Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Angola, 2015 - 2016

Reference ID

AGO_2015_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) [Angola], Ministério da Saúde (MINSA) [Angola], Ministério do Planeamento e do Desenvolvimento Territorial (MINPLAN) [Angola] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Metadata

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May 01, 2020

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May 14, 2020

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Iodized salt in household (bridging variable) (W_SALTBRIDGE)

Data file: AGO2015-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 507

End: 508

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

145) I would like to check whether the salt used in your household is iodized. May I have a sample of the salt used to cook meals in your household?
TEST SALT FOR IODINE

IODINE PRESENT 1
NO IODINE 2
NO SALT IN HOUSEHOLD 3
SALT NOT TESTED (SPECIFY REASON) ____ 6

Value	Category
96	Non-resident
10	Iodized salt in household
11	Packaged salt - iodized
20	Non-iodized salt in household
21	Packaged salt - noniodized
30	Salt not tested
31	Local salt
32	Loose salt
33	Salt for animals
34	Natron in block
35	Packaged salt - other
36	Other, n.e.c.
97	Doesn't cook
98	Missing/no salt available
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

SALTBRIDGE serves as a bridging variable between two approaches to collecting information on the presence of iodized salt in the household. Initially, respondents were asked, "What type of salt is usually used for cooking in your household?" Respondents were also asked to show their salt package to the interviewer.

Beginning with Phase 4 of the standard DHS questionnaire, respondents were asked to provide the interviewer with a teaspoon of cooking salt, which the interviewer then tested. Iodine testing methods varied across phases and countries.

SALTBRIDGE combines information from the first approach of asking about cooking salt (in SALTIODIZE (HV222)) and the second approach of testing the cooking salt for iodine (in SALTEST3 (HV234)).

The information in SALTBRIDGE is taken from the household record, linked to the record of the woman respondent. This information applies to household residents, not temporary visitors, so researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT (V135) variable (with visitors coded "2").

See Comparability for more information.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Nutrition Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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