Demographic and Health Survey 2004 - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2004
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Whether child measured, and, if not, why not (C_HWWHYNOTMEAS)
Data file: LSO2004-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1196
End:
1197
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
(44) RESULT
1 MEASURED
2 NOT PRESENT
3 REFUSED
4 TECHN PROB
6 OTHER
1 MEASURED
2 NOT PRESENT
3 REFUSED
4 TECHN PROB
6 OTHER
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | Measured |
| 20 | Not measured |
| 21 | Dead |
| 22 | Sick |
| 23 | Not present |
| 24 | Refused |
| 25 | Mother refused |
| 26 | Child asleep |
| 27 | Other |
| 97 | 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
HWWHYNOTMEAS (HW13) indicates whether the child was measured for height and weight or, if not, why the child was not measured. All "no" responses have a common first digit of "2," while the second digit reveals the reason (e.g., consent refused, dead, sick).
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Child anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |