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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
Producer(s)
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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Waist circumference (male household members) (H_HWMWAISTCIRC)

Data file: ZAF2016-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 765
End: 768
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category
9993 Not present
9994 Refused
9995 Other
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
HWMWAISTCIRC reports the circumference (in millimeters) of the male household member's waist. There is one implied decimal place in the waist circumference. Dividing HWMWAISTCIRC by 10 will yield the measured circumference in centimeters.

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