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DELTRANCAR_ALL (DELTRANCAR_ALL)
Traveled by canoe to health facility for delivery

DELTRANCAR_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

Codes

0 = No
1 = Yes
7 = Don't know
8 = Missing
9 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

DELTRANCAR_ALL indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, a private car or truck was reported as the means of reaching the health facility for the child's delivery.

DELTRANCAR_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELTRANCAR_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELTRANCAR_02, DELTRANCAR_03, DELTRANCAR_04, DELTRANCAR_05, and DELTRANCAR_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELTRANCAR_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability

DELTRANCAR_ALL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Universe

  • Nigeria 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, and who delivered the child in a health facility.
  • Nigeria: 2018-W, 2018-W