Demographic and Health Survey 1998-99 - IPUMS Subset

India, 1998 - 1999

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IND_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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International Institute for Population Sciences and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center

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Data file: IND1998-B.dat

Birth records

Cases:	268879

Variables

B_AIDSHARPLOWR

Thinks not sharing razors with AIDS patients reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)

B_AIDOTHLOWR

Thinks some other response reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)

B_AIDDKLOWR

Does not know any ways to avoid AIDS

B_AIDSINFORADIO

Source of AIDS information: Radio

B_AIDSINFOTV

Source of AIDS information: Television

B_AIDSINFONEWS

Source of AIDS information: Newspaper/magazine

B_AIDSINFOPOSTER

Source of AIDS information: Posters/brochures/pamphlets

B_AIDSINFOWKR

Source of AIDS information: Clinic/Health worker

B_AIDSINFOCHURCH

Source of AIDS information: Church/mosque

B_AIDSINFOSCHOOL

Source of AIDS information: Schools/teachers

B_AIDSINFOCOMM

Source of AIDS information: Community meetings

B_AIDSINFOFRND

Source of AIDS information: Friend/relative

B_AIDSINFOWORK

Source of AIDS information: Workplace

B_AIDSINFOTHEATER

Source of AIDS information: Theater/cinema

B_AIDSINFOEDUCPR

Source of AIDS information: Adult education program

B_AIDSINFOEXHIB

Source of AIDS information: Exhibition/mela

B_AIDSINFOPOLITIC

Source of AIDS information: Political leaders

B_AIDSINFOOTH

Source of AIDS information: Other

B_AIDCONHEARD

Knowledge of condom use for FP and/or STI prevention

B_DVABURNFOOD

Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman burns food

B_DVAGOOUT

Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman goes out without telling him

B_DVANEGKID

Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman neglects the children

B_DVACHEAT

Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman commits infidelity

B_DVADISINLAW

Attitude to wife beating: Justified if woman shows disrespect for inlaws

B_DVANODOWRY

Attitude to wife beating: Justified if natal family doesn't give money

B_ALDRINK

B_TOSMOKE

Smokes cigarettes

B_TOSMOKEDREG

Formerly smoked regularly

B_TOCHEW

Uses chewing tobacco

B_DELCESRLAST

Last birth caesarean section

B_PPAMENNOW

Woman currently postpartum amenorrheic

B_PPABSTAINNOW

Woman currently postpartum abstaining

B_MATERNITYIDX

Number of children in maternity history

B_HEALTHIDX

Number of children in immunization/health history

B_BIOIDX

Number of children in height and weight table

B_BOTTLE24H

Mother fed last-born child from bottle with nipple in last day or night

B_BFEEDANYNOW

Woman currently breastfeeding any child

B_BFEEDST

When mother first put last-born child to breast

B_DIATRORSHEARD

Heard of ORS for diarrhea treatment

B_DIATRREPWATERY

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Repeated watery stools

B_DIATRANYWATERY

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Any watery stools

B_DIATRREPVOMIT

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Repeated vomiting

B_DIATRANYVOMIT

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Any vomiting

B_DIATRBLOODST

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Blood in stools

B_DIATRFEVER

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Fever

B_DIATRTHIRST

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Marked thirst

B_DIATRNOTEAT

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Not eating or drinking well

B_DIATRSICKER

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Getting sicker or very sick

B_DIATRNOTBETR

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Not getting better

B_DIATROTHER

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Other

B_DIATRDK

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Don't know

B_COUTRFASTBREATH

Signs cough needs treatment: Fast breathing

B_COUTRDIFBREATH

Signs cough needs treatment: Difficult breathing

B_COUTRNOISBREATH

Signs cough needs treatment: Noisy breathing

B_COUTRFEVER

Signs cough needs treatment: Fever

B_COUTRNOTDRINK

Signs cough needs treatment: Unable to drink

B_COUTRNOTEAT

Signs cough needs treatment: Not eat/drink

B_COUTRSICKER

Signs cough needs treatment: Getting sicker

B_COUTRNOTBETR

Signs cough needs treatment: Not getting better

B_COUTROTHER

Signs cough needs treatment: Other

B_COUTRDK

Signs cough needs treatment: Don't know

B_BIOMEASCODE

Code of person measuring children's height and weight

B_BIOASSTMEASCODE

Code of assistant measurer

B_WEIGHTFEM

Weight of woman (kilos)

B_HEIGHTFEM

Height of woman in centimeters

B_BIOFHTAPCT

Height for age percentile for respondents to women's survey

B_BIOFHTASDRM

Height for age standard deviations from the reference median (for respondents to female survey)

B_BIOFHTAPCTRM

Height for Age percent of reference median for respondents to female survey

B_BIOFWTHTRMDHS

Weight for height percent of reference median (DHS) (respondents to women's survey)

B_BIOFWTHTRMFOG

Weight for height percent of reference median (MetLife or Fogarty) (respondents to women's survey)

B_BIOFWTHTRMWHO

Weight for height percent of reference median (WHO) (respondents to women's survey)

B_BIOFWTHTSDRMDHS

Weight for height standard deviations from the reference median (DHS) (respondents to female survey)

B_BIOFBMI

Body Mass Index (BMI) for respondents to the women's survey

B_BIOFROHRER

Rohrer's index (mass/height cubed) (for respondents to female survey)

B_BIOFWHYNOTMEAS

Result of measurement of the respondent

B_KIDSEX

B_KIDALIVE

B_KIDBIRTHMO

Child's month of birth

B_KIDBIRTHYR

Child's year of birth

B_KIDAGEINFO

Completeness of information about child's age and date of birth

B_KIDCURAGE

Current age of child in years

B_KIDDOBCMC

Child's date of birth (CMC)

B_KIDBORD

Child's birth order number

B_KIDTWIN

Child is twin or single birth

B_KIDAGEDEATH

Child age at death (non-imputed)

B_KIDAGEDIEDIMP

Child's age at death in month (including imputed)

B_KIDAGEDEATHFLAG

Flags for reported age at death of child

B_KIDLIVESWITH

Child lives with female respondent or with others

B_BIRTHINTPREMO

Length of preceding birth interval, in months

B_BIRTHINTPOSTMO

Length of following birth interval, in months

Total: 390

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