Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2015-16, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Tanzania, 2015 - 2016
Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [Tanzania], Ministry of Health [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania], Office of the Chief Government Statistician, and ICF, Minnesota Population Center
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Identification
Survey ID Number
TZA_2015_DHS-MIS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Title
Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2015-16, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Subtitle
IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Tanzania | TZA |
Study type
Demographic and Health Survey [hh/dhs]
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Woman, Child, Birth, and Household Member
Version
Version Description
Version 5. The datasets contain selected variables from the original microdata plus harmonized variables from the IPUMS-DHS database. It updates version 4.1
In Version 5 thousands more variables released, bringing total to over 8,000 integrated variables. 123 variables were edited. Household Members available as fourth unit of analysis for all samples except Egypt 1988, Ghana 1988, Kenya 1989, Mali 1987, Sudan 1989, Tunisia 1988, Uganda 1988, and Zimbabwe 1988. Data added for Bangladesh (1994, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, and 2014), Pakistan (1991, 2006, and 2012), Yemen (2013), Sudan (1989), Tunisia (1988), and the latest data for Ethiopia (2016) and India (2015).
In Version 5 thousands more variables released, bringing total to over 8,000 integrated variables. 123 variables were edited. Household Members available as fourth unit of analysis for all samples except Egypt 1988, Ghana 1988, Kenya 1989, Mali 1987, Sudan 1989, Tunisia 1988, Uganda 1988, and Zimbabwe 1988. Data added for Bangladesh (1994, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, and 2014), Pakistan (1991, 2006, and 2012), Yemen (2013), Sudan (1989), Tunisia (1988), and the latest data for Ethiopia (2016) and India (2015).
Scope
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Access to care Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Adult illness treatment Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Agricultural possessions Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Alcohol Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Antimalaria protection Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Beliefs about FC Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Birth records Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Breastfeeding and infant feeding Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child antenatal care, CS Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child antenatal care, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child anthropometry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child birth records Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child blood testing Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child delivery care, CS Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child delivery care, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child demography core Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child feeding, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child health postpartum Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child respiratory illness or fever Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child respiratory illness, treatment Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child's breastfeeding Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Child vaccination, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Condom use Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Core demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Daughter's circumcision Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Decision-making Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Diarrhea, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Diarrhea, treatment Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Domestic violence attitudes Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Domestic violence from partner/husband Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| DPT-HB-Hib vaccinations Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Ever use of family planning Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Female anthropometry Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Female blood testing Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Female circumcision general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Fertility Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| First or ever sexual experience Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Foods fed child in past 24 hours Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Foods given to newborns Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Future use of family planning Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| General family planning Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| General malaria Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| General maternal and infant health Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| General sources Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| General technical Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| General women's healthcare Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Geography, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Healthcare Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Help sought for abuse Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Housing Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Identifiers Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Information on family planning Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Insurance, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Integrated geography Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| IPUMS International geography Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Knowledge of family planning Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Known source for non-users, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Malaria prevention Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Malaria symptoms Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Malaria testing Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Malaria treatment Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Material hardship Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Maternal antenatal care, CS Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Maternal antenatal care, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Maternal delivery care, CS Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Maternal delivery care, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Measles vaccinations Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Media exposure Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Migration Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Misc childhood illnesses Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Mosquito nets Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Nutrition Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| ORS treatment Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Other vaccinations Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Own circumcision Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Physical abuse from others Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Physical abuse while pregnant Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Place for diarrhea treatment, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Pneumococcal vaccinations Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Polio vaccinations Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Possessions Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Postpartum care Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Privacy Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Recent sexual experience Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Recent use of family planning Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Rotavirus vaccinations Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| SES general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Sexual abuse from others Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Single sample geography Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Source for child antenatal care, CS Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Source for child antenatal care, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Source for maternal antenatal care, CS Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Source for maternal antenatal care, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Source for respiratory treatment, CS Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Source for respiratory treatment, general Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Source of information on malaria Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Sterilization Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Survey dates Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Times child fed foods in past 24 hours Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Tobacco Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Toilet and water Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Type of family planning method Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Vitamin A vaccinations Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Wealth index Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Weights and subsample selection Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Why not use family planning Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |
Coverage
Universe
Women age 15-49, Children age 0-4, Births, and All persons in Tanzania 2015
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [Tanzania], Ministry of Health [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania], Office of the Chief Government Statistician, and ICF | |
| Minnesota Population Center | University of Minnesota |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
MICRODATA SOURCE: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [Tanzania], Ministry of Health [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania], Office of the Chief Government Statistician, and ICF
SAMPLE UNIT: Woman
SAMPLE SIZE: 13,266
SAMPLE UNIT: Child
SAMPLE SIZE: 10,233
SAMPLE UNIT: Birth
SAMPLE SIZE: 37,169
SAMPLE UNIT: Household Member
SAMPLE SIZE: 64,880
SAMPLE UNIT: Woman
SAMPLE SIZE: 13,266
SAMPLE UNIT: Child
SAMPLE SIZE: 10,233
SAMPLE UNIT: Birth
SAMPLE SIZE: 37,169
SAMPLE UNIT: Household Member
SAMPLE SIZE: 64,880
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | 2016-01-01 |
Time periods
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | 2016-01-01 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Access policy
Access authority
| Name |
|---|
| Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [Tanzania], Ministry of Health [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania], Office of the Chief Government Statistician, and ICF |
Contacts
| Name |
|---|
| Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [Tanzania], Ministry of Health [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania], Office of the Chief Government Statistician, and ICF |
Confidentiality
None
Access conditions
Users of IPUMS-DHS data must agree to abide by the access restrictions and terms of use set forth by the DHS Program: https://dhsprogram.com/data/Access-Instructions.cfm
Citation requirements
Publications and research reports based on the IPUMS-DHS database must cite it appropriately. The citation should include the following:
Elizabeth Heger Boyle, Miriam King, and Matthew Sobek. IPUMS-Demographic and Health Surveys: Version 4.1 [dataset]. Minnesota Population Center and ICF International, 2017. https://doi.org/10.18128/D080.V4.1
Researchers should also acknowledge the originally produced the data: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [Tanzania], Ministry of Health [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania], Office of the Chief Government Statistician, and ICF. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2015-16 [Dataset]. Data Extract from TZIR7H.SAV, TZHR7H.SAV, TZKR7H.SAV, and TZBR7H.SAV. IPUMS-Demographic and Health Surveys (IPUMS-DHS), version 4.1, Minnesota Population Center and ICF International [Distributors]. http://doi.org/10.18128/D080.V4.0. Accessed from http://idhsdata.org on DATE.
The licensing agreement for use of IPUMS-DHS data requires that users supply us with the title and full citation for any publications, research reports, or educational materials making use of the data or documentation. Please add your citation to the IPUMS bibliography at http://bibliography.ipums.org/.
Elizabeth Heger Boyle, Miriam King, and Matthew Sobek. IPUMS-Demographic and Health Surveys: Version 4.1 [dataset]. Minnesota Population Center and ICF International, 2017. https://doi.org/10.18128/D080.V4.1
Researchers should also acknowledge the originally produced the data: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [Tanzania], Ministry of Health [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania], Office of the Chief Government Statistician, and ICF. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2015-16 [Dataset]. Data Extract from TZIR7H.SAV, TZHR7H.SAV, TZKR7H.SAV, and TZBR7H.SAV. IPUMS-Demographic and Health Surveys (IPUMS-DHS), version 4.1, Minnesota Population Center and ICF International [Distributors]. http://doi.org/10.18128/D080.V4.0. Accessed from http://idhsdata.org on DATE.
The licensing agreement for use of IPUMS-DHS data requires that users supply us with the title and full citation for any publications, research reports, or educational materials making use of the data or documentation. Please add your citation to the IPUMS bibliography at http://bibliography.ipums.org/.
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Copyright
(c) Copyright , Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [Tanzania], Ministry of Health [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania], Office of the Chief Government Statistician, and ICF and Minnesota Population Center
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_TZA_2015_DHS-MIS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Population Center | MPC | University of Minnesota | Integration Harmonization Documentation |
Date of Metadata Production
2018-08-06
DDI Document version
Version 01 (August 2018)
This version is identical to IPUMS DDI: TZA_2015_DHS_v01_M_5_A_IPUMS, except for the following fields that were edited by World Bank: Title, DDI ID and Study ID - adaptation version number changed to v01 as this is the initial DHS-IPUMS adaptation in World Bank catalog.
Version 5 April 2018. Documentation of Demographic Household Survey data and harmonized variables as found in IPUMS-DHS. IPUMS has distribution rights to the metadata and data. The XML documents generated by this process are viewed as a distribution of the metadata.
Fields edited for the World Bank are: DDI ID and study ID to match World Bank study naming convention, as well as DDI Document Version and Version Description to reflect changed included in version 5. Variable ID's and names were changed to add the prefix W_, C_, B_, or M_ to indicate file source as Woman, Child, Birth or Household Member respectively. This was done to create unique variable IDs and names within the file. These prefixes are not found in the IPUMS-DHS system.
Original extract version date 2018-07-27. DDI metadata revised to add stdyDscr/notes and correct assignment of variables to record types. All non-ANSI_Latin characters have been replaced.
This version is identical to IPUMS DDI: TZA_2015_DHS_v01_M_5_A_IPUMS, except for the following fields that were edited by World Bank: Title, DDI ID and Study ID - adaptation version number changed to v01 as this is the initial DHS-IPUMS adaptation in World Bank catalog.
Version 5 April 2018. Documentation of Demographic Household Survey data and harmonized variables as found in IPUMS-DHS. IPUMS has distribution rights to the metadata and data. The XML documents generated by this process are viewed as a distribution of the metadata.
Fields edited for the World Bank are: DDI ID and study ID to match World Bank study naming convention, as well as DDI Document Version and Version Description to reflect changed included in version 5. Variable ID's and names were changed to add the prefix W_, C_, B_, or M_ to indicate file source as Woman, Child, Birth or Household Member respectively. This was done to create unique variable IDs and names within the file. These prefixes are not found in the IPUMS-DHS system.
Original extract version date 2018-07-27. DDI metadata revised to add stdyDscr/notes and correct assignment of variables to record types. All non-ANSI_Latin characters have been replaced.