Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018 - IPUMS Subset
Pakistan, 2017 - 2018
National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) [Pakistan], and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Child's age in days (members under age 5) (H_HWCAGEDAYS)
Data file: PAK2017-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
103) IF MOTHER INTERVIEWED: COPY CHILD'S DATE OF BIRTH (DAY, MONTH, AND YEAR) FROM PREGNANCY HISTORY. IF MOTHER NOT INTERVIEWED, ASK: What is (NAME)'s date of birth?
DAY _______
MONTH ______
YEAR _______
DAY _______
MONTH ______
YEAR _______
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 9999 | NIU (not in universe) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
For household members under age 5 who were potential subjects for height and weight measurement, HWCAGEDAYS (HC1A) reports their age in days at the time of the household interview.
This information is useful for calculating malnutrition indicators such as height-for-age (stunting) and weight-for-age (underweight). The DHS Recode manuals report that the age in days is calculated from the century day code of the date of interview (HWCCDCMEAS (HC20)) minus the century day code of the date of birth of the young household member (HWCBIRTHCDC (HC32A)).
This information is useful for calculating malnutrition indicators such as height-for-age (stunting) and weight-for-age (underweight). The DHS Recode manuals report that the age in days is calculated from the century day code of the date of interview (HWCCDCMEAS (HC20)) minus the century day code of the date of birth of the young household member (HWCBIRTHCDC (HC32A)).
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Child biometrics, general Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |