| Wealth Status in the IR file for 2007 BDHS [message #18753] |
Tue, 11 February 2020 14:48  |
JesseCosta
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Registered: February 2020
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Hello,
I am using SAS version 9.4 to analyze the 2007 BDHS dataset. I am trying to figure out what the responses for the "wealth status" (variable v190) in the IR file for 2007 BDHS are equal to. I am not sure what the 1, 2, 3,4, 5 are categorized once I open the dataset. How can i determine what the values mean?
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| Re: Wealth Status in the IR file for 2007 BDHS [message #25895 is a reply to message #18753] |
Thu, 29 December 2022 14:49  |
Janet-DHS
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Registered: April 2022
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Following is a response from DHS staff member Tom Pullum:
The usual names for this variable are "wealth index" or "wealth quintiles". The index is based on a wide range of household assets, including such characteristics as type of flooring and access to an improved source of water. The labels for categories 1 to 5 are poorest, poorer, middle, richer, and richest, but there are alternative labels. For much more information, visit the following on the DHS website: https://www.dhsprogram.com/topics/wealth-index/index.cfm .
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