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DELTRANMINLAW_ALL (DELTRANMINLAW_ALL)
Mother-in-law arranged transportation to health facility for delivery

DELTRANMINLAW_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

Codes

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

DELTRANMINLAW_ALL indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the female respondent reported that the woman's mother-in-law arranged transportation to take the woman to the health facility for the child's delivery.

DELTRANMINLAW_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELTRANMINLAW_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELTRANMINLAW_02, DELTRANMINLAW_03, DELTRANMINLAW_04, DELTRANMINLAW_05, and DELTRANMINLAW_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELTRANMINLAW_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability

DELTRANMINLAW_ALL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Universe

  • India 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey, delivered the child in a health facility, and did not travel on foot to the health facility.
  • India: 2019-W