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Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2015 - 2016
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Reference ID
MWI_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Aug 15, 2018
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Has difficulty with communication and comprehension (H_DISCOM)

Data file: MWI2016-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 726
End: 727
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
316. Does (NAME) have difficulty communicating using his or her usual language, for example understanding or being understood?

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO 318)
DON'T KNOW 8 (GO TO 318)

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317. Would you say that (NAME) has some difficulty communicating, a lot of difficulty, or can she not communicate at all?

SOME DIFFICULTY 1
A LOT OF DIFFICULTY 2
CAN'T COMMUNICATE AT ALL 3
DON'T KNOW 8
Categories
Value Category
00 No
10 Yes
11 Some difficulty
12 A lot of difficulty
13 Cannot do at all
14 Yes, don't know how much difficulty
97 Don't know
98 Missing
99 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
DISCOM indicates whether the household member has difficulty with comprehension and communication in their usual language.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
General disability Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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