Demographic and Health Survey, 2008
Fifth Round
Nigeria, 2008
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Weight at birth recall (M19a)
Data file: Child
Overview
Valid:
28647
Invalid:
76161
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
126
End:
126
Width:
1
Range:
0 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Was (NAME) weighed at birth? (IF YES) How much did (NAME) weigh?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Not weighed | 21072 |
73.6%
|
| 1 | From card | 1586 |
5.5%
|
| 2 | From recall | 2653 |
9.3%
|
| 8 | Dk | 419 |
1.5%
|
| 9 | Special answers | 2917 |
10.2%
|
| Sysmiss | 76161 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Question post text
Record weight in kilograms from health card, if available.
Description
Universe
All children
Source of information
Respondent
Others
Notes
Children who were not weighed at birth are coded to 0.