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Re: MERGING IR AND HR FILE [message #29066 is a reply to message #29008]

Fri, 19 April 2024 00:47

Noyel Sebastian
Messages: 6
Registered: March 2024

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Thank you for the reply. I would like to clarify whether merging my IR file with the PR file will give me the respective women's household characteristics (which are not in the IR file). I understood from your reply that it is better if I merge the IR and PR files to get the missing household variables for women. I can follow this by merging the new file with the BR file.

Is there anything I need to focus on concerning the merging codes of the IR and PR files? Is it possible to share the merge code?

Thank You

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Topic: Regional variable v024

Re: Regional variable v024 [message #29073 is a reply to message #29030]

Fri, 19 April 2024 16:58

Janet-DHS
Messages: 694
Registered: April 2022

Senior Member

Following is a response from DHS staff member, Tom Pullum:

The v variables (variables with prefix v, hv, or mv) are fixed (so far as I know). They will mean the same thing in every survey. However, the specific codes can be different. Source of drinking water would be an example. It has the same variable name in every survey but the codes and categories can be different. This generalization would apply to almost all variables except the survey-specific variables that begin with "s".

As a general rule, the more recent the surveys, the greater the standardization. A good thing about the IPUMS files is that that their staff have checked very carefully for potential inconsistencies and have developed even more consistent labels and codes than in the DHS files.

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