NFHS 5 BMI in PR File of India [message #27421] |
Thu, 10 August 2023 12:28 |
Bandana
Messages: 3 Registered: July 2023
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Dear DHS Forum,
I want to know to the meaning of '.a' in the score of BMI of household members in the PR file of NFHS 5 data of India. I have seen the DHS recode manual but it was not there. Please let me know the answer.
Thanking you,
Regards
Bandana Mondal
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Re: NFHS 5 BMI in PR File of India [message #29120 is a reply to message #27483] |
Thu, 25 April 2024 13:49 |
AkhilK28
Messages: 11 Registered: February 2022
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Hi Tom,
When working with male and female BMI data in the PR data for NFHS-5, there are observations coded with ".a"
Running this code in the PR file: br ha40 if ha40==.a results in 54,874 observations
I was wondering the difference between ".a", ".", and "flagged" observations in BMI for men and women.
All three types are classified as missing (collectively being ~7% for Women and ~15% for Men) but are there any specific meanings behind these?
Best,
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