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Demographic and Health Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2016
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NPL_2016_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Ministry of Health, Nepal; New ERA; and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Data file: NPL2016-W.dat

Woman records

Cases: 12862

Variables

W_SAMPLE
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier
W_SAMPLESTR
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier (string)
W_COUNTRY
Country
W_YEAR
Year of sample
W_IDHSPID
Unique cross-sample respondent identifier
W_IDHSHID
Unique cross-sample household identifier
W_DHSID
Key to link DHS clusters to context data (string)
W_IDHSPSU
Unique sample-case PSU identifier
W_IDHSSTRATA
Unique cross-sample sampling strata
W_CASEID
Sample-specific respondent identifier
W_HHID
Sample-specific household identifier
W_PSU
Sample-specific primary sampling unit
W_STRATA
Sample-specific sampling strata
W_DOMAIN
Sample-specific domain
W_HHNUM
Household number in cluster
W_CLUSTERNO
Sample-specific cluster number
W_ULTAREAUNIT
Sample-specific ultimate area unit
W_LINENO
Household line number of woman respondent
W_LINENOHHRESP
Respondent's line number (answering Household questionnaire)
W_LINENOHUS
Household line number of respondent's husband
W_PERWEIGHT
Sample weight for persons
W_AWFACTT
All woman factor for total population
W_MENSELHH
Household selected for men's/husband's survey (individual-level)
W_DVSELHH
Household selected for domestic violence module
W_DVMODULE
Selected for domestic violence module
W_DVWEIGHT
Weight for domestic violence module
W_HEMOSELECT
Household selected for hemoglobin measurements
W_INTYEAR_NP
Year of interview (Nepali calendar)
W_MONTHINT_NP
Month of interview (Nepali calendar)
W_INTDAY_NP
Day of interview (Nepali calendar)
W_INTDATECMC_NP
Century month date of interview (Nepali calendar)
W_INTDATECDC_NP
Century day date of interview (Nepali calendar)
W_INTSTARTCMC
Century month code (CMC) for start of survey
W_INTENDCMC
Century month code (CMC) for end of survey
W_INTSTART
Time interview started (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
W_INTEND
Time interview ended (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
W_INTDURATION
Length of interview (minutes)
W_INTVISITNO
Number of visits for the interview
W_INTRESULT
Result of individual interview
W_EVMARALLSAMP
Ever-married or all-women sample
W_INTERVIEWERIDIR
Identification number of interviewer, women's survey
W_INTERVIEWERIDHH
Identification number of interviewer, household survey
W_URBAN
Urban-rural status
W_RESIDEINTYR
Years lived in place of residence
W_PREVRESTYP
Type of place of previous residence
W_PREVREGIONNP
Region of previous residence (Nepal)
W_PREVDISTNP
District of previous residence (Nepal)
W_GEO_NP1996_2016
Nepal regions, 1996-2016 [integrated; GIS]
W_GEOALT_NP1996_2016
Nepal ecological regions, 1996-2016 [integrated; GIS]
W_GEO_NP2016
Nepal regions, 2016 [GIS]
W_AGE
Age
W_AGE5YEAR
Age in 5 year groups
W_BIRTHMO_NP
Woman's month of birth (Nepali calendar)
W_BIRTHYEAR_NP
Woman's year of birth (Nepali calendar)
W_DOBCMC_NP
Respondent's date of birth, in century months (Nepali calendar)
W_DOBINFORESP
Information given on respondent's date of birth
W_RESIDENT
Usual resident or visitor
W_RELATE
Respondent's relationship to HH head
W_PREGNANT
Currently pregnant
W_DURCURPREG
Duration of current pregnancy
W_TRIPSAWAYR
Number of trips away from home in last 12 months
W_TRIPAWAY1MO
Respondent away from home for over 1 month in last year
W_RELIGION
Religion
W_ETHNICITYNP
Ethnicity, Nepal
W_MARSTAT
Woman's current marital or union status
W_EVERMARRIED
Ever been married
W_CURRMARR
Woman never, currently, or formerly married
W_UNION1MORE
Woman had one or more than one union
W_AGEFRSTMAR
Age at first marriage or cohabitation
W_HUSAGE
Age of husband/partner
W_DURMARGRP
Marital or cohabitation duration (grouped)
W_MAR1STMO_NP
Month of first marriage or cohabitation (Nepali calendar)
W_MAR1STYR_NP
Year of first marriage or cohabitation (Nepali calendar)
W_YRSTO1STMAR
Years since starting date of 1st marriage or union
W_MAR1STCMC_NP
Date of first marriage or cohabitation (CMC), Nepal
W_MAR1STDATINFO
Completeness of information, date of first marriage/union
W_MARCERTIF
Respondent has marriage certificate
W_MARTO1STBORNMO
Months between respondent's 1st marriage and 1st birth
W_WIFENUM
Number of other wives
W_WIFERANK
Wife rank number
W_HUSBINHOME
Husband/partner lives in woman's household
W_HUSAWAYTIM
Time husband has been living away
W_CHEB
Total children ever born
W_TOTBIRTHIST
Number of entries in the birth history
W_SONSATHOME
Number of own sons living at home
W_DAUSATHOME
Number of own daughters living at home
W_SONSAWAYHOME
Number of own sons living away from home
W_DAUSAWAYHOME
Number of own daughters living away from home
W_SONSDIED
Number of own sons who have died
W_DAUSDIED
Number of own daughters who have died
W_BIRTHSIN5YRS
Number of births in last 5 years
W_BIRTHSIN1YR
Number of births in the past year
W_BIRTHSIN1MO
Total number of births in month of interview
W_DOB1STKIDCMC_NP
Date of respondent's first birth, in century months (Nepali calendar)
W_TIMEMENSTRUATE
Time since woman's last menstrual period
W_MENSTRUATE6WK
Woman menstruated last 6 weeks
W_OVCYCLE
When in cycle thinks pregnancy is most likely
W_CHEBALIVE
Total number of living children born to respondent
W_CHSURVPLUSPG
Total number of living children including current pregnancy
W_CHEBALIVETRUNC
Total number of living children, truncated at 6+
W_LASTBIRTHTOINTMO
Interval between last birth and interview, in months
W_CONCEPTDATEFLAG
Completeness of information on date of conception, current pregnancy
W_MENSTIMFLAG
Flag for reported time since last menstrual period
W_PREGTERMIN
Ever had pregnancy terminate via abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth
W_PREGTERMINMO_NP
Calendar month of pregnancy termination (Nepali calendar)
W_PREGTERMINYR_NP
Year of last pregnancy termination (Nepali calendar)
W_PREGTERMTIM
Months pregnant when pregnancy terminated
W_PREGTERMPREV
Respondent had previous pregnancy terminations (prior to last 5 years)
W_PRECALBIDX
Birth history index for last child born prior to the start of the calendar
W_BIRTHSOTHER
Other live births in interval between last birth reported and date of interview
W_BIRTHSTOT3YR
Total births in last 3 years prior to interview
W_PRECALTERM
Had pregnancies ending in miscarriage, abortion or stillbirth before calendar beginning
W_PRECALTERMMO_NP
Month of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar (Nepali calendar)
W_PRECALTERMYR_NP
Year of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar (Nepali calendar)
W_PRECALTERMCMC_NP
Century month date of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar (Nepali calendar)
W_PRECALTERMCOMP
Completeness of information for last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
W_TIMEMENSCALC
Computed time since last menstrual period
W_AGEAT1STBIRTH
Age of respondent at time of first birth
W_PREGTERMINTOTAL
Total number of miscarriages, abortions, and stillbirths in life
W_PREGTERMCMC_NP
Century month date of last pregnancy termination (Nepali calendar)
W_PREGTERMFLAG
Date flag for last terminated pregnancy
W_ABORTIN5YR
Had abortion in past 5 years
W_ABORTHOW
How most recent abortion brought on
W_ABORTWHY
Main reason for most recent abortion
W_HHMEMTOTAL
Total number of household members
W_HHKIDLT5
Number of children under 5 in household
W_HHELIGWOMEN
Number of eligible women in household
W_HHEADAGE
Age of household head
W_HHEADAGEHH
Age of household head (from HH record)
W_HHEADSEX
Sex of household head
W_HHEADSEXHH
Sex of household head (from hh record)
W_FAMSTRUCTR
Relationship structure in HH
W_SLEEPROOMS
Number of rooms in HH used for sleeping
W_WALL
Main material of outside walls of dwelling
W_FLOOR
Main material of floor
W_ROOF
Main material of roof
W_ELECTRC
Has electricity
W_ELECTRCHH
Dwelling has electricity (from hh record)
W_COOKFUEL
Type of fuel household uses for cooking
W_KITCHEN
Household has separate room for kitchen
W_COOKWHERE
Where cooking is usually done
W_TOILETTYPE
Type of toilet facility
W_TOILETPLACE
Location of toilet facilities
W_TOILETSHAREYN
Household shares toilet facility
W_TOILSHARNUMT
Number of other households sharing hh's toilet, topcoded
W_NDRINKWTR
Major source of non-drinking water
W_DRINKWTR
Major source of drinking water
W_WTRLOCATED
HH water source located in dwelling, plot, or elsewhere
W_TIMETOWTRIND
Time to water source (from individual respondent record)
W_TIMETOWTRHH
Time to reach water source and return, in minutes (from HH record)
W_WTRSHORTYN
Water shortage or unavailability, last two weeks
W_TREATWTRYN
Household uses any method to treat drinking water
W_TRBLEACH
HH treats water by: Adding bleach/chlorine
W_TRBOIL
HH treats water by: Boiling
W_TRCLOTH
HH treats water by: Straining through cloth
W_TRFILTER
HH treats water by: Using water filters
W_TRSOLAR
HH treats water by: Solar disinfection
W_TRSTAND
HH treats water by: Letting it stand
W_TROTHER
HH treats water by: Other methods
W_TRDK
HH treats water by: Don't know
W_HANDWASHPLOBS
HH has place for handwashing (observed)
W_HWSOAP
Household has soap or other cleansing agent for handwashing
W_HANDWASHSAND
Ash/mud/sand present in observed handwashing place
W_HANDWASHWTR
Water present in observed handwashing place
W_HWNOCLAGENT
No cleaning agent in observed handwashing place
W_HHPHONE
Household has telephone
W_HHPHONEHH
House has telephone (household record)
W_MOBPHONE
HH has mobile phone
W_PC
HH has personal computer
W_BIKE
HH has bicycle
W_BIKEHH
HH has bicycle (from HH record)
W_CAR
HH has car/truck
W_CARHH
HH has car/truck (from HH record)
W_MOTORCYCL
HH has motorcycle/scooter
W_MOTORCYCLHH
HH has motorcycle/scooter (from HH record)
W_AUTOBIKE
HH has autobike
W_FRIDGE
HH has refrigerator
W_FRIDGEHH
HH has refrigerator (from HH record)
W_RADIO
HH has radio
W_RADIOHH
HH has radio (from HH record)
W_TELEVISION
HH has television
W_TVHH
HH has television (from HH record)
W_ELECFAN
HH has electric fan
W_WATCHCLOCK
HH has watch or clock
W_CLOCKONLY
HH owns clock (not watch)
W_BED
HH has bed
W_CHAIR
HH has chair
W_SOFA
HH has sofa
W_TABLE
HH has table
W_CUPBOARDYN
HH has cupboard
W_BANKACC
HH has bank account
W_AGLANDYN
HH owns land for agriculture (yes or no)
W_DRAWNCART
HH has animal-drawn cart
W_GRAINGR
HH has grain grinder
W_GENERATYN
HH has generator
W_LIVESTOCKYN
HH owns livestock
W_COWBULLYN
HH owns cows/bulls (yes or no)
W_COWBULLNUM
Number of cows/bulls owned by HH
W_HORSEMULEYN
HH owns horses/donkeys/mules
W_HORSEMULENUM
Number of horses/donkeys/mules owned by HH
W_SHEEPYN
HH owns sheep (yes or no)
W_SHEEPNUM
Number of sheep owned by HH
W_GOATYN
HH owns goats (yes or no)
W_GOATNUM
Number of goats owned by HH
W_PIGYN
HH owns pigs (yes or no)
W_PIGNUM
Number of pigs owned by HH
W_BUFFALOYN
HH owns buffalo (yes or no)
W_BUFFALONUM
Number of buffaloes owned by HH
W_YAKYN
HH owns yaks (yes or no)
W_YAKNUM
Number of yaks owned by HH
W_CHICKYN
HH owns chickens (yes or no)
W_CHICKNUM
Number of chickens owned by HH (topcoded)
W_DUCKNUM
Number of ducks owned by HH
W_FINOFOODHOMYN
Ever no food in house, due to lack of resources (yes/no)
W_FINOFOODHOMFQ
Frequency no food in the house due to lack of resources
W_FIWORRYFQ
Frequency worry HH won't have enough food
W_FISLEEPHUNGRYFQ
Frequency that family member(s) went to bed hungry
W_FIFEWMEALSFQ
Frequency must eat fewer meals per day
W_FISMALLMEALFQ
Frequency must eat too small meals
W_FINOTEATPREFQ
Frequency can't afford to eat preferred foods
W_FINOTEATVARYFQ
Frequency can't afford to eat variety of foods
W_FIEATDISLIKEFQ
Frequency must eat unliked foods due to lack of resources
W_FIFASTALLDAYN
Family member(s) went all day and night without food (yes/no)
W_FIFASTALLDAYFQ
Frequency HH member(s) have no food for full day
W_SALTEST3
Summary result of salt test for iodine
W_BEDNETHH
Household has bednet for sleeping
W_BEDNETNUM
Number of mosquito nets owned by HH
W_MLMQCLEANHH
How HH can protect against mosquitoes: Proper sanitation
W_MLMQCOILHH
How HH can protect against mosquitoes: Mosquito coils
W_MLMQELECHH
How HH can protect against mosquitoes: Electric bat to kill mosquitoes
W_MLMQFANHH
How HH can protect against mosquitoes: Use fan
W_MLMQINJHH
How HH can protect against mosquitoes: Injection
W_MLMQMATHH
How HH can protect against mosquitoes: Anti-mosquito mat/liquid
W_MLMQNETHH
How HH can protect against mosquitoes: Mosquito net
W_MLMQOINTHH
How HH can protect against mosquitoes: Anti-mosquito ointment
W_MLMQSMOKEHH
How HH can protect against mosquitoes: Use smoke
W_MLMQSPRAYHH
How HH can protect against mosquitoes: Spray insecticides
W_MLMQOTHHH
How HH can protect against mosquitoes: Other
W_MLMQDKHH
How HH can protect against mosquitoes: Don't know
W_HCHHANYTRANSTIME
Time for HH members to reach nearest health facility (minutes)
W_LYFILHEAR
HH respondent heard of Lymphatic Filariasis
W_LYFILGETBITE
How get Lymphatic Filariasis: Mosquito bite
W_LYFILGETFOOD
How get Lymphatic Filariasis: Contaminated food
W_LYFILGETCURSE
How get Lymphatic Filariasis: Curse from God
W_LYFILGETOTH
How get Lymphatic Filariasis: Other
W_LYFILGETDK
How get Lymphatic Filariasis: Don't know
W_CURRWORK
Currently working
W_JOBABSENT
Woman has job from which she was absent in past week
W_WKCURRJOB
Woman's occupation
W_WHOWORKFOR
Whom the respondent works for
W_WKWORKLASTYR
Respondent worked recently
W_WKEMPLOYWHEN
Respondent works all year, seasonally, or occasionally
W_WKEARNTYPE
Type of earnings for respondent's work
W_HUSJOB
Partner's occupation
W_HUSCURRWORK
Partner currently or recently working
W_WKEARNSMORE
Woman's earnings relative to husband/partner's earnings
W_WKEARNMOREREG
Women are paid more or less for the same job than men in locality
W_WEALTHQ
Household wealth index in quintiles
W_WEALTHS
Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)
W_FEMOWNHOUSE
Woman owns house alone or jointly
W_FEMHOUSEDEED
Title deed on house owned by respondent
W_FEMOWNLAND
Woman owns land alone or jointly
W_FEMLANDDEED
Title deed on land owned by respondent
W_KNOWLANDAMT
Woman knows how much land household owns
W_KNOWLANDNAME
Woman knows in whose name household land is registered
W_BANKRESP
Respondent has account at bank or other financial institution
W_LIT2
Literacy, based on reading passage
W_LITBRIG
Literacy bridging variable
W_EDUCLVL
Highest educational level
W_YRSCHL
Highest year of education in level
W_EDYRTOTAL
Total years education
W_EDACHIEVER
Summary educational achievement
W_EDUCLVLNP
Highest educational level (Nepal)
W_HUSEDLVL
Partner's educational level
W_HUSEDYR
Partner's highest year of education in level
W_HUSEDYRS
Partner's education in total years schooling
W_HUSEDACHIEVER
Husband's summary educational achievement
W_HUSEDLVLNP
Partner's education level (Nepal)
W_NEWSFQ
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine
W_NEWSBRIG
Reads newspaper: Bridging variable
W_TVFQ
Frequency of watching television
W_TVBRIG
Watches television: Bridging variable
W_RADIOFQ
Frequency of listening to radio
W_RADIOBRIG
Listens to radio: Bridging variable
W_CELLPHONSELF
Respondent owns a mobile telephone
W_CELLFINANC
Uses own mobile telephone for financial transactions
W_INTERNETEVYR
Used the Internet ever and in past year
W_INTERNETMO
Frequency of using Internet in last month
W_DECBIGHH
Final say on making large household purchases
W_DECFAMVISIT
Final say on visits to family or relatives
W_DECFEMEARN
Final say on spending woman's earnings
W_DECHUSEARN
Final say on spending husband's earnings
W_DECFEMHCARE
Final say on woman's health care
W_DECINHERIT
Final say on spending woman's inheritance
W_DECKIDEDUC
Final say on children's education
W_FERTPREF
Fertility preferences
W_UNMETNEED
Unmet need for FP
W_UNMETNEED2
Unmet need for FP (2nd def)
W_UNMETNEED3
Unmet need for contraception (definition 3)
W_KIDDESIRE
Desire for more children
Total: 2224
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