Demographic and Health Survey 2013

Namibia, 2013

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NAM_2013_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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Wealth index (hv270)

Data file: RECH2

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Valid: 9849

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: 1 - 5

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category	Cases
1	Poorest	1696	17.2%
2	Poorer	1946	19.8%
3	Middle	2012	20.4%
4	Richer	2179	22.1%
5	Richest	2016	20.5%

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.

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Wealth index variables - Wealth index
The wealth index is a composite measure of a household's cumulative living standard. The wealth index is calculated using easy-to-collect data on a household’s ownership of selected assets, such as televisions and bicycles; materials used for housing construction; and types of water access and sanitation facilities.

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