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Re: Mean age at childbearing [message #1130 is a reply to message #1128]

Fri, 10 January 2014 17:30

Liz-DHS
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Registered: February 2013

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Dear User,
Below is a response from one of our experts, Dr. Tom Pullum.

DHS reports the median age rather than the mean age for various events because the mean can only be calculated if the event has happened to everyone. The median can be calculated as soon as the event has happened to at least half of the people at risk.

The attached text file is a mini Stata program to do what was requested. To calculate the mean age at childbearing by birth order, for 3 year period preceding the survey.

If this has not answered your question adequately, please reply

Thank you!

Attachment: age_of_mother_by_birth_order.txt
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		Mean age at childbearing By: ewa.b on Fri, 10 January 2014 09:04
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