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

Last modified

Mar 18, 2021

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Has fits (H_DISFITS)

Data file: MWI2016-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 757

End: 757

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

211. Does (NAME) sometimes have fits, become rigid, or lose consciousness?

YES 1
NO 2

Categories

Value	Category
0	No
1	Yes
7	Don't know
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

DISFITS indicates whether the household member has fits. DISFITS includes whether the household member has epilepsy, becomes rigid, or loses consciousness.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
General disability Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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