Codes and Frequencies
Description
BHCANTALONE indicates whether the woman reported "cannot go alone" as a barrier to getting medical care for herself.
The related variable BHCALONE (V467F) indicates whether not wanting to go alone was a barrier to a woman getting medical care for herself.
Comparability
BHCANTALONE has no comparability problems.
To maximize comparability, IPUMS-DHS uses composite coding, with "Not a big problem" responses having a first digit of "1" and "Big Problem" having a first digit of "2." The second digit distinguishes between "No problem" (code "11") and "Small problem" (code "12"), when this additional information is available.
Comparability - Standard DHS
BHCANTALONE is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Universe
- Gabon 2012: All women age 15-49.