Demographic and Health Survey 2016

South Africa, 2016

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Reference ID

ZAF_2016_DHS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

Collection(s)

MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys

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Flag for age at death (b13)

Data file: REC21

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 20

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

Dead children (B5 = 0).

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Notes

Flag for age at death is coded as follows:
0 - No flag
1 - Age at death plus the date of birth would place the death after the interview
2 - Age at death is less than the reported duration of breastfeeding
3 - Age at death is less than the age the child was first given supplemental foods
4 - Age at death is less than age the child was first breastfed
5 - Age at death plus the date of birth would place the death before the last vaccination
6 - Reported age at death is outside the range expected for the units given
7 - Age at death was imputed, however the units were given
8 - Age at death was imputed, no units were given

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