Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2008

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Reference ID

GHA_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Sep 19, 2018

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Wealth index factor score (5 decimals) (H_WEALTHSHH)

Data file: GHA2008-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 366

End: 373

Width: 8

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Description

Definition

WEALTHSHH (HV271) refers to the household's wealth index value generated by the product of standardized scores (z-scores) and factor coefficient scores (factor loadings) of wealth indicators. Most researchers will want to use instead the complementary variable WEALTHQHH (HV270), which reports quintile ranking (from poorest to richest) of the household, in terms of wealth score, for a given sample.

For additional information about the calculation and meaning of the wealth index, users should consult the summary information available on the DHS Program website, including The DHS Program - Research Topics - Wealth Index [URL omitted from DDI.] and The DHS Wealth Index [URL omitted from DDI.], a DHS Comparative Report.

The variables used to calculate wealth index scores are sample-specific. See Comparability.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Wealth index Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

WEALTHSHH (HV271) is an 8-digit numeric variable with 5 implied decimal places.

99999998 = Missing
99999999 = NIU (not in universe)

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