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DELPAYSAV_ALL (DELPAYSAV_ALL)
How paid for delivery: Bank account/savings
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DELPAYSAV_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.

Codes

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

DELPAYSAV_ALL indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the female respondent reported paying for the out-of-pocket delivery expenses through savings or a bank account.

DELPAYSAV_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELPAYSAV_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELPAYSAV_02, DELPAYSAV_03, DELPAYSAV_04, DELPAYSAV_05, and DELPAYSAV_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELPAYSAV_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.

Comparability

DELPAYSAV_ALL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Universe

  • India 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and paid for the delivery.
  • India 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and paid for the delivery.
  • India: 2015-W, 2015-W, 2019-W