AGEJUICE_ALL variables are 2-digit variables.
0 = Less than 1 month
1 = 1 month
2 = 2 months
...
55 = 55 months
56 = 56 months
95 = Not given
96 = Inconsistent
97 = Don't know
98 = Missing
99 = NIU (not in universe)
Description
For women who gave birth in the last five years, AGEJUICE_ALL reports the age, in months, at which the child was first given fruit juice on a regular basis.
AGEJUICE_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (AGEJUICE_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., AGEJUICE_02, AGEJUICE_03, AGEJUICE_04, AGEJUICE_05, and AGEJUICE_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If AGEJUICE_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, AGEJUICE_ALL is largely comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
AGEJUICE_ALL is a country-specific variable, but it is part of a series of questions about the age the child was first given specific foods, which is included in Phase II of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Sri Lanka [top]
The 1987 Sri Lanka survey asks, "At what age did you begin to give the following foods to (NAME): Fruit/juice/soup?"
Universe
- Senegal 1992: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Senegal 1997: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
- Sri Lanka 1987: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey.
