Demographic and Health Survey 2000

Namibia, 2000

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Reference ID

NAM_2000_DHS_v01_M

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Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS)

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MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys

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Body mass index for respo - NA (v445)

Data file: REC42

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Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 41

End: 41

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Notes

Body mass index (BMI), or Quetelet's index, for the respondent is defined as her weight in kilograms divided by the square of her height in meters (W/H2). There are two implied decimal place in the BMI (decimal points are not included in the data file). To produce the BMI divide by 100. The BMI has not been adjusted for pregnant women.

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