Demographic and Health Survey 2005-06 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 2005 - 2006

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Reference ID

ZWE_2005_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Statistical Office [Zimbabwe] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Weight in kilograms (1 decimal) (members under age 5) (H_HWCWEIGHT)

Data file: ZWE2005-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 589

End: 592

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

505) WEIGHT AND HEIGHT MEASUREMENT OF CHILDREN BORN IN 2000 OR LATER: WEIGHT (KILOGRAMS)

WEIGHT ___

Categories

Value	Category
9994	Not present
9995	Refused
9996	Other
9997	Out of range
9998	Missing
9999	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 household members under age 5 who were potential subjects for height and weight measurement, HWCWEIGHT (HC2) reports their weight as measured by DHS personnel. There is one implied decimal place in the weight. Dividing HWCWEIGHT by 10 will yield the measured weight in kilograms.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Child anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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