CLUSTERNO is an 8 digit variable.
Description
CLUSTERNO (V001) reports the cluster number for the person's de facto residence.
According to the DHS Sampling Manual, "A cluster is the smallest geographical survey statistical unit for DHS surveys. It consists of a number of adjacent households in a geographical area. For DHS surveys, a cluster corresponds either to an [enumeration area], or a segment of a large [enumeration area]." The most recent census for a country, which divided all territory into enumeration areas to ensure full coverage of the population, often provides the sampling frame for a DHS survey.
CLUSTERNO is the variable indicating the primary sampling unit or PSU. It should be used along with the variable STRATA to account for the impact of the sample design clustering on the estimates of variance and standard errors.
See the notes on DHS webpage "Use sample weights" on variance estimation for additional information.
CLUSTERNO (V001) and HHNUM (V002) can be used to merge the women's individual recode file to the household recode file. See the DHS webpage Merging Datasets on variables to be used for linking data sets.
Comparability
Apart from universe differences, CLUSTERNO (V001) has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
CLUSTERNO (V001) is included in all phases of the DHS. The Recode Manual for Phase I simply notes, "Cluster number is the number identifying the sample point as used during the fieldwork." Beginning with Phase 2, the Recode Manuals add, "This variable may be a composite of several variables in the questionnaire."
Universe
- Afghanistan 2015: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Angola 2006: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Angola 2011: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Angola 2015: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Bangladesh 1994: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to ever-married women age 10-49.
- Bangladesh 1997: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 10-49.
- Bangladesh 2000: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 10-49.
- Bangladesh 2004: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 10-49.
- Bangladesh 2007: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Bangladesh 2011: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 12-49.
- Bangladesh 2014: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Bangladesh 2018: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Benin 1996: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Benin 2001: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Benin 2006: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Benin 2011: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Benin 2017: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 1993: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 1998: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2003: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2010: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2014: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Burkina Faso 2018: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Burundi 1987: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Burundi 2010: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Burundi 2012: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Burundi 2016: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 1991: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 1998: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 2004: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 2011: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 2018: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 2022: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Central African Republic 1995: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Chad 1996: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Chad 2004: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Chad 2014: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Comoros 1996: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Comoros 2012: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Congo Brazzaville 2005: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Congo Brazzaville 2011: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1994: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Egypt 1988: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 1992: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 1995: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2000: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2003: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2005: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2008: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2014: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2000: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2005: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2011: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2016: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2019: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Gabon 2000: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Gabon 2012: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Gambia 2013: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Gambia 2019: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Ghana 1988: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Ghana 1993: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Ghana 1998: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2003: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2008: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2014: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2016: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2019: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Guinea 1999: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Guinea 2005: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Guinea 2012: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Guinea 2018: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Guinea 2021: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- India 1992: Children born in the 4 years before the survey to ever-married women age 13-49.
- India 1998: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- India 2005: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- India 2015: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- India 2019: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Jordan 1990: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 1997: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2002: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2007: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2009: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2012: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2017: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1989: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1993: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1998: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2003: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2008: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2014: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2015: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Kenya 2020: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Lesotho 2004: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Lesotho 2009: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Lesotho 2014: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Liberia 1986: Last-born children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Liberia 2007: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Liberia 2009: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Liberia 2011: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Liberia 2013: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Liberia 2016: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Liberia 2019: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 1992: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 1997: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 2003: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 2008: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 2011: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Madagascar 2013: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Madagascar 2016: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Madagascar 2021: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Malawi 1992: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2000: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2004: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2010: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2012: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Malawi 2014: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Malawi 2016: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2017: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Mali 1987: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Mali 1995: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Mali 2001: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Mali 2006: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Mali 2012: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Mali 2015: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Mali 2018: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Mali 2021: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Morocco 1987: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Morocco 1992: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Morocco 2003: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 1997: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 2003: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 2011: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 2018: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Myanmar 2015: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Namibia 1992: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2000: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2006: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2013: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Nepal 1996: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2001: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2006: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2011: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2016: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Niger 1992: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Niger 1998: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Niger 2006: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Niger 2012: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Niger 2021: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Nigeria 1990: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 1999: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 10-49.
- Nigeria 2003: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 2008: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 2010: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Nigeria 2013: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 2015: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Nigeria 2018: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 2021: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Pakistan 1991: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Pakistan 2006: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Pakistan 2012: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Pakistan 2017: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 1992: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2000: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2005: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2008: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2010: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2013: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Rwanda 2014: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2017: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Rwanda 2019: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Sao Tome 2008: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Senegal 1986: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Senegal 1992: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Senegal 1997: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2005: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2006: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Senegal 2008: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Senegal 2010: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2012: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2014: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2015: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2016: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2017: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2021: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Sierra Leone 2008: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Sierra Leone 2013: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Sierra Leone 2016: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Sierra Leone 2019: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- South Africa 1998: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- South Africa 2016: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Sri Lanka 1987: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Sudan 1989: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 1991: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 1996: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 1999: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2004: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2010: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2015: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2017: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Togo 1988: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Togo 1998: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Togo 2013: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Togo 2017: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Tunisia 1988: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Uganda 1988: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Uganda 1995: Children born in the 4 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2001: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2006: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2009: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Uganda 2011: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2014: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Uganda 2016: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2018: All women age 15-49. (for mothers of young children)
- Yemen 1991: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-54.
- Yemen 2013: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to ever-married women age 15-49.
- Zambia 1992: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Zambia 1996: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2001: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2007: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2013: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2018: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1988: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1994: Children born in the 3 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1999: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2005: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2010: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2015: Children born in the 5 years before the survey to women age 15-49.