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Child Birth Weight - Not Recorded Data [message #24195]

Fri, 11 March 2022 16:42

Aamna
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Registered: May 2019

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Hello,

I need help in understanding how to handle a large percentage of data missing for the birth weight of children (m19). I am trying to find if access to private or public facilities impacts children's birth weight. I am looking at the children's data file. The Pakistan data shows that around 63% were not weighed at the time of birth. I have three queries with regards to it.

1) Do I consider these observations as missing?
2) If I consider them missing, do I drop the missing (not recorded birth weight) observations to do my regression analysis?
3) If I do not drop these observations, is it feasible to create a binary coded new variable with birth data as 1 and no birth data as 0 and then run my regression analysis? Or should I do something else in which I need your guidance on it?

I appreciate your input on my queries. I need help to understand the whole situation. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Aamna

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		Child Birth Weight - Not Recorded Data By: Aamna on Fri, 11 March 2022 16:42
		Re: Child Birth Weight - Not Recorded Data By: Bridgette-DHS on Mon, 14 March 2022 11:11
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