IPUMS DHS: descr: ORSTRAVTIME

IPUMS DHS

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ORSTRAVTIME (ORSTRAVTIME)

Travel time to ORS source

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ORSTRAVTIME reports the travel time (in minutes and hours) for the respondent to get to the ORS source.

Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, ORSTRAVTIME has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

ORSTRAVTIME is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Nepal 1996: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of ORS.
Senegal 1997: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and who know of a place to get ORS packets.

Nepal: 1996-W, 1996-C, 1996-B

Senegal: 1997-W, 1997-C, 1997-B