Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2015 - 2016

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Reference ID

MWI_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center

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Jan 16, 2021

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Has difficulty with communication and comprehension (H_DISCOM)

Data file: MWI2016-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 726

End: 727

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

316. Does (NAME) have difficulty communicating using his or her usual language, for example understanding or being understood?

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO 318)
DON'T KNOW 8 (GO TO 318)

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317. Would you say that (NAME) has some difficulty communicating, a lot of difficulty, or can she not communicate at all?

SOME DIFFICULTY 1
A LOT OF DIFFICULTY 2
CAN'T COMMUNICATE AT ALL 3
DON'T KNOW 8

Categories

Value	Category
00	No
10	Yes
11	Some difficulty
12	A lot of difficulty
13	Cannot do at all
14	Yes, don't know how much difficulty
97	Don't know
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

DISCOM indicates whether the household member has difficulty with comprehension and communication in their usual language.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
General disability Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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