Description

OTHASSISTYN indicates whether the household ever received any other (not food or cash) assistance from either a government or non-governmental organization.

IPUMS-DHS users interested in using OTHASSISTYN may also be interested in OTHASSISTSRC, a related variable that reports the source of this assistance.

The information in OTHASSISTYN is taken from the household record, linked to the record of the woman respondent. This information applies to household residents, not temporary visitors, so researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2").

Comparability

OTHASSISTYN has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

OTHASSISTYN is a country-specific household variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe