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PRECIP (PRECIP)
Precipitation monthly time-series
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PRECIP variables are numeric variables.

Codes

-998 = Missing

Description

PRECIP consists of a set of 72 separate variables. These variables report the average precipitation in millimeters, received within a 10-kilometer circular buffer around each DHS cluster location, for the 60 individual months prior to the survey start date, the month of the survey start date, and the 11 individual months following the survey start date. Note that "average" precipitation here refers to averaging the monthly precipitation values for the various subareas included in the buffer zone.

By adding PRECIP to your data cart, you are in effect adding 72 separate variables for:

  • the 60 individual months prior to the survey start date, denoted by the number of months prior to the survey start date (e.g., PRECIP_01 is the average precipitation in the month before the survey start date; PRECIP_60 is the average precipitation in the 60th month before the survey start date);
  • the month of the survey start date (PRECIP_00);
  • the 11 individual months following the month of the survey start date, denoted by the number of months following the month of the survey start date (e.g., PRECIP_A01 is the average precipitation in the month following the month of the survey start date).

The full set of monthly precipitation data, from January 1981 through August 2018, is available on the IPUMS-DHS contextual variables downloads page. Users can merge the precipitation data, available in csv format, with their IPUMS-DHS data extract to create average or total precipitation variables (e.g., average January precipitation, total 2017 precipitation), for the time frame suited to their research question.

For more information on IPUMS-DHS contextual variables and how they are constructed, refer to the documentation on these variables.

Comparability

PRECIP variables are comparable across samples.

Comparability - Standard DHS

PRECIP variables are contextual variables based on sources outside the DHS data.

Universe

  • Angola 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Bangladesh 2000: Ever-married women age 10-49.
  • Bangladesh 2004: Ever-married women age 10-49.
  • Bangladesh 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Bangladesh 2011: Ever-married women age 12-49.
  • Bangladesh 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Benin 1996: All women age 15-49.
  • Benin 2001: All women age 15-49.
  • Benin 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Benin 2017: All women age 15-49.
  • Burkina Faso 1993: All women age 15-49.
  • Burkina Faso 1998: All women age 15-49.
  • Burkina Faso 2003: All women age 15-49.
  • Burkina Faso 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Burundi 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Burundi 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Cameroon 1991: All women age 15-49.
  • Cameroon 2004: All women age 15-49.
  • Cameroon 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Cameroon 2018: All women age 15-64.
  • Chad 2014: All women age 15-49.
  • Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: All women age 15-49.
  • Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: All women age 15-49.
  • Cote d'Ivoire 1994: All women age 15-49.
  • Cote d'Ivoire 1998: All women age 15-49.
  • Cote d'Ivoire 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Egypt 1992: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Egypt 2000: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Egypt 2008: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Egypt 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2000: All women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2005: All women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Ghana 1993: All women age 15-49.
  • Ghana 1998: All women age 15-49.
  • Ghana 2003: All women age 15-49.
  • Ghana 2008: All women age 15-49.
  • Ghana 2014: All women age 15-49.
  • Ghana 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Guinea 1999: All women age 15-49.
  • Guinea 2005: All women age 15-49.
  • Guinea 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Guinea 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • India 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2002: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Kenya 2003: All women age 15-49.
  • Kenya 2008: All women age 15-49.
  • Kenya 2014: All women age 15-49.
  • Lesotho 2004: All women age 15-49.
  • Lesotho 2009: All women age 15-49.
  • Lesotho 2014: All women age 15-49.
  • Madagascar 1997: All women age 15-49.
  • Madagascar 2008: All women age 15-49.
  • Malawi 2000: All women age 15-49.
  • Malawi 2004: All women age 15-49.
  • Malawi 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Malawi 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Mali 1995: All women age 15-49.
  • Mali 2001: All women age 15-49.
  • Mali 2006: All women age 15-49.
  • Mali 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Mali 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • Morocco 2003: All women age 15-49.
  • Mozambique 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Myanmar 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Namibia 2000: All women age 15-49.
  • Namibia 2006: All women age 15-49.
  • Namibia 2013: All women age 15-64.
  • Nepal 2001: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Nepal 2006: All women age 15-49.
  • Nepal 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Nepal 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Niger 1992: All women age 15-49.
  • Niger 1998: All women age 15-49.
  • Nigeria 1990: All women age 15-49.
  • Nigeria 2003: All women age 15-49.
  • Nigeria 2008: All women age 15-49.
  • Nigeria 2013: All women age 15-49.
  • Nigeria 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • Pakistan 2006: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Pakistan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Rwanda 2005: All women age 15-49.
  • Rwanda 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Rwanda 2014: Women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 1992: Women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 1997: Women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2005: Women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2010: Women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2012: Women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2014: All women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Tanzania 1999: All women age 15-49.
  • Tanzania 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Tanzania 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Uganda 2001: All women age 15-49.
  • Uganda 2006: All women age 15-49.
  • Uganda 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Uganda 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Zambia 2007: All women age 15-49.
  • Zambia 2013: All women age 15-49.
  • Zambia 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • Zimbabwe 1999: All women age 15-49.
  • Zimbabwe 2005: All women age 15-49.
  • Zimbabwe 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Zimbabwe 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Angola: 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-M, 2015-H, 2015-W
  • Bangladesh: 2000-W, 2000-B, 2000-M, 2000-C, 2000-H, 2004-H, 2004-M, 2004-W, 2004-W, 2004-B, 2004-C, 2007-W, 2007-H, 2007-W, 2007-B, 2007-M, 2007-C, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-H, 2011-W, 2011-B, 2011-M, 2014-W, 2014-H, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W
  • Benin: 1996-C, 1996-H, 1996-B, 1996-W, 1996-M, 2001-W, 2001-C, 2001-H, 2001-B, 2001-M, 2011-B, 2011-M, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2011-H, 2011-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-M, 2017-H, 2017-W
  • Burkina Faso: 1993-H, 1993-W, 1993-C, 1993-M, 1993-B, 1998-B, 1998-H, 1998-M, 1998-C, 1998-W, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2003-M, 2003-H, 2003-W, 2010-W, 2010-H, 2010-M, 2010-B, 2010-C, 2010-W
  • Burundi: 2010-W, 2010-C, 2010-B, 2010-M, 2010-H, 2010-W, 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-M, 2016-H, 2016-W
  • Cameroon: 1991-W, 1991-H, 1991-C, 1991-M, 1991-B, 2004-B, 2004-C, 2004-M, 2004-W, 2004-H, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-M, 2011-W, 2011-H, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-M, 2018-H
  • Chad: 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-B, 2014-M, 2014-H
  • Congo (Democratic Republic): 2007-W, 2007-C, 2007-B, 2007-M, 2007-H, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-M, 2013-H
  • Cote d'Ivoire: 1994-W, 1994-C, 1994-B, 1994-M, 1994-H, 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B, 1998-M, 1998-H, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-M, 2011-H
  • Egypt: 1992-W, 1992-W, 1992-H, 1992-B, 1992-C, 1995-C, 1995-B, 1995-H, 1995-W, 2000-C, 2000-W, 2000-H, 2000-B, 2000-W, 2005-B, 2005-W, 2005-H, 2005-W, 2005-C, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-H, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2014-H, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-W
  • Ethiopia: 2000-W, 2000-C, 2000-H, 2000-B, 2000-M, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-H, 2005-M, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2011-M, 2011-C, 2011-H, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2016-W, 2016-H, 2016-M, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
  • Ghana: 1993-W, 1993-H, 1993-M, 1993-B, 1993-C, 1998-C, 1998-H, 1998-M, 1998-B, 1998-W, 2003-C, 2003-H, 2003-M, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2003-W, 2008-B, 2008-M, 2008-W, 2008-W, 2008-H, 2008-C, 2014-W, 2014-H, 2014-M, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-H
  • Guinea: 1999-C, 1999-B, 1999-M, 1999-W, 1999-H, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-C, 2005-B, 2005-H, 2005-M, 2012-M, 2012-H, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-M, 2018-H, 2018-W
  • India: 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-M, 2015-H, 2015-W
  • Jordan: 2002-C, 2002-B, 2002-W, 2002-W, 2002-H, 2007-C, 2007-B, 2007-W, 2007-W, 2007-H, 2012-H, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-M, 2017-H, 2017-W
  • Kenya: 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2003-W, 2003-H, 2003-M, 2008-H, 2008-W, 2008-B, 2008-M, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2014-M, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-H, 2014-W
  • Lesotho: 2004-C, 2004-B, 2004-W, 2004-M, 2004-H, 2009-W, 2009-C, 2009-B, 2009-M, 2009-H, 2014-W, 2014-H, 2014-M, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W
  • Madagascar: 1997-W, 1997-C, 1997-H, 1997-B, 2008-B, 2008-M, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2008-H, 2008-W
  • Malawi: 2000-W, 2000-H, 2000-W, 2000-M, 2000-B, 2000-C, 2004-B, 2004-W, 2004-C, 2004-M, 2004-W, 2004-H, 2010-B, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-M, 2010-W, 2010-H, 2016-W, 2016-H, 2016-M, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
  • Mali: 1995-W, 1995-C, 1995-H, 1995-M, 1995-B, 2001-M, 2001-W, 2001-H, 2001-W, 2001-C, 2001-B, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-C, 2006-M, 2006-W, 2006-H, 2012-H, 2012-W, 2012-W, 2012-M, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-M, 2018-H, 2018-W
  • Morocco: 2003-W, 2003-C, 2003-B, 2003-H, 2003-W
  • Mozambique: 2011-W, 2011-H, 2011-M, 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W
  • Myanmar: 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-M, 2015-H, 2015-W
  • Namibia: 2000-W, 2000-C, 2000-H, 2000-B, 2000-M, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-H, 2006-M, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2013-B, 2013-M, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2013-H
  • Nepal: 2001-W, 2001-M, 2001-H, 2001-B, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2006-H, 2006-M, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-M, 2011-W, 2011-H, 2016-W, 2016-H, 2016-M, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
  • Niger: 1992-H, 1992-W, 1992-C, 1992-M, 1992-B, 1998-B, 1998-H, 1998-M, 1998-C, 1998-W
  • Nigeria: 1990-W, 1990-H, 1990-B, 1990-C, 2003-C, 2003-B, 2003-H, 2003-W, 2003-M, 2008-M, 2008-H, 2008-W, 2008-B, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2013-M, 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-H, 2013-W, 2013-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-M, 2018-H, 2018-W
  • Pakistan: 2006-W, 2006-H, 2006-B, 2006-C, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-M, 2017-H, 2017-W
  • Rwanda: 2005-M, 2005-W, 2005-H, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-M, 2010-C, 2010-H, 2010-W, 2014-H, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2014-M, 2014-W, 2014-C
  • Senegal: 1992-W, 1992-H, 1992-M, 1992-B, 1992-C, 1997-C, 1997-H, 1997-W, 1997-B, 1997-M, 2005-C, 2005-W, 2005-H, 2005-B, 2005-M, 2005-W, 2010-M, 2010-W, 2010-H, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-C, 2012-H, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2014-B, 2014-M, 2014-H, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2015-H, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-M, 2015-W, 2015-C, 2016-M, 2016-H, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2016-W
  • Tanzania: 1999-H, 1999-C, 1999-B, 1999-W, 1999-M, 2010-H, 2010-M, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2015-H, 2015-W, 2015-M, 2015-B, 2015-C, 2015-W
  • Uganda: 2001-M, 2001-W, 2001-H, 2001-B, 2001-C, 2001-W, 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-M, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2006-H, 2011-H, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2011-M, 2011-B, 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-M, 2016-H, 2016-W
  • Zambia: 2007-B, 2007-W, 2007-H, 2007-W, 2007-M, 2007-C, 2013-M, 2013-W, 2013-B, 2013-H, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-M, 2018-H, 2018-W
  • Zimbabwe: 1999-C, 1999-B, 1999-H, 1999-M, 1999-W, 1999-W, 2005-C, 2005-B, 2005-H, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-M, 2010-C, 2010-H, 2010-M, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2015-W, 2015-H, 2015-M, 2015-B, 2015-C, 2015-W