To learn this, see the ".doc" file zipped in the individual recode file for each survey.ĭata Processing Manual (see pp. Some variables are not available depending on which survey you are looking at. Checking exactly what question is asked is therefore essential. But the description of variables in the codebook is sometimes imprecise. Beware that it is not easy to map each question in the questionnaire to the variable number in the codebook because the numbering system is very different. Among these modules is maternal mortality.ĬODEBOOK: For the complete list of variables in the datasets, download DHS Recode Manuals (one for each phase) from here. The questionnaire consists of the core questionnaire (used in every survey) and optional modules (used in some of the surveys). (Pick the country name and choose "DHS Final Reports" for publication type to search.) For the actual questionnaire used in each survey, see the DHS Final Report for relevant surveys, which can be downloaded at. The Model Questionnaire from all the five phases are available here. There are five phases each of which contains a different set of questions (some of them are consistent across phases). QUESTIONNAIRE: The DHS surveys have evolved over time. For the actual sampling method used in each survey, see the DHS Final Report for relevant surveys, which can be downloaded at. SAMPLING METHOD: This is the guideline for all DHS surveys. (For some surveys, an extra permission of use is needed.)įor the following countries, see also separate posts in this blog: Ethiopia, Lesotho, Paraguay, Peru, Sri Lanka, and Zambia.
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HOW TO OBTAIN DATA: Log on to and follow the procedure outlined here. The Minnesota Population Center leads the initiative to make the DHS data comparable across countries: see the Integrated DHS website for detail. See Corsi et al (2012) for a succinct overview of the surveys. DHS is a set of cross-country household surveys on health.
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