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Re: Portion of Newborns that were weighted at time of Delivery [message #21642 is a reply to message #21636] Wed, 02 December 2020 09:41 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Following is a response from DHS Research & Data Analysis Director, Tom Pullum:

For children who were weighed, birthweight is given by m19 in the KR and BR files. The label is as follows:

. label list M19
M19:
9996 not weighed at birth
9998 don't know

All of the other numeric codes correspond are weights in kilograms (multiplied by 1000). About 16% of children have codes other than 9996 or 9998, i.e., were weighed.
 
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