Demographic and Health Survey 2004 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 2004
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Mother fed youngest child local tubers in past 24 hours (C_MAFEDTUBER24H)
Data file: MWI2004-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1519
End:
1519
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
493. Now I would like to ask you about the types of foods (NAME FROM Q. 491) ate yesterday.
In total, how many times yesterday during the day or at night did (NAME FROM Q. 491) eat (ITEM)?
IF 7 OR MORE TIMES, RECORD '7'. IF DON'T KNOW, RECORD '8'.
a. Bread, scone, maize meal (ngaiwa), maize flour (ufawoyera), millet, rice, sorghum, or any other food made from grains?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
b. Pumpkin, red or yellow yams or squash, carrots, or yellow/orange sweet potatoes?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
c. Any other food made from roots or tubers, for example cocoyams, irish potatoes, white sweet potatoes, white yams, cassava, or other local roots or tubers?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
d. Any dark green leafy vegetables such as amaranth, cassava, pumpkin, or sweet potato leaves, chinese cabbage, greens, kale, or other dark green leafy vegetables?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
e. Mango or papaya?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
f. Any other fruits and vegetables [for example, bananas, apples, green beans, avocados, tomatoes]?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
g. Meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, insects, rodents, or eggs?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
h. Any food made from legumes [for example, beans, soybeans, groundnuts, lentils, pigeon peas, or cowpeas]?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
i. Cheese, milk or yoghurt?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
j. Any food made with oil, fat, margarine or butter?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
k. Any other foods?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
In total, how many times yesterday during the day or at night did (NAME FROM Q. 491) eat (ITEM)?
IF 7 OR MORE TIMES, RECORD '7'. IF DON'T KNOW, RECORD '8'.
a. Bread, scone, maize meal (ngaiwa), maize flour (ufawoyera), millet, rice, sorghum, or any other food made from grains?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
b. Pumpkin, red or yellow yams or squash, carrots, or yellow/orange sweet potatoes?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
c. Any other food made from roots or tubers, for example cocoyams, irish potatoes, white sweet potatoes, white yams, cassava, or other local roots or tubers?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
d. Any dark green leafy vegetables such as amaranth, cassava, pumpkin, or sweet potato leaves, chinese cabbage, greens, kale, or other dark green leafy vegetables?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
e. Mango or papaya?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
f. Any other fruits and vegetables [for example, bananas, apples, green beans, avocados, tomatoes]?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
g. Meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, insects, rodents, or eggs?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
h. Any food made from legumes [for example, beans, soybeans, groundnuts, lentils, pigeon peas, or cowpeas]?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
i. Cheese, milk or yoghurt?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
j. Any food made with oil, fat, margarine or butter?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
k. Any other foods?
NUMBER OF TIMES_____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | No |
| 1 | Yes |
| 7 | Don't know |
| 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
MAFEDTUBER24H (V414F) indicates whether the child's mother gave her youngest surviving child white potatoes, white yams, manioc, cassava, or any other foods made from roots during the previous day, either at night or during the daytime. These vegetables are a source of healthful nutrients but lack the vitamin A content of their yellow equivalents, such as sweet potatoes and orange yams. MAFEDTUBER24H describes a characteristic of the mother rather than the child.
The complementary variable MAFEDYELVEG24H (V414I) indicates whether the child's mother gave her youngest surviving child pumpkin, carrots, squash, or sweet potatoes that are yellow or orange inside.
Although the question wording asks about foods given to a specific child during the previous day, responses relate to the mother, so all young children of the mother are coded the same way. If the mother reported she gave her youngest surviving child white potatoes, white yams, manioc, cassava, or any other foods made from roots in the previous day, all of her young children in the data are coded as "yes," including any children who have died or who live elsewhere.
A positive response in MAFEDTUBER24H thus does not necessarily indicate whether a particular child of the mother ate white potatoes, white yams, manioc, cassava, or any other foods made from roots during the previous day. IPUMS-DHS users should instead employ the variable FEDTUBER24H (M37R) to determine whether the child ate white potatoes, white yams, manioc, cassava, or any other foods made from roots during the previous day. See Comparability.
The related variable MAFEDTUBER24HX (V469R) reports the number of times the child's mother gave her youngest surviving child white potatoes, white yams, manioc, cassava, or any other foods made from roots during the previous 24 hours. MAFEDTUBERWKD (V470R) reports the number of days the child's mother gave her youngest surviving child white potatoes, white yams, manioc, cassava, or any other foods made from roots during the past week.
The complementary variable MAFEDYELVEG24H (V414I) indicates whether the child's mother gave her youngest surviving child pumpkin, carrots, squash, or sweet potatoes that are yellow or orange inside.
Although the question wording asks about foods given to a specific child during the previous day, responses relate to the mother, so all young children of the mother are coded the same way. If the mother reported she gave her youngest surviving child white potatoes, white yams, manioc, cassava, or any other foods made from roots in the previous day, all of her young children in the data are coded as "yes," including any children who have died or who live elsewhere.
A positive response in MAFEDTUBER24H thus does not necessarily indicate whether a particular child of the mother ate white potatoes, white yams, manioc, cassava, or any other foods made from roots during the previous day. IPUMS-DHS users should instead employ the variable FEDTUBER24H (M37R) to determine whether the child ate white potatoes, white yams, manioc, cassava, or any other foods made from roots during the previous day. See Comparability.
The related variable MAFEDTUBER24HX (V469R) reports the number of times the child's mother gave her youngest surviving child white potatoes, white yams, manioc, cassava, or any other foods made from roots during the previous 24 hours. MAFEDTUBERWKD (V470R) reports the number of days the child's mother gave her youngest surviving child white potatoes, white yams, manioc, cassava, or any other foods made from roots during the past week.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Foods fed child in past 24 hours Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |