Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2015-16

Tanzania, 2015 - 2016

Reference ID

TZA_2015_DHS-MIS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [Tanzania], Ministry of Health [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania], Office of the Chief Government Statistician, and ICF, Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Sep 19, 2018

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Whether measured, and, if not, why not (Female household members) (M_HWFWHYNOTMEAS)

Data file: TZA2015-M

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Range: -

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Categories

Value	Category
0	Measured
1	Not present
2	Refused
3	Technical problem
4	Incapacitated/sick
5	Other
8	Missing
9	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

HWFWHYNOTMEAS (HA13) indicates whether the female household member of childbearing age was measured for height and weight, or, if not, why she was not measured. All "no" responses have a common first digit of "2," while the second digit reveals the reason (e.g., not present, refused).

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Female anthropometry Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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