Demographic and Health Survey 2009 - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2009
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Result of measurement of the respondent (C_BIOFWHYNOTMEAS)
Data file: LSO2009-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1096
End:
1097
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
215 WEIGHT IN KILOGRAMS
KG ___ ___ ___.___
NOT PRESENT 9994
REFUSED 9995
OTHER 9996
KG ___ ___ ___.___
NOT PRESENT 9994
REFUSED 9995
OTHER 9996
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Measured |
| 10 | Not measured |
| 11 | Sick |
| 12 | Not present |
| 13 | Refused |
| 14 | Incapacitated |
| 15 | Technical problems |
| 19 | Other |
| 20 | No measurement found in household |
| 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
BIOFWHYNOTMEAS (V447) indicates whether the respondent was measured for height and weight, or, if not, why she was not measured. All "Not measured" responses have a common first digit of "1," while the second digit reveals the reason (e.g., sick, not present, refused).
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Female anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |