Demographic and Health Survey 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2011

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Reference ID

NPL_2011_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) [Nepal], New ERA, and ICF International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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May 01, 2020

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Date of birth (CMC) (Nepali calendar) (members under age 5) (H_BIRTHCMCLT5_NP)

Data file: NPL2011-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 498

End: 501

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

203) IF MOTHER INTERVIEWED, COPY MONTH AND YEAR OF BIRTH FROM BIRTH HISTORY AND ASK DAY; IF MOTHER NO INTERVIEWED, ASK: What is (NAME)'s birth date?

DAY __________
MONTH__________
YEAR ________

Value	Category
9999	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

BIRTHCMCLT5_NP (HC32_NP) reports the century month code, according to the Nepali calendar, for the date of birth of household members under age 5 who were potential subjects for height and weight measurement.

The complementary variable BIRTHMONTHLT5_NP reports the calendar month of birth, according to the Nepali calendar, for household members under age 5. BIRTHYEARLT5_NP reports the calendar year of birth, according to the Nepali calendar, for household members under age 5. The Nepali calendar is roughly 57 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar.

For more information on using and interpreting century month codes for birth dates for household members under age 5, see BIRTHCMCLT5, which covers samples using the Gregorian calendar.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Child biometrics, general Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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