Codes and Frequencies
Description
VIDEO indicates whether the household had video equipment, variously described as "a video," "a video player," "a video recorder," or "a video deck."
The related variable DVDVCD includes equipment for playing videos as well as DVD and CD players for some samples.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Along with universe differences, VIDEO differs across samples in question wording. Several surveys asked, "Does your household have a video?," which presumably refers to equipment for playing or recording videos. Other samples with different question wording are discussed below.
The information in VIDEO is taken from the household record, linked to the record of the woman respondent. This information applies to household residents, not temporary visitors, so researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2").
Comparability - Standard DHS
VIDEO is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Benin [top]
The 2011 Benin survey asked, "Does your household have a video recorder?"
Comparability — Egypt [top]
The 1988 Egyptian survey asked, "Are any of the following items found in the dwelling unit: A video?" The 2005 and 2008 Egyptian surveys asked, "Does your household have a video or DVD player?" The other Egyptian samples asked, "Does your household have a video?"
Comparability — Ghana [top]
The 1993 Ghana survey asked whether the household had "a functioning video." The remaining Ghanaian surveys dropped the term "functioning" and referred to "a video deck."
Comparability — India [top]
The 1992 Indian survey asked, "Does your household own any of the following: A VCR or VCP?"
Comparability — Yemen [top]
The 1991 Yemen survey asked, "Do you have any of the following objects at this dwelling: Video?"
Universe
- Benin 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Benin 2017: All women age 15-49.
- Burundi 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Egypt 1988: Ever-married 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 2003: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2008: Ever-married 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.
- India 1992: Ever-married women age 13-49.
- Jordan 1990: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Morocco 1987: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Morocco 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 1992: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Tunisia 1988: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Uganda 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Yemen 1991: Ever-married women age 15-54.
