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Re: Replicating table 8.4- Nepal DHS 2011 [message #8648 is a reply to message #8646] Tue, 24 November 2015 19:38 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Trevor-DHS is currently offline  Trevor-DHS
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If you want the twins, you can add the following code to the end:
* sort by case identifiers and century month code of pregnancy end
sort v001 v002 v003 cmc
* save this file
save "pregnancies of 7 months or more.dta"

* Open birth history
use "C:\Data\DHS_Stata\NPBR60FL.DTA", clear
* Sort according to ID and CMC of birth
clonevar cmc = b3
sort v001 v002 v003 cmc
save "births.dta"

* Reopen the pregnancies files and merge in the twins
use "pregnancies of 7 months or more.dta",clear
merge 1:m v001 v002 v003 cmc using "births.dta", keep(master match) keepusing(b*)

tab type [iw=v005/1000000]

This will give you the 5444 cases of pregnancies of 7 months or more, including counting twins separately.
 
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