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DELPAY_ALL (DELPAY_ALL)
Paid for delivery in cash or goods/services
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DELPAY_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

Codes

0 = Free/did not pay
1 = Cash
2 = Goods/services
8 = Missing
9 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

DELPAY_ALL indicates whether the respondent paid for the child's delivery, either in cash or in goods/services.

DELPAY_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELPAY_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELPAY_02, DELPAY_03, DELPAY_04, DELPAY_05, and DELPAY_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELPAY_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, DELPAY_ALL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Universe

  • Namibia 2000: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and delivered their child at a health facility.
  • Namibia 2006: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and delivered their child at a health facility.
  • Namibia: 2000-W, 2006-W, 2006-W