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Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
FRIDGE (V122) indicates whether the household has a refrigerator. Some samples specified that the refrigerator must be working or must be owned by the household. See comparability.
Comparability
Along with universe differences, FRIDGE (V122) has substantial differences in question wording that reduce comparability across samples. While most surveys simply asked, "Does this/your household have a refrigerator," some specified that the appliance must be in working order. Some samples used the word "own" rather than "have," which might exclude rental units offering use but not ownership of the appliance. In a few cases, the questionnaire referred to "refrigerator or freezer." See below for information about exceptions to the general standard.
Comparability - DHS Standard
The question "Does your household have a refrigerator?" was first included in the Phase 2 standard DHS questionnaire, and the same wording was used in subsequent Phases.
Universe
No universe descriptions are currently available.
Afghanistan:
2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-W
Angola:
2006-W, 2006-C, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-W
Bangladesh:
2007-W, 2007-C, 2007-W, 2007-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
Benin:
1996-C, 1996-B, 1996-W, 2001-W, 2001-C, 2001-B, 2006-W, 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
Burkina Faso:
1993-C, 1993-B, 1993-W, 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2010-B, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2018-W, 2018-C
Burundi:
1987-W, 1987-C, 1987-B, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-C, 2012-W, 2012-C, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W, 2016-W
Cameroon:
1991-C, 1991-W, 1991-B, 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B, 2004-B, 2004-C, 2004-W, 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2022-W, 2022-C
Central African Republic:
1995-W, 1995-C, 1995-B
Chad:
1996-W, 1996-C, 1996-B, 2004-W, 2004-C, 2004-B, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-B
Comoros:
1996-W, 1996-C, 1996-B, 2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-W
Congo (Democratic Republic):
2007-W, 2007-C, 2007-B, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B
Congo Brazzaville:
2005-W, 2005-C, 2005-B, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B
Cote d'Ivoire:
1994-W, 1994-C, 1994-B, 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B
Egypt:
1988-W, 1988-B, 1988-C, 1992-W, 1992-W, 1992-B, 1992-C, 1995-C, 1995-B, 1995-W, 1995-W, 2000-C, 2000-W, 2000-B, 2000-W, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-W, 2005-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-C, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-W
Eswatini (Swaziland):
2006-W, 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W
Ethiopia:
2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B
Gabon:
2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-B
Gambia:
2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B
Ghana:
1988-W, 1988-C, 1988-B, 1993-W, 1993-B, 1993-C, 1998-C, 1998-B, 1998-W, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-W, 2008-C, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2016-W, 2016-C, 2019-W, 2019-C
Guinea:
1999-W, 1999-C, 1999-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W, 2021-W, 2021-C
India:
1992-C, 1992-W, 1992-B, 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2005-W, 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B
Jordan:
1990-W, 1990-W, 1990-C, 1990-B, 1997-W, 1997-W, 1997-B, 1997-C, 2002-C, 2002-B, 2002-W, 2002-W, 2007-C, 2007-B, 2007-W, 2007-W, 2009-C, 2009-W, 2009-W, 2009-B, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
Kenya:
1989-C, 1989-W, 1989-B, 1993-W, 1993-C, 1993-B, 1998-W, 1998-B, 1998-C, 1998-W, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-W, 2008-C, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-W, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2015-W, 2015-C, 2020-W, 2020-C
Lesotho:
2004-C, 2004-B, 2004-W, 2009-W, 2009-C, 2009-B, 2009-W, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W
Liberia:
1986-W, 1986-C, 1986-B, 2007-W, 2007-B, 2007-C, 2009-W, 2009-C, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2013-W, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2019-W, 2019-B, 2019-C, 2019-W
Madagascar:
1992-C, 1992-B, 1992-W, 1997-W, 1997-C, 1997-B, 2003-W, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2008-W, 2008-B, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2016-W, 2016-C, 2021-B, 2021-C, 2021-W
Malawi:
2004-B, 2004-W, 2004-W, 2004-C, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-W, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2017-W, 2017-C
Mali:
1987-W, 1987-C, 1987-B, 1995-W, 1995-B, 1995-C, 2001-C, 2001-B, 2001-W, 2001-W, 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2015-W, 2015-C, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W, 2021-W, 2021-C
Morocco:
1992-W, 1992-C, 1992-B, 1992-W, 2003-W, 2003-C, 2003-B, 2003-W
Mozambique:
1997-W, 1997-C, 1997-B, 2003-W, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2018-W, 2018-C
Myanmar:
2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-W
Namibia:
1992-C, 1992-B, 1992-W, 2000-W, 2000-C, 2000-B, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2013-W
Nepal:
2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
Niger:
1992-W, 1992-C, 1992-B, 1998-W, 1998-B, 1998-C, 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-W, 2012-W, 2021-W, 2021-C
Nigeria:
1990-C, 1990-W, 1990-B, 1999-W, 1999-C, 1999-B, 2003-W, 2003-C, 2003-B, 2008-W, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-C, 2010-W, 2010-C, 2013-W, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2015-C, 2015-W, 2018-W, 2018-B, 2018-C, 2018-W, 2021-W, 2021-C
Pakistan:
1991-W, 1991-C, 1991-B, 2006-W, 2006-B, 2006-C, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2012-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
Rwanda:
1992-C, 1992-W, 1992-B, 2000-W, 2000-W, 2000-C, 2000-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2008-B, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-C, 2010-B, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2019-B, 2019-C, 2019-W
Sao Tome:
2008-W, 2008-C, 2008-B
Senegal:
1986-W, 1986-B, 1986-C, 1992-W, 1992-B, 1992-C, 1997-C, 1997-W, 1997-B, 2005-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-C, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-W, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-B, 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2016-W, 2017-W, 2017-B, 2017-C, 2017-W, 2021-W, 2021-C
Sierra Leone:
2008-C, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-W, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2019-B, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-W
South Africa:
1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B, 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W
Sri Lanka:
1987-W, 1987-C, 1987-B
Sudan:
1989-W, 1989-C, 1989-B
Tanzania:
1991-W, 1991-C, 1991-B, 1996-W, 1996-B, 1996-C, 1999-C, 1999-B, 1999-W, 2004-C, 2004-B, 2004-W, 2004-W, 2010-W, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2015-B, 2015-C, 2017-W, 2017-C
Togo:
1988-W, 1988-C, 1988-B, 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2017-W, 2017-C
Tunisia:
1988-W, 1988-C, 1988-B
Uganda:
1988-W, 1988-C, 1988-B, 1995-W, 1995-C, 1995-B, 2001-W, 2001-B, 2001-C, 2001-W, 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2009-C, 2009-W, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2016-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2018-W, 2018-C
Yemen:
1991-W, 1991-C, 1991-B, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W
Zambia:
1992-C, 1992-W, 1992-B, 1996-W, 1996-C, 1996-B, 2001-B, 2001-W, 2001-C, 2007-B, 2007-W, 2007-W, 2007-C, 2013-W, 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
Zimbabwe:
1988-W, 1988-C, 1988-B, 1994-W, 1994-W, 1994-B, 1994-C, 1999-C, 1999-B, 1999-W, 1999-W, 2005-C, 2005-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2015-B, 2015-C