Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 2015 - 2016
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Flags for reported age at death of child (B_KIDAGEDEATHFLAG)
Data file: MWI2016-B.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1331
End:
1331
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
220. IF DEAD: How old was (NAME) when (he or she) died?
IF '12 MONTHS' OR '1 YEAR', ASK: Did (NAME) have (his or her) firth birthday?
THEN ASK: Exactly how many months old was (NAME) when (he or she) died?
RECORD DAYS IF LESS THAN 1 MONTH; MONTHS IF LESS THAN TWO YEARS; OR YEARS.
DAYS 1 ___
MONTHS 2 ___
YEARS 3 ___
IF '12 MONTHS' OR '1 YEAR', ASK: Did (NAME) have (his or her) firth birthday?
THEN ASK: Exactly how many months old was (NAME) when (he or she) died?
RECORD DAYS IF LESS THAN 1 MONTH; MONTHS IF LESS THAN TWO YEARS; OR YEARS.
DAYS 1 ___
MONTHS 2 ___
YEARS 3 ___
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | No flag |
| 1 | Reported age places death after interview |
| 2 | Reported age less than reported duration breastfeeding |
| 3 | Reported age less than age given supplemental food |
| 4 | Reported age less than age first breastfed |
| 5 | Reported age before last vaccination |
| 6 | Reported age outside expected range for units |
| 7 | Reported age was imputed, units given |
| 8 | Reported age was imputed, units not given |
| 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
KIDAGEDEATHFLAG (B13) reports the type of problem, if any, found when editing responses about the child's age at death (in KIDAGEDEATH). A code of 0 indicates no problem with the original response.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Child demography core Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |