Definition
INTDATECMC_ET (V008_ET) reports the century month code (CMC) for the date of the interview. However, INTDATECMC_ET is country-specific to Ethiopia, as the data are recorded using the Ethiopian calendar. For most other countries, the CMC data for the date of interview are recorded using the Gregorian calendar. On average, there is a seven to eight year gap between the Ethiopian and Gregorian calendars.
For detailed information on the calculation and interpretation of CMC codes, see INTDATECMC (V008).
For the 2000 and 2005 Ethiopian samples only, the dates were also calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, so those samples also appear in INTDATECMC.