Demographic and Health Survey 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2011

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Reference ID

NPL_2011_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) [Nepal], New ERA, and ICF International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Jan 16, 2021

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Birthweight in kilos (C_BIRTHWT)

Data file: NPL2011-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 1459

End: 1462

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

425) Was (NAME) weighed at birth?

YES 1
NO 2 (SKIP TO 427)
DON'T KNOW 8 (SKIP TO 427)

Categories

Value	Category
9995	9995+
9996	Not weighed at birth
9997	Don't know
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 children born in the three to five years before the survey, BIRTHWT (M19) reports the child's birthweight in kilos with three implied decimal places (or, alternatively stated, in grams with no decimal places). Children who were not weighed are coded 9996.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Child delivery care, general Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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