DURMARGRP
Marital or cohabitation duration (grouped)
B_MAR1STMO
Month of first marriage or cohabitation
B_MAR1STYR
Year of first marriage or cohabitation
B_YRSTO1STMAR
Years since starting date of 1st marriage or union
B_MAR1STCMC
Date of first marriage or cohabitation (CMC)
B_MAR1STDATINFO
Completeness of information, date of first marriage/union
B_MARTO1STBORNMO
Months between respondent's 1st marriage and 1st birth
B_WIFENUM
Number of other wives
B_WIFERANK
Wife rank number
B_HUSBINHOME
Husband/partner lives in woman's household
B_BRIDEWYN
Bridewealth negotiated in current union
B_BWSTATUS
Status of bridewealth
B_BWNOAGREE
Bridewealth not negotiated: Respondent did not agree
B_BWNOFAM
Bridewealth not negotiated: Family did not agree
B_BWNOFAMTIES
Bridewealth not negotiated: Family ties
B_BWNOHUSB
Bridewealth not negotiated: Husband not given opportunity
B_BWNONEED
Bridewealth not negotiated: No need
B_BWNONEG
Bridewealth not negotiated: Not negotiable
B_BWNOPREG
Bridewealth not negotiated: Woman pregnant
B_BWNOPRESTIGE
Bridewealth not negotiated: Prestige
B_BWNOOTHER
Bridewealth not negotiated: Other reason
B_CHEB
Total children ever born
B_TOTBIRTHIST
Number of entries in the birth history
B_SONSATHOME
Number of own sons living at home
B_DAUSATHOME
Number of own daughters living at home
B_SONSAWAYHOME
Number of own sons living away from home
B_DAUSAWAYHOME
Number of own daughters living away from home
B_SONSDIED
Number of own sons who have died
B_DAUSDIED
Number of own daughters who have died
B_BIRTHSIN5YRS
Number of births in last 5 years
B_BIRTHSIN1YR
Number of births in the past year
B_BIRTHSIN1MO
Total number of births in month of interview
B_DOB1STKIDCMC
Date of respondent's first birth, in century months
B_TIMEMENSTRUATE
Time since woman's last menstrual period
B_MENSTRUATE6WK
Woman menstruated last 6 weeks
B_OVCYCLE
When in cycle thinks pregnancy is most likely
B_CHEBALIVE
Total number of living children born to respondent
B_CHSURVPLUSPG
Total number of living children including current pregnancy
B_CHEBALIVETRUNC
Total number of living children, truncated at 6+
B_LASTBIRTHTOINTMO
Interval between last birth and interview, in months
B_CONCEPTDATEFLAG
Completeness of information on date of conception, current pregnancy
B_MENSTIMFLAG
Flag for reported time since last menstrual period
B_PREGTERMIN
Ever had pregnancy terminate via abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth
B_PREGTERMINMO
Calendar month of pregnancy termination
B_PREGTERMINYR
Year of last pregnancy termination
B_PREGTERMTIM
Months pregnant when pregnancy terminated
B_PREGTERMPREV
Respondent had previous pregnancy terminations (prior to last 5 years)
B_PRECALBIDX
Birth history index for last child born prior to the start of the calendar
B_BIRTHSOTHER
Other live births in interval between last birth reported and date of interview
B_BIRTHSTOT3YR
Total births in last 3 years prior to interview
B_PRECALTERM
Had pregnancies ending in miscarriage, abortion or stillbirth before calendar beginning
B_PRECALTERMMO
Month of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
B_PRECALTERMYR
Year of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
B_PRECALTERMCMC
Century month date of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
B_PRECALTERMCOMP
Completeness of information for last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
B_TIMEMENSCALC
Computed time since last menstrual period
B_AGEAT1STBIRTH
Age of respondent at time of first birth
B_PREGTERMCMC
Century month date of last pregnancy termination
B_PREGTERMFLAG
Date flag for last terminated pregnancy
B_HHMEMTOTAL
Total number of household members
B_HHKIDLT5
Number of children under 5 in household
B_HHELIGWOMEN
Number of eligible women in household
B_HHEADAGE
Age of household head
B_HHEADAGEHH
Age of household head (from HH record)
B_HHEADSEX
Sex of household head
B_HHEADSEXHH
Sex of household head (from hh record)
B_FAMSTRUCTR
Relationship structure in HH
B_SLEEPROOMS
Number of rooms in HH used for sleeping
B_WALL
Main material of outside walls of dwelling
B_FLOOR
Main material of floor
B_ROOF
Main material of roof
B_ELECTRC
Has electricity
B_ELECTRCHH
Dwelling has electricity (from hh record)
B_COOKFUEL
Type of fuel household uses for cooking
B_KITCHEN
Household has separate room for kitchen
B_COOKWHERE
Where cooking is usually done
B_COOKOILTYPE
Type of cooking oil mainly used
B_TOILETTYPE
Type of toilet facility
B_TOILETPLACE
Location of toilet facilities
B_TOILETSHAREYN
Household shares toilet facility
B_TOILSHARNUMT
Number of other households sharing hh's toilet, topcoded
B_TIMETOTOILET
Minutes to reach toilet facility (away from dwelling/plot)
B_DRINKWTR
Major source of drinking water
B_WTRLOCATED
HH water source located in dwelling, plot, or elsewhere
B_TIMETOWTRIND
Time to water source (from individual respondent record)
B_TIMETOWTRHH
Time to reach water source and return, in minutes (from HH record)
B_TREATWTRYN
Household uses any method to treat drinking water
B_TRAQUA
HH treats water by: Adding Aquatabs
B_TRBLEACH
HH treats water by: Adding bleach/chlorine
B_TRBOIL
HH treats water by: Boiling
B_TRCLOTH
HH treats water by: Straining through cloth
B_TRFILTER
HH treats water by: Using water filters
B_TRSOLAR
HH treats water by: Solar disinfection
B_TRSTAND
HH treats water by: Letting it stand
B_TRCAMPH
HH treats water by: Adding camphor
B_TROTHER
HH treats water by: Other methods
B_TRDK
HH treats water by: Don't know
B_WSTORFLASK
HH drinking water storage: Flasks or bottles
B_WSTOREARTH
HH drinking water storage: Earthenware or pottery
B_WSTORMETAL
HH drinking water storage: Metal container
B_WSTORPLASTIC
HH drinking water storage: Plastic container or bucket
B_WSTOROTHER
HH drinking water storage: Other
B_WSTORDK
HH drinking water storage: Don't know
B_HANDWASHPLOBS
HH has place for handwashing (observed)
B_HANDWASHBRIDGE
Household has place for handwashing (bridging variable)
B_HWSOAP
Household has soap or other cleansing agent for handwashing
B_HANDWASHSAND
Ash/mud/sand present in observed handwashing place
B_HANDWASHWTR
Water present in observed handwashing place
B_HWNOCLAGENT
No cleaning agent in observed handwashing place
B_HHPHONE
Household has telephone
B_HHPHONEHH
House has telephone (household record)
B_MOBPHONE
HH has mobile phone
B_PC
HH has personal computer
B_BIKE
HH has bicycle
B_BIKEHH
HH has bicycle (from HH record)
B_CAR
HH has car/truck
B_CARHH
HH has car/truck (from HH record)
B_MOTORCYCL
HH has motorcycle/scooter
B_MOTORCYCLHH
HH has motorcycle/scooter (from HH record)
B_BOATWMOTOR
HH has boat with a motor
B_FRIDGE
HH has refrigerator
B_FRIDGEHH
HH has refrigerator (from HH record)
B_FREEZER
HH has freezer
B_RADIO
HH has radio
B_RADIOHH
HH has radio (from HH record)
B_TELEVISION
HH has television
B_TVHH
HH has television (from HH record)
B_BWTV
HH has black and white television
B_DVDVCD
HH has DVD/CD/VCR player
B_SEWMACHINE
HH has sewing machine
B_WATCHCLOCK
HH has watch or clock
B_CLOCKONLY
HH owns clock (not watch)
B_BED
HH has bed
B_TABLE
HH has table
B_CUPBOARDYN
HH has cupboard
B_BANKACC
HH has bank account
B_AGLANDYN
HH owns land for agriculture (yes or no)
B_DRAWNCART
HH has animal-drawn cart
B_GENERATYN
HH has generator
B_LIVESTOCKYN
HH owns livestock
B_CATTLEYN
HH owns cattle (yes or no)
B_CATTLENUM
Number of cattle owned by HH
B_COWBULLYN
HH owns cows/bulls (yes or no)
B_COWBULLNUM
Number of cows/bulls owned by HH
B_GOATYN
HH owns goats (yes or no)
B_GOATNUM
Number of goats owned by HH
B_PIGYN
HH owns pigs (yes or no)
B_PIGNUM
Number of pigs owned by HH
B_RABBITYN
HH owns rabbits (yes or no)
B_RABBITNUM
Number of rabbits owned by HH
B_GRASSCUTNUM
Number of grasscutters owned by HH
B_SALTBRIDGE
Iodized salt in household (bridging variable)
B_SALTRESULT
Results of salt iodine test (from individual record)
B_SALTEST1
Iodine level in HH salt, first grouping
B_SALTEST3
Summary result of salt test for iodine
B_BEDNETHH
Household has bednet for sleeping
B_BEDNETNUM
Number of mosquito nets owned by HH
B_BEDNETKIDLT5
Children under 5 slept under bednet last night
B_BEDNETKIDS
Number of children under bednet previous night
B_BEDNETWINF
Number of mosquito nets with specific information
B_SPRAYEDYR
Dwelling sprayed again mosquitoes, last 12 months
B_SPRAYEDGOV
Dwelling sprayed by government worker or program
B_SPRAYEDPRIV
Dwelling sprayed by private company
B_SPRAYEDNGO
Dwelling sprayed by NGO
B_SPRAYEDOTH
Dwelling sprayed by other
B_SPRAYEDDK
Don't know who sprayed dwelling
B_MLMSGURGCAREHH
Heard malaria message about urgently seeking care (HH respondent)
B_MLMSGACTRECHH
Heard malaria message about ACT medicine recommendation (HH respondent)
B_MLMSGFULLCORSHH
Heard malaria message about taking full course of medicine (HH respondent)
B_MLMSGANCHH
Heard malaria message about pregnant women getting ANC and meds (HH respondent)
B_MLMSGNETSHH
Heard malaria message about sleeping under nets (HH respondent)
B_MLSRCBROCHHH
Source of malaria message: Brochure or leaflet (HH survey)
B_MLSRCCOMHH
Source of malaria message: Community volunteer (HH survey)
B_MLSRCHWHH
Source of malaria message: Health worker (HH survey)
B_MLSRCNEWSHH
Source of malaria message: Newspaper or magazine (HH survey)
B_MLSRCPOSTHH
Source of malaria message: Poster (HH survey)
B_MLSRCRADIOHH
Source of malaria message: Radio (HH survey)
B_MLSRCTVHH
Source of malaria message: TV (HH survey)
B_MLSRCOTHERHH
Source of malaria message: Other source (HH survey)
B_INSHHNO
Number of household members covered by health insurance
B_CHHEDKIDLINENO
Line number of child selected for child education module
B_CHHEDPARLINENO
Line number of parent interviewed for child education module
B_CHHEDREADFQ
Frequency household members read to child
B_CHHEDHOMEWORK
Household member(s) helped child with homework in past 7 days
B_CHHEDGETBOOK
Household member(s) helped child access books in past 7 days
B_CHHEDLIBRARY
Household member(s) took child to library in past 7 days
B_CHHEDREADEVENT
Household member(s) took child to reading event in past 7 days
B_CHHEDTALKTEACH
Household member(s) talked to teacher about child's learning progress in past 7 days
B_CHHEDGOPTA
Household member(s) participated in Parent Teacher Association in past 7 days
B_CHHEDGOSCHLCOM
Household member(s) participated in school management committee in past 7 days
B_CHHEDREADREG
Household member(s) regularly read to child in past 7 days
B_CHHEDREADPUSH
Household member(s) encouraged child to read in past 7 days
B_CHHEDHIGHEXPECT
Household member(s) spoke to child of high expectations in past 7 days
B_CHHEDGIVELAMP
Household member(s) gave child lantern, flashlight, or lamp in past 7 days
B_CHHEDCUTCHORES
Household member(s) relieved child of some household chores in past 7 days
B_CHHEDOTHLEARN
Household member(s) helped child learn in some other way in past 7 days
B_CHHEDKIDBOOKSHOM
Number of children's books or reading materials in home
B_CHHEDTEACHLANG
Preferred language for teaching child
B_CHHEDTAKETEXTS
Frequency child brings school reading materials home
B_CHHEDGETOSCHL
How child travels to school
B_CHHEDTIMETOSCHL
How long it takes for child to get to school
B_CURRWORK
Currently working
B_JOBABSENT
Woman has job from which she was absent in past week
B_WKCURRJOB
Woman's occupation
B_WHOWORKFOR
Whom the respondent works for
B_WKWORKLASTYR
Respondent worked recently
B_WKEMPLOYWHEN
Respondent works all year, seasonally, or occasionally
B_WKEARNTYPE
Type of earnings for respondent's work
B_WKMATERNITY
Job offers paid or unpaid maternity leave
B_HUSJOB
Partner's occupation
B_WKEARNSMORE
Woman's earnings relative to husband/partner's earnings
B_WEALTHQ
Household wealth index in quintiles
B_WEALTHS
Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)
B_FEMOWNHOUSE
Woman owns house alone or jointly
B_FEMOWNLAND
Woman owns land alone or jointly
B_LIT2
Literacy, based on reading passage
B_LITBRIG
Literacy bridging variable
B_EDUCLVL
Highest educational level
B_YRSCHL
Highest year of education in level
B_EDYRTOTAL
Total years education
B_EDACHIEVER
Summary educational achievement
B_INSCHOOL
Woman still in school
B_WHYDROPOUT
Reason woman stopped attending school
B_AGESTARTSCHL
Age woman first enrolled in primary school
B_HUSEDLVL
Partner's educational level
B_HUSEDYR
Partner's highest year of education in level
B_HUSEDYRS
Partner's education in total years schooling
B_HUSEDACHIEVER
Husband's summary educational achievement
B_NEWSFQ
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine
B_NEWSBRIG
Reads newspaper: Bridging variable
B_TVFQ
Frequency of watching television
B_TVBRIG
Watches television: Bridging variable
B_RADIOFQ
Frequency of listening to radio
B_RADIOBRIG
Listens to radio: Bridging variable
B_DECBIGHH
Final say on making large household purchases
B_DECFAMVISIT
Final say on visits to family or relatives
B_DECFEMEARN
Final say on spending woman's earnings
Total: 1227
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