survey_idno,sid,file_id,vid,name,labl,var_intrvl,var_dcml,var_wgt,var_start_pos,var_end_pos,var_width,var_imputation,var_security,var_respunit,var_qstn_preqtxt,var_qstn_qstnlit,var_qstn_postqtxt,var_qstn_ivuinstr,var_universe,var_sumstat,var_txt,var_catgry,var_codinstr,var_concept,var_format,var_notes COD_2013_DHS_v01_M,2173,F3,V158,hv271,"Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)",contin,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,[],,[],,[],"{""type"":""numeric"",""schema"":""other"",""category"":null,""name"":null}","Wealth index variables - Wealth index factor score (5 decimals) Generated with a statistical procedure known as principal components analysis, the wealth index places individual households on a continuous scale of relative wealth. DHS separates all interviewed households into five wealth quintiles to compare the influence of wealth on various population, health and nutrition indicators. The wealth index is presented in the DHS Final Reports and survey datasets as a background characteristic"