World Health Survey 2003

Malaysia, 2003

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Reference ID

MYS_2003_WHS_v01_M

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Collection(s)

WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes

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Oct 17, 2013

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age between respondent and sibling (q5107)

Data file: WHS-Malaysia_F7

Overview

Valid: 28011

Invalid: 8484

Minimum: -30

Maximum: 29

Mean: -0.633

Standard deviation: 7.838

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 2

Start: 25

End: 30

Width: 6

Range: 0 - 99

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What is the age difference (in years) between
you and [NAME]?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Difference in age between respondent and sibling 1	832	11%
2	Difference in age between respondent and sibling 2	1387	18.4%
3	Difference in age between respondent and sibling 3	1174	15.6%
4	Difference in age between respondent and sibling 4	1037	13.8%
5	Difference in age between respondent and sibling 5	893	11.8%
6	Difference in age between respondent and sibling 6	800	10.6%
7	Difference in age between respondent and sibling 7	675	9%
8	Difference in age between respondent and sibling 8	743	9.9%

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.

Interviewer instructions

In case the date of birth is unknown (DK response to Q5106), then the age difference between the child in question and the respondent is asked. For e.g. if the child in question is three years older than the respondent, then the answer to Q5107 should be +3, if three years younger, -3.

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