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HHWEIGHT (HV005) is an 8-digit numeric variable with 6 implied decimal places.
Description
HHWEIGHT (HV005) is an 8-digit numeric variable, which should be used as a weighting factor to produce representative numbers accurately describing the surveyed population, when household members are the unit of analysis.
Comparability
HHWEIGHT (HV005) has no comparability problems, except for the samples discussed below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
HHWEIGHT (HV005) is included as a standard variable in the standard DHS recode for Phase II 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:
1992-H, 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:
1992-H, 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:
1992-H, 1998-H, 2006-H, 2012-H, 2021-H
Nigeria:
1990-H, 1999-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:
1992-H, 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:
1991-H, 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:
1991-H, 2013-H
Zambia:
1992-H, 1996-H, 2001-H, 2007-H, 2013-H, 2018-H
Zimbabwe:
1994-H, 1999-H, 2005-H, 2010-H, 2015-H
