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merging kids/children file in individual file [message #13956] Mon, 29 January 2018 14:39 Go to next message
gudakesh is currently offline  gudakesh
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I want to merge few variables from kids/children to the individual file in spss.. kindly tell me what are the matching variables and what will be the process
Re: merging kids/children file in individual file [message #13959 is a reply to message #13956] Mon, 29 January 2018 20:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bridgette-DHS is currently offline  Bridgette-DHS
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Re: merging kids/children file in individual file [message #13997 is a reply to message #13956] Thu, 01 February 2018 11:25 Go to previous message
boyle014 is currently offline  boyle014
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You could also use IPUMS-DHS. In IPUMS-DHS, all of the woman's characteristics are attached to children--not just a portion of her characteristics. There is no need to merge files. You just select children as the unit of analysis and then pick all the variables (related to the household, the woman, or the child) you want and download everything in a single file.

Your DHS username (email) and password allow you to log in to IPUMS-DHS.

The latest Indian survey is currently being incorporated and will be available in March.

Liz Boyle


Professor Elizabeth Boyle
Sociology & Law, University of Minnesota, USA
Principal Investigator, IPUMS-DHS
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