Demographic and Health Survey 2012-2013

Pakistan, 2012 - 2013

Reference ID

PAK_2012_DHS_v01_M

Producer(s)

National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS), Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSRC)

Collection(s)

MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys

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Jan 23, 2014

Last modified

Jun 05, 2017

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Wealth index factor score (5 decimals) (hv271)

Data file: RECH2

Overview

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 120

End: 126

Width: 7

Range: -206692 - 230447

Format: Numeric

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Notes

Wealth index variables - Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)
Generated with a statistical procedure known as principal components analysis, the wealth index places individual households on a continuous scale of relative wealth. DHS separates all interviewed households into five wealth quintiles to compare the influence of wealth on various population, health and nutrition indicators. The wealth index is presented in the DHS Final Reports and survey datasets as a background characteristic

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