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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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Sep 19, 2018
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Reason first blood pressure measurement not taken (B_BP1WHYNOT)

Data file: GHA2014-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1266
End: 1266
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
101E) TAKE THE FIRST BLOOD PRESSURE READING.
RECORD THE SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC PRESSURE. THEN PROCEED TO Q102.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MEASURE THE RESPONDENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE, RECORD THE REASON.

SYSTOLIC ___
DIASTOLIC ___

REFUSED 994
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS 995
OTHER 996
Categories
Value Category
1 Refused
2 Technical problems
3 Other
8 Missing
9 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 women who agreed to have blood pressure measured during the survey, but whose blood pressure was not measured, BP1WHYNOT reports why the woman's blood pressure was not measured.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Blood pressure Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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