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Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 2014
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Reference ID
KEN_2014_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Aug 15, 2018
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Wealth index factor score (5 decimals) (H_WEALTHSHH)

Data file: KEN2014-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Start: 364
End: 371
Width: 8
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Description

Definition
WEALTHSHH (HV271) refers to the household's wealth index value generated by the product of standardized scores (z-scores) and factor coefficient scores (factor loadings) of wealth indicators. Most researchers will want to use instead the complementary variable WEALTHQHH (HV270), which reports quintile ranking (from poorest to richest) of the household, in terms of wealth score, for a given sample.

For additional information about the calculation and meaning of the wealth index, users should consult the summary information available on the DHS Program website, including The DHS Program - Research Topics - Wealth Index [URL omitted from DDI.] and The DHS Wealth Index [URL omitted from DDI.], a DHS Comparative Report.

The variables used to calculate wealth index scores are sample-specific. See Comparability.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Wealth index Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
WEALTHSHH (HV271) is an 8-digit numeric variable with 5 implied decimal places.


99999998 = Missing
99999999 = NIU (not in universe)
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