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DELCOSTTEST_ALL (DELCOSTTEST_ALL)
Amount paid for delivery: Tests
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DELCOSTTEST_ALL is a 5-digit numeric variable.

Codes

0 = Free/did not pay
99997 = Don't know
99998 = Missing
99999 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

DELCOSTTEST_ALL is a 5-digit numeric variable that reports how much the female respondent paid for tests done at the time of delivery.

DELCOSTTEST_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELCOSTTEST_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELCOSTTEST_02, DELCOSTTEST_03, DELCOSTTEST_04, DELCOSTTEST_05, and DELCOSTTEST_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELCOSTTEST_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability — Index

GENERAL
 India

Comparability

DELCOSTTEST_ALL may vary significantly in the units reported, depending on the currency used in a country at a particular time. See country-specific comparability for more information.

Comparability - Standard DHS

DELCOSTTEST_ALL is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS women's questionnaire.

Comparability — India [top]

The 2015 and 2019 India samples report the cost of delivery in Indian rupees (INR).

Universe

  • India 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and delivered the child in a health facility.
  • India 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and delivered the child in a health facility.
  • India: 2015-W, 2015-W, 2019-W