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CARNUM (CARNUM)
Number of cars/trucks owned by HH
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Description

CARNUM reports the number of private cars or (pickup) trucks the household owns.

The information in CARNUM is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the following variables that indicate whether the individual is a household resident (code "1") or a visitor (code "2"):

  • RESIDENT when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis
  • RESIDENTMN when men are the unit of analysis
  • HHRESIDENT when household members are the unit of analysis.

Comparability

CARNUM has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

CARNUM is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS household questionnaire.

Universe

  • Jordan 2002: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2009: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan: 2002-C, 2002-B, 2002-W, 2002-W, 2002-H, 2007-C, 2007-B, 2007-W, 2007-W, 2007-H, 2009-C, 2009-W, 2009-H, 2009-W, 2009-B, 2012-H, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-M, 2017-H, 2017-W