Definition
WEALTHQURMN (MV190A) refers to the relative wealth (urban- and rural-specific) of the household where the man lives, divided into quintiles from the poorest (code "1") to the richest (code "5"). A code of "1" indicates the male respondent's household is in the poorest quintile of rural households or the poorest quintile of urban households. The related variable URBANMN (MV025) indicates whether the man's de facto residence was in an urban or rural location.
According to the DHS Recode Manual for Phase VII,
As a response to criticism that a single wealth index [â?¦] is too urban in its construction and not able to distinguish the poorest of the poor from other poor households, this variable provides an urban- and rural-specific wealth index.
For additional information about the calculation and meaning of the wealth index, users should consult the Wealth Index [URL omitted from DDI.] summary from The DHS Program website and/or the DHS Comparative Report on The DHS Wealth Index [URL omitted from DDI.].
The complementary variable WEALTHSURMN (MV191A) reports the wealth index factor score for urban/rural for the man's household in a specific sample.
The variables used to calculate wealth index quintiles and the level of wealth implied by a specific ranking are sample-specific. See Comparability.
