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Difference DTA and SAV [message #25857]

Tue, 20 December 2022 13:52

victor
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I have noticed that data is different between SAV and DTA datasets. Is this not an error?

Specifically looking at Gambia 2013, in household member recode. The DTA dataset has an additional value in the hv140 variable compared to the SAV dataset.

As a result, the mean calculation for registered children is different between these two datasets. With the DTA dataset it is possible to reproduce the figures in the official report. With the SAV dataset this value is a percentage point higher. It seems to me that however that SAV is a better approximation as with the DTA dataset the respondents with value 9 are used in the calculation.

For the DTA file

  hv140                                      n
  <dbl+lbl>                              <int>
1  0 [Neither certificate or registered]  3294
2  1 [Has certificate]                    8494
3  2 [Registered]                         1961
4  8 [Don't know]                          208
5  9                                       398
6 NA                                     38336

For the SAV file

  hv140                                      n
  <dbl+lbl>                              <int>
1  0 [Neither certificate or registered]  3294
2  1 [Has certificate]                    8494
3  2 [Registered]                         1961
4  8 [Don't know]                          208
5 NA                                     38734

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		Difference DTA and SAV By: victor on Tue, 20 December 2022 13:52
		Re: Difference DTA and SAV By: Bridgette-DHS on Fri, 23 December 2022 07:50
		Re: Difference DTA and SAV By: victor on Sun, 01 January 2023 13:30
		Re: Difference DTA and SAV By: Bridgette-DHS on Tue, 03 January 2023 08:34
		Re: Difference DTA and SAV By: victor on Tue, 03 January 2023 09:25

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