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how to use household variables in women's data file [message #455]

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:52

rskulcsn
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Registered: May 2013
Location: India

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I am working on the DHS survey data for India from 2005-06. I am using women's data. There are separate data files for women, men and household data in SPSS. I want to use some particular variables from household data file into women's data file. Women's data file contain the information for more than 1 woman in a household, I cannot merge the variables properly. can anyone suggest me how to add these variables in the women data? I cannot use case id to do so. I have to repeat the same values for each woman in the same household that is given in the household data file.
Please help me for the same.

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Re: how to use household variables in women's data file [message #461 is a reply to message #455]

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:56

Bridgette-DHS
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Please reference: http://www.measuredhs.com/data/Merging-Datasets.cfm

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Re: how to use household variables in women's data file [message #529 is a reply to message #455]

Mon, 10 June 2013 01:22

rskulcsn
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Thanks. I used it for merging some household variables in women's data file. But I can't do it for men data file. It shows duplicate cases error. So please suggest some solution for this.

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Re: how to use household variables in women's data file [message #530 is a reply to message #529]

Mon, 10 June 2013 08:00

rskulcsn
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Registered: May 2013
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Ok. I managed to do it by using SPSS with add variable option. So, the problem is solved.

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