Data Cart

Your data extract

0 variables
0 samples
View Cart
Registration and access for IPUMS DHS is managed by The DHS Program, which is not reviewing new user applications or requests for expanded access from currently approved users at this time. IPUMS DHS data remain available to approved users.
WKINCOMEZW (WKINCOMEZW)
Woman's earnings (first Zimbabwean dollar - ZWD)

Codes

WKINCOMEZW is an 8-digit numeric variable.

99999998 = Missing
99999999 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

WKINCOMEZW is an 8-digit variable with 2 implied decimal places that reports the respondent's earnings in first Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD), which were in circulation from 1980 through 2005. This variable is country-specific to Zimbabwe.

The complementary variable WKINCOMEUNIT reports the reference period (per hour, day, week, month, or year) in which the reported income was earned.

Note: The 2 implied decimal places in WKINCOMEZW mean that the last two digits of the eight-digit variable are decimal digits, but there is no actual decimal in the data.

Comparability

WKINCOMEZW has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

WKINCOMEZW is a country-specific variable not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe

  • Zimbabwe 1988: Women age 15-49 who are currently working for money.
  • Zimbabwe: 1988-W, 1988-B