Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2008
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Child's birth order number (members under age 5) (H_HWCBORD)
Data file: GHA2008-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
554
End:
555
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
215. In what month and year was (NAME) born? PROBE: What is his/her birthday?
In what season was (NAME) born?
MONTH ____
YEAR ____
In what season was (NAME) born?
MONTH ____
YEAR ____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 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
For household members under age 5 who were potential subjects for height and weight measurement, HWCBORD (HC64) reports the birth order in which the child was born, from 1 to n, where 1 is the first child born to a mother, and the nth birth is the most recently born child.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Child biometrics, general Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |