Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset
Kenya, 2014
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Child's height measured lying down or standing up (members under age 5) (H_HWCHOWMEAS)
Data file: KEN2014-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
207) MEASURED LYING DOWN OR STANDING UP?
LYING DOWN 1
STANDING UP 2
NOT MEASURED 3
LYING DOWN 1
STANDING UP 2
NOT MEASURED 3
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | Not measured |
| 1 | Lying down |
| 2 | Standing up |
| 8 | Missing |
| 9 | NIU (not in universe) |
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.
Description
Definition
For household members under age 5 who were potential subjects for height and weight measurement, HWCHOWMEAS (HC15) reports whether their height was measured when they were lying down or standing up. According to the DHS Recode Manuals:
In DHS surveys, children aged less than 24 months are to be measured lying down, children 24 months or older are to be measured standing up. There may, however, be a considerable discrepancy between policy and practice!
In DHS surveys, children aged less than 24 months are to be measured lying down, children 24 months or older are to be measured standing up. There may, however, be a considerable discrepancy between policy and practice!
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Child anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |