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Missing child labor weight variable [message #31835] Wed, 01 April 2026 11:29
Verhulst-Georgoulis is currently offline  Verhulst-Georgoulis
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Hello,

Unless I am mistaken, the child labor weight variable appears to be missing from the following DHS PR datasets: Angola 2015, Egypt 2014, Benin 2017-18, Togo 2013-14, Liberia 2019, and Gabon 2019-20.

According to the corresponding questionnaires, only one child was selected per household in these surveys.

I also noted that about ten years ago, a similar issue was identified for the Congo 2013-14 dataset, and the variable was subsequently added after it was reported on the forum.

Could you please confirm whether the omission in these datasets is intentional, or if the variable might be added in the future?

Thank you,

[Updated on: Wed, 01 April 2026 11:38]

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