Demographic and Health Survey, 2008
Fifth Round

Nigeria, 2008

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Reference ID

NGA-NPC-DHS-2008-v1.0

Producer(s)

National Population Commission (NPC)

Metadata

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Oct 18, 2010

Last modified

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Day of birth of child (Hc16)

Data file: Person

Overview

Valid: 24381

Invalid: 132451

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 98

Mean: 14.327

Standard deviation: 9.524

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 214

End: 215

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 98

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

If mother interviewed, copy month and year from birth history and ask day; if mother not interviewed, ask "What is (NAME)'s birth date?"

Literal question

What is (NAME)'s birth date?

Description

Universe

All children listed in the household questionnaire who are younger than 60 months of age.

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Demographic and Health Survey, 2008 Fifth Round