| Re: Need clarification on Kenya DHS 2022 Dataset [message #28531 is a reply to message #28517] |
Thu, 25 January 2024 16:24  |
Janet-DHS
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Following is a response from DHS staff member, Tom Pullum:
In the HR file, which you have opened, the variables begin with "hv". In that file, source of water is hv201. The HR file has one record per household. The multiple copies of hv113 that you found refer to different members of the household (hv113 is survival status of the father for children age 0-17). The PR file has the same data but is organized with one record per household member.
The variable v113 begins with "v", not "hv", and is in the IR file. The IR file has one record per woman age 15-49. v113 is the same as hv201 for all women in a given household.
Some variables that appear in the household files and the individual files have the same number, and differ only in terms of the prefix v or hv. However, most do not.
DHS data are not easy to use with Excel. If you can possibly switch to a package such as Stata or even SPSS, your analysis may be easier.
Thanks for using DHS data. Let us know if you have other questions.
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