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Merging IR, MR, and Fieldworker Data [message #14471] Tue, 10 April 2018 16:01 Go to next message
GT2007 is currently offline  GT2007
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Hello,

I am interested in doing a multilevel analysis looking at individuals nested within interviewers. I am trying to merge the fieldworker data with the IR and MR. I want a single file that includes men and women (as individuals)and the interviewer information.

I followed steps in a previous post on appending the IR and MR. Should I follow the same steps and append the fieldworker data as well? I am stuck because the variables to sort on (v001 v002 v003) are not included in the fieldworker questionnaire. Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thank you
Re: Merging IR, MR, and Fieldworker Data [message #14501 is a reply to message #14471] Fri, 13 April 2018 08:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bridgette-DHS is currently offline  Bridgette-DHS
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Following is a response from Senior DHS Stata Specialist, Tom Pullum:

In the fieldworker files, the interviewer id code is fw101. In the PR file it is hv028; in the IR file it is v018; in the MR file it is mv018. Those are the id codes that you must give the same name and sort and merge on. The respondents' id codes are irrelevant.
Re: Merging IR, MR, and Fieldworker Data [message #14502 is a reply to message #14501] Fri, 13 April 2018 10:08 Go to previous message
GT2007 is currently offline  GT2007
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Thanks so much for your response. Just to clarify, I am working with the Zimbabwe 2015 DHS, and I see the interviewer ID coded as v028 in the IR file and mv028 in the MR, so I will plan to sort and merge on these codes.
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