| Re: Country specific codes for v130 (Religion) [message #14569 is a reply to message #14429] |
Sat, 21 April 2018 20:46   |
kingx025
Messages: 95
Registered: August 2016
Location: Minneapolis. Minnesota
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I suggest that you look at the coding system IPUMS-DHS (available at idhsdata.org) used for the RELIGION/V130 variable, shown here:
https://www.idhsdata.org/idhs-action/variables/V130#codes_se ction
IPUMS-DHS uses composite coding to maximize comparability across samples. For example, a first digit of 2 refers to some form of Christianity, while the later digit preserve additional detail (such as "Catholicism" or "Seventh Day Adventist"). The IPUMS-DHS database currently covers 117 samples and 28 countries. Perhaps you could make a dataset for analysis through IPUMS-DHS, saving you the work of recoding the V130 data; just log in with your DHS user name and password and select the samples and variables you want to analyze.
Alternatively, I could send you or upload the Excel spreadsheet that gives the original codes and labels for V130 for these 117 samples. Please respond if you would find that helpful.
Miriam King
Dr. Miriam King
IPUMS-DHS Project Manager (www.idhsdata.org)
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