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State codes [message #13964]

Tue, 30 January 2018 07:53

A.Bischops
Messages: 3
Registered: January 2018

Member

Hi,

I am working on the recently released DHS 2015-2016/NFHS4- Report. Variable V024(womens recode), MV024(mens recode) and HV024(household recode) should contain information on the participant's Region(1-4)(due to the Recode Manual). But when I open the dataset, the variable has a range of 1-36, suggesting that it is coded for the participant's state. For my analysis, I need a state variable.

Does someone know how the states are coded, i.e. which number represents which state?
Thank you very much in advance!

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Re: State codes [message #13970 is a reply to message #13964]

Tue, 30 January 2018 14:34

Bridgette-DHS
Messages: 3199
Registered: February 2013

Senior Member

Following is a response from Senior Data Processing Specialist, Mianmian Yu:

Although HV024, V024, MV024 could be used for region in other surveys, NFHS-4 use them for state. For example, Delhi is coded as 25 in these variables. Hope it helps.

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Re: State codes [message #13974 is a reply to message #13970]

Wed, 31 January 2018 02:45

A.Bischops
Messages: 3
Registered: January 2018

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Thank you for the answer.

But what I actually wanted to know is if you know which number represents which Indian state in this variable(e.g. V024= 1 means "Goa").
It is not included in the Recode Manual or the NFHS-4-Report, neither the questionnaires.
Do you know where I can find this information?

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Re: State codes [message #13975 is a reply to message #13974]

Wed, 31 January 2018 03:18

Mrinal
Messages: 14
Registered: January 2018
Location: Bhubaneswar, India

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It is there in the .MAP file.

V024 State 99 2 N I 1 0 No No
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2 Andhra Pradesh
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Assam
5 Bihar
6 Chandigarh
7 Chhattisgarh
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli
9 Daman and Diu
10 Goa
11 Gujarat
12 Haryana
13 Himachal Pradesh
14 Jammu and Kashmir
15 Jharkhand
16 Karnataka
17 Kerala
18 Lakshadweep
19 Madhya Pradesh
20 Maharashtra
21 Manipur
22 Meghalaya
23 Mizoram
24 Nagaland
25 Delhi
26 Odisha
27 Puducherry
28 Punjab
29 Rajasthan
30 Sikkim
31 Tamil Nadu
32 Tripura
33 Uttar Pradesh
34 Uttarakhand
35 West Bengal
36 Telangana

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Re: State codes [message #13976 is a reply to message #13975]

Wed, 31 January 2018 03:21

A.Bischops
Messages: 3
Registered: January 2018

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Thank you very much!

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