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Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
WEALTHQHH (HV270) refers to the relative wealth of the household, divided into quintiles from the poorest (code 1) to the richest (code 5). The wealth index is defined in the DHS Recode Manuals as follows:
The wealth index is a composite measure of a household's cumulative living standard. The wealth index is calculated using easy-to-use data on a household's ownership of selected assets, such as televisions and bicycles; materials used for housing construction; and types of water access and sanitation facilities.
Generated with a statistical procedure known as principal components analysis, the wealth index places individual households on a continuous scale of relative wealth. DHS separates all interviewed households into five quintiles of wealth.
For additional information about the calculation and meaning of the wealth index, users should consult the summary information about the wealth index on The DHS Program website here and/or the DHS Comparative Report on "The DHS Wealth Index" here.
The variables used to calculate wealth index quintiles and the level of wealth implied by a specific ranking are sample-specific. See Comparability.
Comparability
The general meaning of WEALTHQHH (HV270) is consistent across samples, but the variables used to calculate the wealth index quintiles and the level of wealth implied by a specific quintile-ranking are country- and survey-specific. Thus, for example, a given set of household amenities and services could place a household in the top quintile in a low-resource country but in the middle quintile in a wealthier country. WEALTHQHH should thus be interpreted as the relative economic standing of the household within a specific country at a particular point in time.
Comparability - Standard DHS
The wealth index was calculated for DHS data beginning in Phase 2, with the information initially included in a separate file. WEALTHQHH (HV270) was included as a standard variable in the household file for Phase 5 forward.
Universe
No universe descriptions are currently available.
Afghanistan:
2015-H
Angola:
2006-H, 2011-H, 2015-H
Bangladesh:
1994-H, 1997-H, 2000-H, 2004-H, 2007-H, 2011-H, 2014-H, 2018-H
Benin:
1996-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2011-H, 2017-H
Burkina Faso:
1993-H, 1998-H, 2003-H, 2010-H, 2014-H, 2018-H
Burundi:
2010-H, 2012-H, 2016-H
Cameroon:
1991-H, 1998-H, 2004-H, 2011-H, 2018-H, 2022-H
Central African Republic:
1995-H
Chad:
1996-H, 2004-H, 2014-H
Comoros:
1996-H, 2012-H
Congo (Democratic Republic):
2007-H, 2013-H
Congo Brazzaville:
2005-H, 2011-H
Cote d'Ivoire:
1994-H, 1998-H, 2011-H
Egypt:
1995-H, 2000-H, 2003-H, 2005-H, 2008-H, 2014-H
Eswatini (Swaziland):
2006-H
Ethiopia:
2000-H, 2005-H, 2011-H, 2016-H, 2019-H
Gabon:
2000-H, 2012-H
Gambia:
2013-H, 2019-H
Ghana:
1993-H, 1998-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2014-H, 2016-H, 2019-H
Guinea:
1999-H, 2005-H, 2012-H, 2018-H, 2021-H
India:
1992-H, 1998-H, 2005-H, 2015-H, 2019-H
Jordan:
1990-H, 1997-H, 2002-H, 2007-H, 2009-H, 2012-H, 2017-H
Kenya:
1993-H, 1998-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2014-H, 2015-H, 2020-H
Lesotho:
2004-H, 2009-H, 2014-H
Liberia:
2007-H, 2009-H, 2011-H, 2013-H, 2016-H, 2019-H
Madagascar:
1997-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2011-H, 2013-H, 2016-H, 2021-H
Malawi:
1992-H, 2000-H, 2004-H, 2010-H, 2012-H, 2014-H, 2016-H, 2017-H
Mali:
1995-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2012-H, 2015-H, 2018-H, 2021-H
Morocco:
1992-H, 2003-H
Mozambique:
1997-H, 2003-H, 2011-H, 2018-H
Myanmar:
2015-H
Namibia:
1992-H, 2000-H, 2006-H, 2013-H
Nepal:
1996-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2011-H, 2016-H
Niger:
1998-H, 2006-H, 2012-H, 2021-H
Nigeria:
1990-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2010-H, 2013-H, 2015-H, 2018-H, 2021-H
Pakistan:
1991-H, 2006-H, 2012-H, 2017-H
Rwanda:
1992-H, 2000-H, 2005-H, 2008-H, 2010-H, 2013-H, 2014-H, 2017-H, 2019-H
Sao Tome:
2008-H
Senegal:
1997-H, 2005-H, 2006-H, 2008-H, 2010-H, 2012-H, 2014-H, 2015-H, 2016-H, 2017-H, 2021-H
Sierra Leone:
2008-H, 2013-H, 2016-H, 2019-H
South Africa:
1998-H, 2016-H
Tanzania:
1996-H, 1999-H, 2004-H, 2010-H, 2015-H, 2017-H
Togo:
1998-H, 2013-H, 2017-H
Uganda:
1995-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2009-H, 2011-H, 2014-H, 2016-H, 2018-H
Yemen:
2013-H
Zambia:
1996-H, 2001-H, 2007-H, 2013-H, 2018-H
Zimbabwe:
1994-H, 1999-H, 2005-H, 2010-H, 2015-H
