| Re: Understanding DHS Data [message #28741 is a reply to message #28705] |
Fri, 01 March 2024 08:58  |
Janet-DHS
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Following is a response from DHS staff member, Tom Pullum:
v113 is a variable name, not a column. The variable has a label. I don't know which Malawi survey or which statistical package you are using, but in Stata you would enter "describe v113" to get the name of the value label. It is V113 in the 2015-16 survey. You can the list the value label with "label list V113". I will paste the label for the 2015-16 Malawi below. The first digit of the category label is a general type of source (for example, "1" for "piped" and "4" for "well" and the second digit is a sub-category. The categories vary from survey to survey, depending on the types that are prevalent for the date and country of the survey. The WHO classification into "improved" and "unimproved" has changed over time. There is a similar construction for v116, type of toilet facility. Hope this answers your question.
. label list V113
V113:
10 piped water
11 piped into dwelling
12 piped to yard/plot
13 piped to neighbor
14 public tap/standpipe
20 tube well water
21 tube well or borehole
30 dug well (open/protected)
31 protected well
32 unprotected well
40 surface from spring
41 protected spring
42 unprotected spring
43 river/dam/lake/ponds/stream/canal/irrigation channel
51 rainwater
61 tanker truck
62 cart with small tank
71 bottled water
96 other
97 not a dejure resident
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