Demographic and Health Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2016

Reference ID

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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Whether measured, and, if not, why not (male household members) (H_HWMWHYNOTMEAS)

Data file: ZAF2016-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 755

End: 756

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category
10	Measured
20	Not measured
21	Not present
22	Refused
23	Other
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

HWMWHYNOTMEAS (HB13) indicates whether the adult male household member was measured for height and weight, or, if not, why he was not measured. All "no" responses have a common first digit of "2," while the second digit reveals the reason (e.g., not present, refused).

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Male anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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