Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Namibia, 1992

Reference ID

NAM_1992_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health and Social Services [Namibia], Central Statistics Office [Namibia], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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May 01, 2020

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May 14, 2020

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Amount of water (in mL) used for ORS (C_ORSPREPWAT)

Data file: NAM1992-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 653

End: 656

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

482) How much water did you use to prepare ORS packet the last time you made it?

LESS THAN 1/4 LITER 01
1/4 LITER 02
1/2 LITER 03
FOLLOWED PASCKAGE INSTRUCTIONS 05
OTHER (SPECIFY) 06
DK 98

Value	Category
0250	250
0750	750
1000	1000
9993	Did not use whole packet
9994	Followed instructions on packet
9995	Unknown quantity
9996	Other uncoded sizes
9997	Don't know
9998	Missing
9999	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

For women who gave birth in the 3 to 5 years before the survey and have prepared ORS, ORSPREPWAT (V423) reports the quantity of water, measured in milliliters, used in the preparation of the oral rehydration solution.

Most samples include fixed categories such as 1/2 liter, 1 liter, and 1-1/2 liters, which are then recoded as 500, 1000, and 1500 milliliters. Some responses are also recorded as bottle sizes, such as beer bottle or coke bottle; these are also recoded in ORSPREPWAT into their respective sizes (333 and 250 milliliters, respectively). If the size of a particular container (e.g., a glass) was not known, this response is recorded as "Unknown quantity" (code "9995").

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
ORS treatment Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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