Codes and Frequencies
Description
RADIODAY (V111) indicates whether the woman usually listens to the radio every day.
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL Egypt |
Tanzania Togo |
Uganda Zambia |
Comparability
Apart from universe differences and minor variation in question wording, RADIODAY (V111) is largely comparable across samples. The majority of samples ask the respondent, "Do you listen to the radio every day?" However, some surveys determine this by asking about how many hours per day the woman listens to the radio or how many times per week. Samples with potentially significant variation in question wording are noted below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
RADIODAY (V111) first appears in the standard DHS questionnaire in phase I. It is removed from the survey beginning in phase IV.
Comparability — Egypt [top]
The Egypt 1992 and 1995 surveys determine the answer to this question by asking how many hours on average the respondent listens to the radio each day. Respondents who report anything other than "Never" are coded as "Yes" in this variable.
Comparability — Tanzania [top]
The Tanzania 1996 survey asks, "How often do you listen to the radio?"
Comparability — Togo [top]
The Togo 1998 survey determines the answer to this question by asking if subjects listen to the radio "Often," "Sometimes," or "Never," and then asking respondents who reported "Often" or "Sometimes" what days of the week the respondent normally listens to the radio. The respondents who report listening to the radio "Everyday" are coded as "Yes" in this variable.
Comparability — Uganda [top]
The Uganda 1995 survey asks, "How often do you listen to the radio?"
Comparability — Zambia [top]
The Zambia 1996 survey asks, "How often do you usually listen to a radio? Would you say every day, every other day, at least once a week, at least once a month, a few times a year, or never?"
Universe
- Burkina Faso 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Chad 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Chad 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Egypt 1992: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Ghana 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Guinea 1999: All women age 15-49.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Morocco 1987: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Nepal 1996: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2001: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Niger 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 1999: All women age 10-49.
- South Africa 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Sri Lanka 1987: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Togo 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1988: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1994: All women age 15-49.
