Demographic and Health Survey 1993-1994 - IPUMS Subset
Bangladesh, 1993 - 1994
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Person who helped most to decide duration of breastfeeding (W_PPBFHELPWHO)
Data file: BGD1994-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1795
End:
1796
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
440. Among the persons with whom you talked about breastfeeding, who would you say helped you the most with your decision about how long to breastfeed?
DOCTOR 01
NURSE OR MIDWIFE 02
PHARMACIST 03
TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT 04
FIELDWORKER, FWA 05
HUSBAND 06
MOTHER 07
SISTER 08
MOTHER-IN-LAW 09
SISTER-IN-LAW 10
OTHER RELATIVE 11
OTHER (SPECIFY) 12
DOCTOR 01
NURSE OR MIDWIFE 02
PHARMACIST 03
TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT 04
FIELDWORKER, FWA 05
HUSBAND 06
MOTHER 07
SISTER 08
MOTHER-IN-LAW 09
SISTER-IN-LAW 10
OTHER RELATIVE 11
OTHER (SPECIFY) 12
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | Health worker |
| 11 | Doctor |
| 12 | Nurse/midwife |
| 13 | Pharmacist |
| 14 | Traditional birth attendant |
| 15 | Fieldworker |
| 20 | Relative |
| 21 | Husband |
| 22 | Mother |
| 23 | Sister |
| 24 | Mother-in-law |
| 25 | Sister-in-law |
| 26 | Other relative |
| 30 | Other |
| 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
PPBFHELPWHO indicates the person the respondent consulted about breastfeeding who provided the most help about how long to breastfeed her child.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Breastfeeding and infant feeding Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |