Demographic and Health Survey 1997 - IPUMS Subset

Madagascar, 1997

Reference ID

MDG_1997_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Direction de la Démographie et des Statistiques Sociales, Institut National de la Statistique [Madagascar] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Weight for height standard deviations from the reference median (DHS) (respondents to female survey) (C_BIOFWTHTSDRMDHS)

Data file: MDG1997-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 861

End: 864

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

1008. WEIGHT (IN KILOGRAMS)

KG ____

Value	Category
9995	Flagged cases
9998	Missing
9999	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

BIOFWTHTSDRM (V444A) reports the difference between the respondent's weight and the median weight of a reference population of the same height and sex, expressed in units equal to one standard deviation of the reference population's distribution. This variable uses a DHS reference standard.

An anthropometry measure expressed in reference standard deviation units is also known as a Z-score. BIOFWTHTSDRM values are reported in units equal to 100 times the Z-score, to preserve two decimal places without requiring the use of a decimal point. Dividing BIOFWTHTSDRM by 100 will yield the height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) value.

The complementary DHS variable BIOFWTHTPCTDHS (V442) reports weight-for-height percentiles within the same reference population. Unlike z-scores, percentiles do not allow comparison across age and sex and cannot assess longitudinal change in growth status; users are advised to consult anthropometry literature for further discussion.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Female anthropometry Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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