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Demographic and Health Survey 2015 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 2015
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ZWE_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Weight in kilograms (male household members) (H_HWMWEIGHT)

Data file: ZWE2015-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 696
End: 699
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
WEIGHT, HEIGHT, HEMOGLOBIN MEASUREMENT AND HIV TESTING FOR MEN AGE 15-54

301. CHECK COLUMN 10 IN HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE. RECORD THE LINE NUMBER, NAME, AGE, AND MARITAL STATUS FOR ALL ELIGIBLE MEN IN 302, 303, AND 304.

IF THERE ARE MORE THAN THREE MEN, USE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE(S).
Categories
Value Category
9994 Not present
9995 Refused
9996 Other
9998 Missing
9999 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
HWMWEIGHT (HB2) reports the weight of adult male household members, as measured by DHS personnel. There is one implied decimal place in the weight. Dividing HWMWEIGHT by 10 will yield the man's measured weight in kilograms.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Male anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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