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Demographic and Health Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2016
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ZAF_2016_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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National Department of Health (NDoH) [South Africa], Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Jan 16, 2021
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Number of own sons living away from home (B_SONSAWAYHOME)

Data file: ZAF2016-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 328
End: 329
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category
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11 11
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
SONSAWAYHOME (V204) reports the number of sons to whom the woman has given birth who are still alive, but who are not currently living with her.

The related variable SONSATHOME (V202) reports the number of sons to whom the woman has given birth who are still alive, and who are currently living with her.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Fertility Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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