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			| Calculating minimum meal frequency [message #15689] | Thu, 30 August 2018 11:32  |  
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					|  ma4g17@soton.ac.uk Messages: 1
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	| Hello, 
 I am doing my dissertation on the risk factors of stunting in Nepal, and I need to use the three variables V469E V469F V469X to calculate the minimum meal frequency but there are a lot of the data missing, can I know how did you calculate it for the report?
 Thank you,
 
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			| Re: Calculating minimum meal frequency [message #15691 is a reply to message #15689] | Thu, 30 August 2018 12:26  |  
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					| Liz-DHS Messages: 1516
 Registered: February 2013
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	| Dear User, to use these variables V469E, V469F and V469X { at least one child born in the last two years and living with respondent }. CSPro shows partial coding in the recode as follows:
 
 
 { times gave child tinned/powdered/fresh milk }
      V469E  = Q650DN;
      { times gave child infant formula }
      V469F  = Q650EN;
      { times gave child yogurt }
      V469X  = Q650GN;
Take a look at the woman's questionnaire and look at the skips to determine where you would encounter data which is not applicable.  Missing data (different from Not Applicable) is identified as:
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 Take a look at your frequencies to help you in your analysis.  Also take a look at The Guide to DHS Statistics9999, 999, 99, 9 This question should have been answered by the respondent, but the questionnaire
 contained no information for this variable (missing data). This code is mainly used
 in paper based surveys.
 
 Please look at pages 127-128 for additional information on how missings are taken into account.
 
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