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DRINKWTRCOSTMO (DRINKWTRCOSTMO)
Cost of month's supply of drinking water
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DRINKWTRCOSTMO is a 4-digit variable.

Codes

0 = Free, no charge
9996 = Non-resident
9997 = Don't know
9998 = Missing

Description

DRINKWTRCOSTMO reports the cost paid in the past month for drinking water for household members.

The information in DRINKWTRCOSTMO is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2") when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis, and using the HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis.

Comparability

DRINKWTRCOSTMO has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Universe

  • Mozambique 1997: All women age 15-49.
  • Mozambique: 1997-W, 1997-C, 1997-B, 1997-M, 1997-H