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Demographic and Health Survey 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Cameroon, 2011
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CMR_2011_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique, Ministère de l’Économie de la Planification et de l’Aménagement du Territoire, Ministère de la Santé Publique [Cameroon] and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Aug 15, 2018
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Data file: CMR2011-B.dat

Birth records

Cases: 42312

Variables

B_SAMPLE
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier
B_SAMPLESTR
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier (string)
B_COUNTRY
Country
B_YEAR
Year of sample
B_IDHSPID
Unique cross-sample respondent identifier
B_IDHSHID
Unique cross-sample household identifier
B_DHSID
Key to link DHS clusters to context data (string)
B_IDHSPSU
Unique sample-case PSU identifier
B_IDHSSTRATA
Unique cross-sample sampling strata
B_CASEID
Sample-specific respondent identifier
B_HHID
Sample-specific household identifier
B_PSU
Sample-specific primary sampling unit
B_STRATA
Sample-specific sampling strata
B_HHNUM
Household number in cluster
B_CLUSTERNO
Sample-specific cluster number
B_ULTAREAUNIT
Sample-specific ultimate area unit
B_STRUCTURNO
Dwelling unit number within household
B_LINENO
Household line number of woman respondent
B_LINENOHHRESP
Respondent's line number (answering Household questionnaire)
B_LINENOHUS
Household line number of respondent's husband
B_BIDX
Birth history index number
B_PERWEIGHT
Sample weight for persons
B_AWFACTT
All woman factor for total population
B_MENSELHH
Household selected for men's/husband's survey (individual-level)
B_DVSELHH
Household selected for domestic violence module
B_DVMODULE
Selected for domestic violence module
B_DVWEIGHT
Weight for domestic violence module
B_HEMOSELECT
Household selected for hemoglobin measurements
B_INTYEAR
Year of interview
B_MONTHINT
Month of interview
B_INTDAY
Day of interview
B_INTDATECMC
Century month date of interview
B_INTSTARTCMC
Century month code (CMC) for start of survey
B_INTENDCMC
Century month code (CMC) for end of survey
B_INTSTART
Time interview started (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
B_INTEND
Time interview ended (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
B_INTDURATION
Length of interview (minutes)
B_INTVISITNO
Number of visits for the interview
B_INTRESULT
Result of individual interview
B_EVMARALLSAMP
Ever-married or all-women sample
B_INTERVIEWERIDIR
Identification number of interviewer, women's survey
B_INTERVIEWERIDHH
Identification number of interviewer, household survey
B_URBAN
Urban-rural status
B_DEFACTORES
De facto place of residence
B_GEO_CM1991_2011
Cameroon regions, 1991-2011 [integrated; GIS]
B_GEO_CM2004_2011
Cameroon regions, 2004-2011 [integrated; GIS]
B_GEO_CM2011
Cameroon regions, 2011 [GIS]
B_DHS_IPUMSI_CM
DHS-IPUMS-I Cameroon regions, 1976-2011
B_AGE
Age
B_AGE5YEAR
Age in 5 year groups
B_BIRTHMO
Woman's month of birth
B_BIRTHYEAR
Woman's year of birth
B_DOBCMC
Respondent's date of birth, in century months
B_DOBINFORESP
Information given on respondent's date of birth
B_RESIDENT
Usual resident or visitor
B_RELATE
Respondent's relationship to HH head
B_PREGNANT
Currently pregnant
B_DURCURPREG
Duration of current pregnancy
B_TRIPSAWAYR
Number of trips away from home in last 12 months
B_TRIPAWAY1MO
Respondent away from home for over 1 month in last year
B_RELIGION
Religion
B_ETHNICITYCM
Ethnicity, Cameroon
B_MARSTAT
Woman's current marital or union status
B_EVERMARRIED
Ever been married
B_CURRMARR
Woman never, currently, or formerly married
B_UNION1MORE
Woman had one or more than one union
B_AGEFRSTMAR
Age at first marriage or cohabitation
B_HUSAGE
Age of husband/partner
B_DURMARGRP
Marital or cohabitation duration (grouped)
B_MAR1STMO
Month of first marriage or cohabitation
B_MAR1STYR
Year of first marriage or cohabitation
B_YRSTO1STMAR
Years since starting date of 1st marriage or union
B_MAR1STCMC
Date of first marriage or cohabitation (CMC)
B_MAR1STDATINFO
Completeness of information, date of first marriage/union
B_MARTO1STBORNMO
Months between respondent's 1st marriage and 1st birth
B_WIFENUM
Number of other wives
B_WIFERANK
Wife rank number
B_HUSBINHOME
Husband/partner lives in woman's household
B_CHEB
Total children ever born
B_TOTBIRTHIST
Number of entries in the birth history
B_SONSATHOME
Number of own sons living at home
B_DAUSATHOME
Number of own daughters living at home
B_SONSAWAYHOME
Number of own sons living away from home
B_DAUSAWAYHOME
Number of own daughters living away from home
B_SONSDIED
Number of own sons who have died
B_DAUSDIED
Number of own daughters who have died
B_BIRTHSIN5YRS
Number of births in last 5 years
B_BIRTHSIN1YR
Number of births in the past year
B_BIRTHSIN1MO
Total number of births in month of interview
B_DOB1STKIDCMC
Date of respondent's first birth, in century months
B_TIMEMENSTRUATE
Time since woman's last menstrual period
B_MENSTRUATE6WK
Woman menstruated last 6 weeks
B_OVCYCLE
When in cycle thinks pregnancy is most likely
B_CHEBALIVE
Total number of living children born to respondent
B_CHSURVPLUSPG
Total number of living children including current pregnancy
B_CHEBALIVETRUNC
Total number of living children, truncated at 6+
B_LASTBIRTHTOINTMO
Interval between last birth and interview, in months
B_CONCEPTDATEFLAG
Completeness of information on date of conception, current pregnancy
B_MENSTIMFLAG
Flag for reported time since last menstrual period
B_PREGTERMIN
Ever had pregnancy terminate via abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth
B_PREGTERMINMO
Calendar month of pregnancy termination
B_PREGTERMINYR
Year of last pregnancy termination
B_PREGTERMTIM
Months pregnant when pregnancy terminated
B_PREGTERMPREV
Respondent had previous pregnancy terminations (prior to last 5 years)
B_PRECALBIDX
Birth history index for last child born prior to the start of the calendar
B_BIRTHSOTHER
Other live births in interval between last birth reported and date of interview
B_BIRTHSTOT3YR
Total births in last 3 years prior to interview
B_PRECALTERM
Had pregnancies ending in miscarriage, abortion or stillbirth before calendar beginning
B_PRECALTERMMO
Month of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
B_PRECALTERMYR
Year of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
B_PRECALTERMCMC
Century month date of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
B_PRECALTERMCOMP
Completeness of information for last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
B_TIMEMENSCALC
Computed time since last menstrual period
B_AGEAT1STBIRTH
Age of respondent at time of first birth
B_PREGTERMCMC
Century month date of last pregnancy termination
B_PREGTERMFLAG
Date flag for last terminated pregnancy
B_HHMEMTOTAL
Total number of household members
B_HHKIDLT5
Number of children under 5 in household
B_HHELIGWOMEN
Number of eligible women in household
B_HHEADAGE
Age of household head
B_HHEADAGEHH
Age of household head (from HH record)
B_HHEADSEX
Sex of household head
B_HHEADSEXHH
Sex of household head (from hh record)
B_FAMSTRUCTR
Relationship structure in HH
B_SLEEPROOMS
Number of rooms in HH used for sleeping
B_WALL
Main material of outside walls of dwelling
B_FLOOR
Main material of floor
B_ROOF
Main material of roof
B_ELECTRC
Has electricity
B_ELECTRCHH
Dwelling has electricity (from hh record)
B_HOMETENURE
Financial arrangements for dwelling occupancy
B_COOKFUEL
Type of fuel household uses for cooking
B_KITCHEN
Household has separate room for kitchen
B_COOKHOW
Whether food is cooked on open or closed heat source
B_CHIMHOOD
HH fire or stove has chimney or hood
B_COOKWHERE
Where cooking is usually done
B_DOORSCREENYN
Dwelling has doors with screens or curtains
B_WINSCREENYN
Dwelling has windows with screen
B_DWELLWALLHOLE
Dwelling problem: Fissures or openings in walls
B_DWELLNOWINDOW
Dwelling problem: No window
B_DWELLBROKEPANE
Dwelling problem: Broken or no window pane
B_DWELLROOFHOLE
Dwelling problem: Visible hole in roof
B_DWELLINCOMROOF
Dwelling problem: Incomplete roof
B_DWELLPROBNONE
Dwelling problem: None of those mentioned
B_LIVEBYAIRWAY
Dwelling located in or near: Airway or bridge
B_LIVEBYDUMP
Dwelling located in or near: Refuse deposit
B_LIVEBYELECGEN
Dwelling located in or near: Electric generating center
B_LIVEBYFLOODAREA
Dwelling located in or near: Flood exposed area
B_LIVEBYLANDSLIDE
Dwelling located in or near: Landslide area
B_LIVEBYPOLLUTE
Dwelling located in or near: Industrial pollution area
B_LIVEBYRAILWAY
Dwelling located in or near: Railway
B_LIVEBYRIVER
Dwelling located in or near: Riverside
B_LIVEBYSTEEPHILL
Dwelling located in or near: Steep hill
B_LIVEBYNONE
Dwelling located in or near: None of specified hazards
B_LIVENVCABLES
Dwelling environment: High/medium tension cables near dwelling
B_LIVENVMANYELEC
Dwelling environment: Too many electrical cables connecting neighborhood to power
B_LIVENVNOPATH
Dwelling environment: Too narrow or no path between dwellings
B_LIVENVNONE
Dwelling environment has none of specified problems
B_EVICTED5YR
Ever kicked out of own house in last 5 years
B_EVICTEDFEAR
Feels sure of not being kicked out of current dwelling
B_HOMEOWNDOC
HH has property title for ownership of dwelling
B_HOMEOWNDOCLANDTAX
HH has property tax documentation for ownership of its dwelling
B_HOMEOWNDOCSALE
HH has certificate of sale documentation for ownership of its dwelling
B_HOMEOWNDOCUTILITY
HH has utility bill documentation for ownership of its dwelling
B_HOMEOWNDOCOTHER
HH has other documentation for ownership of its dwelling
B_HOMEOWNDOCNONE
HH has no documentation for ownership of its dwelling
B_HOMERENTDOC
HH has written document for rental of dwelling
B_HOMERENTDOCWRIT
HH has written informal agreement for rental of dwelling
B_HOMERENTDOCORAL
HH has oral agreement only for rental of dwelling
B_HOMERENTDOCOTHER
HH has other documentation for rental of dwelling
B_HOMERENTDOCNONE
HH has no documentation for rental of dwelling
B_HOMERENTFREEAGREE
HH occupies home for free with agreement of owner
B_HOMERENTFREENOAGREE
HH occupies home for free without agreement of owner
B_TOILETTYPE
Type of toilet facility
B_TOILETSHAREYN
Household shares toilet facility
B_TOILSHARNUMT
Number of other households sharing hh's toilet, topcoded
B_NDRINKWTR
Major source of non-drinking water
B_DRINKWTR
Major source of drinking water
B_WTRLOCATED
HH water source located in dwelling, plot, or elsewhere
B_TIMETOWTRIND
Time to water source (from individual respondent record)
B_TIMETOWTRHH
Time to reach water source and return, in minutes (from HH record)
B_TREATWTRYN
Household uses any method to treat drinking water
B_TRBLEACH
HH treats water by: Adding bleach/chlorine
B_TRBOIL
HH treats water by: Boiling
B_TRCLOTH
HH treats water by: Straining through cloth
B_TRFILTER
HH treats water by: Using water filters
B_TRSOLAR
HH treats water by: Solar disinfection
B_TRSTAND
HH treats water by: Letting it stand
B_TROTHER
HH treats water by: Other methods
B_TRDK
HH treats water by: Don't know
B_HHPHONE
Household has telephone
B_HHPHONEHH
House has telephone (household record)
B_MOBPHONE
HH has mobile phone
B_PC
HH has personal computer
B_INTERNET
HH has Internet access
B_BIKE
HH has bicycle
B_BIKEHH
HH has bicycle (from HH record)
B_CAR
HH has car/truck
B_CARHH
HH has car/truck (from HH record)
B_MOTORCYCL
HH has motorcycle/scooter
B_MOTORCYCLHH
HH has motorcycle/scooter (from HH record)
B_BOATWMOTOR
HH has boat with a motor
B_FRIDGE
HH has refrigerator
B_FRIDGEHH
HH has refrigerator (from HH record)
B_STOVE
HH has gas/electric stove/cooker
B_MIXER
HH has mixer
B_RADIO
HH has radio
B_RADIOHH
HH has radio (from HH record)
B_TELEVISION
HH has television
B_TVHH
HH has television (from HH record)
B_CABLETV
HH has cable TV access
B_DVDVCD
HH has DVD/CD/VCR player
B_AIRCON
HH has air conditioner
B_ELECFAN
HH has electric fan
B_WATCHCLOCK
HH has watch or clock
B_BANKACC
HH has bank account
B_AGLANDYN
HH owns land for agriculture (yes or no)
B_DRAWNCART
HH has animal-drawn cart
B_GRAINGR
HH has grain grinder
B_GENERATYN
HH has generator
B_WTRPUMPYN
HH has water pump
B_LIVESTOCKYN
HH owns livestock
B_CATTLEYN
HH owns cattle (yes or no)
B_CATTLENUM
Number of cattle owned by HH
B_COWBULLYN
HH owns cows/bulls (yes or no)
B_COWBULLNUM
Number of cows/bulls owned by HH
B_HORSEMULENUM
Number of horses/donkeys/mules owned by HH
B_SHEEPNUM
Number of sheep owned by HH
B_GOATYN
HH owns goats (yes or no)
B_GOATNUM
Number of goats owned by HH
B_PIGYN
HH owns pigs (yes or no)
B_PIGNUM
Number of pigs owned by HH
B_CHICKYN
HH owns chickens (yes or no)
B_CHICKNUM
Number of chickens owned by HH (topcoded)
B_SALTBRIDGE
Iodized salt in household (bridging variable)
B_SALTRESULT
Results of salt iodine test (from individual record)
B_SALTEST1
Iodine level in HH salt, first grouping
B_SALTEST3
Summary result of salt test for iodine
B_BEDNETHH
Household has bednet for sleeping
B_BEDNETNUM
Number of mosquito nets owned by HH
B_BEDNETKIDLT5
Children under 5 slept under bednet last night
B_BEDNETKIDS
Number of children under bednet previous night
B_BEDNETWINF
Number of mosquito nets with specific information
B_SPRAYEDYR
Dwelling sprayed again mosquitoes, last 12 months
B_SPRAYEDGOV
Dwelling sprayed by government worker or program
B_SPRAYEDPRIV
Dwelling sprayed by private company
B_SPRAYEDMEM
Dwelling sprayed by household member
B_SPRAYEDOTH
Dwelling sprayed by other
B_SPRAYEDDK
Don't know who sprayed dwelling
B_SPRAYEDRETOUCH
Dwelling walls retouched (by paint/plaster/soap) since spraying
B_HCHHILLRECENT
Any HH member recently ill/injured
B_HCHHILLRECENTNO
Number of HH members recently ill/injured
B_DISDISORHH
Any HH member has disorderly behavior
B_DISHEARHH
Any HH member has difficulty hearing
B_DISIMPLIMBHH
Any HH member has impairment of limbs
B_DISLACKEXTHH
Any HH member lacks a bodily extremity
B_DISLACKLIMBHH
Any HH member lacks a limb
B_DISMUTEHH
Any HH member has difficulty speaking or is mute
B_DISSIGHTHH
Any HH member has difficulty seeing or is blind
B_CURRWORK
Currently working
B_JOBABSENT
Woman has job from which she was absent in past week
B_WKCURRJOB
Woman's occupation
B_WHOWORKFOR
Whom the respondent works for
B_WKWORKLASTYR
Respondent worked recently
B_WKEMPLOYWHEN
Respondent works all year, seasonally, or occasionally
B_WKEARNTYPE
Type of earnings for respondent's work
B_HUSJOB
Partner's occupation
B_WEALTHQ
Household wealth index in quintiles
B_WEALTHS
Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)
B_FEMOWNHOUSE
Woman owns house alone or jointly
B_FEMOWNLAND
Woman owns land alone or jointly
B_LIT2
Literacy, based on reading passage
B_LITBRIG
Literacy bridging variable
B_EDUCLVL
Highest educational level
B_YRSCHL
Highest year of education in level
B_EDYRTOTAL
Total years education
B_EDACHIEVER
Summary educational achievement
B_HUSEDLVL
Partner's educational level
B_HUSEDYR
Partner's highest year of education in level
B_HUSEDYRS
Partner's education in total years schooling
B_HUSEDACHIEVER
Husband's summary educational achievement
B_NEWSFQ
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine
B_NEWSBRIG
Reads newspaper: Bridging variable
B_TVFQ
Frequency of watching television
B_TVBRIG
Watches television: Bridging variable
B_RADIOFQ
Frequency of listening to radio
B_RADIOBRIG
Listens to radio: Bridging variable
B_DECBIGHH
Final say on making large household purchases
B_DECDAILYPUR
Final say on household purchases for daily needs
B_DECFAMVISIT
Final say on visits to family or relatives
B_DECFEMEARN
Final say on spending woman's earnings
B_DECHUSEARN
Final say on spending husband's earnings
B_DECFEMHCARE
Final say on woman's health care
B_DECFOOD
Final say on food to be cooked
B_FERTPREF
Fertility preferences
B_UNMETNEED
Unmet need for FP
B_UNMETNEED2
Unmet need for FP (2nd def)
B_UNMETNEED3
Unmet need for contraception (definition 3)
B_KIDDESIRE
Desire for more children
B_FPLCHDESIRE
Wanted last child
Total: 1233
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