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Demographic and Health Survey 2005-06 - IPUMS Subset

India, 2005 - 2006
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IND_2005_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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International Institute for Population Sciences and Macro International., Minnesota Population Center
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Under age 18 (male household members) (H_HWMUNDER18)

Data file: IND2005-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 599
End: 599
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
107. How old were you at your last birthday?
COMPARE AND CORRECT 106 AND/OR 107 IF INCONSISTENT.

AGE IN COMPLETED YEARS _____
Categories
Value Category
1 Under age 18
2 Age 18 or older
8 Missing
9 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
For male household members who were potential subjects for height, weight, and hemoglobin measurement, HWMUNDER18 (HB50) indicates whether they were under or over age 18 at the time of the interview.

The information in this variable was used by DHS personnel to determine whether a male household member needed consent from a parent/caretaker to conduct hemoglobin measurements.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Male biometrics, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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