Description

ETHNICITYBR (V131BR) is a variable specific to Brazil that reports the ethnicity of the woman respondent as White, Black, Indian, Asian, or Mixed.

Comparability

ETHNICITYBR (V131BR) differs across samples in terms of how information was collected. For the 1991 survey, the category was based only on the interviewer's observation. The 1996 survey included both a direct question to the female respondent and space for recording the interviewer's observation. The direct question is included first, so perhaps the interviewer observation responses were limited to when the woman refused to answer or when the woman's appearance was not congruent with the interviewer's expectations for a response category.

Comparability - Standard DHS

ETHNICITY (V131) is a country-specific variable included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase 2 forward, with no standard wording or response categories.

Universe