FIACTOTH
(FIACTOTH)
Action to avoid food insufficiency: Other
Codes and Frequencies
Description
FIACTOTH indicates whether the household took some other action to avoid or deal with food insufficiency. The meaning of "other" depends on the actions specified in a given survey.
The information in FIACTOTH is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors (coded "2") using:
RESIDENT variable when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis;
HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis;
RESIDENTMN variable when men are the unit of analysis.
HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis;
RESIDENTMN variable when men are the unit of analysis.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
FIACTOTH has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FIACTOTH is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS household questionnaire.
Comparability — Nepal [top]
The 2011 Nepal survey used the preceding 12 months as the reference period for this question.
Universe
- Nepal 2011: Women age 15-49 in households reporting "never" to a series of questions about food insufficiency in the past year.
