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HWMWTHTPCTRMFOG

(HB12A)
Weight for height percent of reference median (MetLife or Fogarty) (male household members)
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HWMWTHTPCTRMFOG is a 5-digit numeric variable with 2 implied decimal places.

Codes

99997 = Flagged cases
99998 = Missing
99999 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

For male household members, HWMWTHTPCTRMFOG (HB12A) reports the man's weight-for-height as a percent of the median weight for a reference population of the same height. This variable uses the Metropolitan Life or Fogarty reference standard.

The following variables report the man's weight for height as a percent of the median weight for different reference populations:

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, HWMWTHTPCTRMFOG (HB12A) has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

HWMWTHTPCTRMFOG (HB12A) is included in Phase V forward of the standard DHS recode.

Universe

No universe descriptions are currently available.
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  • Ethiopia: 2011-H, 2016-H
  • Ghana: 2014-H
  • India: 2005-H, 2015-H, 2019-H
  • Lesotho: 2009-H, 2014-H
  • Liberia: 2013-H
  • Namibia: 2013-H
  • Nepal: 2016-H
  • Rwanda: 2010-H, 2014-H
  • Sao Tome: 2008-H
  • Senegal: 2010-H
  • Sierra Leone: 2013-H, 2019-H
  • South Africa: 2016-H
  • Uganda: 2006-H, 2011-H, 2016-H
  • Zimbabwe: 2010-H, 2015-H