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Re: Merging IDHS and DHS household level files [message #4209 is a reply to message #4199]

Thu, 16 April 2015 23:22

Trevor-DHS
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Can you let us know which surveys and datasets you are using as that can make a difference. From the variables you reference, there is perhaps an issue as hhid is a variable from the household data, but v001 and v002 are from the individual women's data (not the household data), so I wouldn't expect them to merge easily. Can you tell me which DHS dataset you are using (and which software you are using), and then which variables you selected through IDHS?

Can you also tell us if there is a reason you are trying to merge datasets from the IDHS and the regular DHS datasets? They were really designed for users to use one or the other. If you can let us know this information we should be able to direct you how to merge the datasets.

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		Merging IDHS and DHS household level files By: anj_user on Wed, 15 April 2015 14:32
		Re: Merging IDHS and DHS household level files By: Trevor-DHS on Thu, 16 April 2015 23:22
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