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Demographic and Health Survey 1995-1996 - IPUMS Subset

Mali, 1995 - 1996
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MLI_1995_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Cellule de Planification et de Statistique du Ministere de la Sante', de la Solidarite' et de Personnes Agees (CPS/MSSPA) [Mali], Direction Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Informatique (DNSI) [Mali], and Macro International., Minnesota Population Center
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Birthweight in kilos (C_BIRTHWT)

Data file: MLI1995-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1089
End: 1092
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
418. How much did (NAME) weigh? [Repeat for last and next to last births]
RECORD THE WEIGHT FROM HEALTH CARD IF AVAILABLE.

GRAMS FROM CARD 1___
GRAMS FROM MEMORY 2__

DOESN'T KNOW 99998
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.

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