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Topic: MULTILEVEL MODELING USING DHS SURVEYS: APPROXIMATE LEVEL-WEIGHTS for Kenya DHS Surveys

MULTILEVEL MODELING USING DHS SURVEYS: APPROXIMATE LEVEL-WEIGHTS for Kenya DHS Surveys [message #29116]

Thu, 25 April 2024 09:10

geoK
Messages: 44
Registered: May 2014

Member

Dear DHS Team,

I have been reviewing the DHS Methodological Reports 27 in order to create wt1 and wt2 weights for multilevel modeling using the latest two rounds of the Kenya DHS. I followed the example provided in the report, which used the Zimbabwe DHS, but I am now encountering difficulty identifying which tables and columns correspond exactly to Table A.2 and Table A.3. These are the tables where I need to extract figures for Stage 1 of the process. While it is clear for Zimbabwe, I am uncertain if I am selecting the correct tables and columns for the 2014 and 2022 KDHS Appendix A tables. Could you please confirm where I can locate the figures for Stage 1? Thank you!

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Forum: IPUMS Demographic and Health Surveys (IPUMS-DHS)

Topic: Haz for adult men (hwmhtasdrm)

Haz for adult men (hwmhtasdrm) [message #29101]

Tue, 23 April 2024 23:40

archanapkar
Messages: 4
Registered: April 2024

Member

I am looking at the hwmhtasdrm IPUMS variable for adult men from the household recode for India for NFHS 3 and 4 and the corresponding DHS variable HB5 for NFHS 5. The means for this variable acorss the three rounds look very different and although for IPUMS the instruction is to divide the raw variable by 100, but even so they differ by an order of magnitude. Please explain how to use this variable.

The corresponding variables for women looks fine (hwfhtasdrm and ha5) and if we divide it by 100, we would get plausible values.

. tabstat hwmhtasdrm if hwmhtasdrm<600,by(year)
tabstat hwmhtasdrm if hwmhtasdrm<600,by(year)

Summary for variables: hwmhtasdrm
by categories of: year (Year of sample)

year | mean
-------+----------
2005 | -182.7139
2015 | -1.86
2020 | -14.82283
-------+----------
Total | -52.37074
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. tabstat hwfhtasdrm if hwfhtasdrm<600,by(year)
tabstat hwfhtasdrm if hwfhtasdrm<600,by(year)

Summary for variables: hwfhtasdrm
by categories of: year (Year of sample)

year | mean
-------+----------
2005 | -190.0461
2015 | -192.1819
2020 | -191.351
-------+----------
Total | -191.6272
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Forum: Other countries

Topic: Senegal DHS Surveys IR Files - Insurance Coverage Variables

Senegal DHS Surveys IR Files - Insurance Coverage Variables [message #29083]

Mon, 22 April 2024 11:28

ibrahimadieye
Messages: 1
Registered: April 2024

Member

In the Senegal IR datasets, I have noticed that variables capturing insurance coverage (v481, v481a, etc.) are unpopulated for several years (e.g., 2013-2015, 2017-2019). However, they are referenced in official DHS reports for these years and are populated in the datasets for other years (e.g., 2010/2011, 2016). This discrepancy suggests a potential issue with the dataset generation, unless if I'm missing something. I have checked the other files (BR, HR, etc.), and this information is also not included there. Could someone help?

Thank you in advance!

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