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Demographic and Health Survey 1998-99 - IPUMS Subset

India, 1998 - 1999
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IND_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
International Institute for Population Sciences and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Aug 15, 2018
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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
Drink alcohol
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
Sex of child
B_KIDALIVE
Child is alive
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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