| merging the DV module with men's recode [message #25544] |
Mon, 07 November 2022 21:05  |
fl1
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Registered: November 2022
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Hello,
I have attempted to merge the respondent's from the domestic violence module sample from individual raecode (IR) in the Benin DHS Round 7 (BJ7) survey their partners in the Men's Recode for the same round. However, it seems like the Men's Recode is missing all partners to the women in the domestic violence module sample. Were these men excluded from the sample? I haven't been able to find this in the survey documentation.
Thank you!
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| Re: merging the DV module with men's recode [message #25603 is a reply to message #25568] |
Wed, 16 November 2022 09:11  |
Janet-DHS
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Registered: April 2022
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Following is a response from DHS staff member Tom Pullum:
I should have looked at the DV variables in the CR file. I do see, now, that they are empty. I just went to the PR file and entered "lookfor select" because that will often identify the variable(s) used for subsampling. Sure enough, hv027 and hv044 indicate selection for the DV module and for the male interview, respectively. If you do "tab hv027 hv044" you will see that the variables are mutually exclusive.
This kind of subsampling is done at the household level. Looking at the HR file, a crosstab of hv027 and hv044 gives this:
. tab hv027 hv044
| household selected
household | for domestic violence
selected for | module
male interview | household household | Total
-----------------+----------------------+----------
not selected | 0 7,093 | 7,093
men's survey | 7,063 0 | 7,063
-----------------+----------------------+----------
Total | 7,063 7,093 | 14,156
Half the households were selected for the DV module and half for the men's survey, with no overlap. This should be described in the final report, but it could be buried in the sampling appendix. I agree with you that this is an unfortunate design. We on the analysis team have often recommended against this type of subsampling.
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