Codes and Frequencies
Description
BUFFALONUM reports how many (water) buffaloes are owned by the household. The complementary variable BUFFALOYN indicates whether the household owns any (water) buffaloes.
The information in BUFFALONUM is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2") when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis, and using the HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from universe differences and minor differences in question wording, BUFFALONUM is comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
BUFFALONUM is a country-specific household variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Bangladesh [top]
The 2011 Bangladesh survey reports ownership of "bulls/buffaloes." The 2014 Bangladesh survey form reports ownership of "buffaloes."
Universe
- Bangladesh 2011: Ever-married women age 12-49.
- Bangladesh 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Pakistan 2006: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Pakistan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49.
