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Missing values in C Section [message #31628]

Sun, 30 November 2025 13:31

Jahir
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Registered: November 2025

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Hello all,

In the BDHS Birth Recode (BR) dataset, I have found many missing values in the variable m17. Each observation represents a child of the interviewed woman, and each should fall under either C-section (Yes) or No. However, I have obtained only about 4,000 responses.

Any insights on why so many values are missing would be appreciated.