Codes and Frequencies
Description
CATTLENUM reports the number of cattle owned by the household. In some cases, the question referred specifically to local or indigenous cattle; see Comparability. The complementary variable CATTLEYN indicates whether household owned any cattle.
The information in CATTLENUM 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 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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Rwanda Uganda Zambia |
Comparability
Along with universe differences, CATTLENUM varies across samples in question wording. Some surveys asked about local or traditional cattle. Some mentioned examples of non-bovine animals (such as buffalo) for this variable. Most, but not all, samples top-coded the responses at 95 or 97. Specific variations that may affect comparability are discussed below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
CATTLENUM is a country-specific household variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Egypt [top]
The 2005, 2008, and 2014 Egypt surveys provided examples of cattle (buffalo, calf) in the question.
Comparability — Kenya [top]
The 2008 and 2014 Kenyan surveys asked about the number of "local cattle (indigenous)" owned.
Comparability — Madagascar [top]
The 2008 Madagascar survey asked about the number of "zebu" cattle owned.
Comparability — Malawi [top]
The 2004 Malawi survey did not impose any topcode on the number of cattle owned, beyond the responses to 3 digits (or less than 1000 cattle owned).
Comparability — Pakistan [top]
The 2017 Pakistan survey asked about the number of "Other cattle (Buffalo)," while the 2006 and 2012 Pakistan surveys asked about buffaloes only.
Comparability — Rwanda [top]
The 2010 and 2014 Rwandan surveys asked about the number of "traditional cows" owned.
Comparability — Uganda [top]
The Ugandan surveys for 2006, 2011, and 2016 asked about the number of "local cattle" owned.
Comparability — Zambia [top]
The 2007 and 2013 Zambian surveys asked about the number of "traditional cattle" owned.
Universe
- Afghanistan 2015: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Benin 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Benin 2017: All women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Burundi 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2008: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2005: Women age 15-49 whose households own any livestock.
- Ethiopia 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2019: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Guinea 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Lesotho 2009: All women age 15-49.
- Lesotho 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Myanmar 2015: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2013: All women age 15-64.
- Nigeria 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Pakistan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2014: All women age 15-49.
- South Africa 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2015: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2007: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2015: All women age 15-49.
