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BHCCOSTTRAN
(BHCCOSTTRAN)
Barrier to woman's health care: Cost of transport
Codes and Frequencies
Description
BHCCOSTTRAN indicates whether the woman reported "cost of transport" as a barrier to getting medical care for herself.
Comparability
BHCCOSTTRAN has no comparability problems. To maximize consistency with similar variables, IPUMS-DHS uses composite coding for this variable, with "Not a big problem" responses having a first digit of "1" and "Big Problem" having a first digit of "2." The second digit distinguishes between "No problem" (code "11") and "Small problem" (code "12"), when this additional information is available.
Comparability - Standard DHS
BHCCOSTTRAN is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire, but it is based on similar questions about barriers to health care from Phase IV onward.
Universe
- Malawi 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2004: All women age 15-49.
