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Re: variables hv001 hv002 hv003 do not uniquely identify observations in the using data [message #2568 is a reply to message #2563]

Mon, 14 July 2014 08:10

Bridgette-DHS
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Following is a response from DHS Stata Specialist, Tom Pullum:

You are making a common mistake. The line number given by hv003 is not the line number of the household member; it is the line number of the household respondent, i.e. the person who provided the information for the household. It is the same for every record in the household. The line number of the household member is hvidx. This is the field that should match with v003 in the IR file or mv003 in the MR file. In other words, your line "gen hv003= mv003" should be "gen hvidx= mv003". In all other places where you have "hv003", you should replace it with "hvidx".

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