Codes and Frequencies
Description
RADIOWK (V112) indicates whether the woman usually listens to the radio at least once a week. Women who reported that they listen to the radio daily (see RADIODAY (V111)) were automatically coded as "Yes."
For a comparable variable reporting the frequency of listening to the radio, see RADIOFQ (V158). For a variable bridging RADIOWK and RADIOFQ, see RADIOBRIG.
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL Burkina Faso Cote d'Ivoire Egypt Ghana |
Guinea Kenya Mozambique Niger Nigeria |
Tanzania Uganda Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe |
Comparability
Along with universe differences, RADIOWK (V112) has some variation in question wording across samples. The majority of samples ask, "Do you usually listen to the radio at least once a week?" However, some samples simply ask, "How often do you listen to the radio?" while other samples derive this answer from questions about daily listening. These samples are noted below. Samples using questions about daily listening but not weekly may be especially problematic in this variable.
Comparability - Standard DHS
RADIOWK (V112) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phases I through III. A similar question appears in Phase IV forward, where respondents were asked how often they listen to the radio. The latter question is the basis for the variable RADIOFQ (V158).
Comparability — Burkina Faso [top]
The Burkina Faso 1998 survey asks, "Do you listen to the radio every day?" Consequently, respondents who listen to the radio weekly but not daily may not be captured in this variable for this sample.
Comparability — Cote d'Ivoire [top]
The Cote d'Ivoire survey asks, "Do you listen to the radio every day?" Consequently, respondents who listen to the radio weekly but not daily may not be captured in this variable for this sample.
Comparability — Egypt [top]
The Egypt 1992 and 1995 surveys determine the answer to this question by asking how many hours on average the respondent listens to the radio each day. Respondents who report anything other than "Never" are coded as "Yes" in this variable.
Comparability — Ghana [top]
The Ghana 1998 survey asks, "Do you listen to the radio every day?" Consequently, respondents who listen to the radio weekly but not daily may not be captured in this variable for this sample.
Comparability — Guinea [top]
The Guinea 1999 survey asks, "Do you listen to the radio every day?" Consequently, respondents who listen to the radio weekly but not daily may not be captured in this variable for this sample.
Comparability — Kenya [top]
The Kenya 1998 survey asks, "Do you listen to the radio every day?" Consequently, respondents who listen to the radio weekly but not daily may not be captured in this variable for this sample.
Comparability — Mozambique [top]
The Mozambique 1997 survey asks, "Do you listen to the radio every day?" Consequently, respondents who listen to the radio weekly but not daily may not be captured in this variable for this sample.
Comparability — Niger [top]
The Niger 1998 survey asks, "Do you listen to the radio every day?" Consequently, respondents who listen to the radio weekly but not daily may not be captured in this variable for this sample.
Comparability — Nigeria [top]
The Nigeria 1999 survey asks, "Do you listen to the radio every day?" Consequently, respondents who listen to the radio weekly but not daily may not be captured in this variable for this sample.
Comparability — Tanzania [top]
The Tanzania 1996 survey asks, "How often do you listen to the radio?"
The Tanzania 1999 survey asks, "Do you listen to the radio almost every day, at least once a week, less than once a week, or not at all?"
Comparability — Uganda [top]
The Uganda 1995 survey asks, "How often do you listen to the radio?"
Comparability — Yemen [top]
The 1991 Yemen survey asks, "Do you listen to the radio?" A response of "yes" in this survey does not necessarily indicate the respondent listens to the radio at least once a week.
Comparability — Zambia [top]
The Zambia 1996 survey asks, "How often do you usually listen to a radio? Would you say every day, every other day, at least once a week, at least once a month, a few times a year, or never?"
Comparability — Zimbabwe [top]
The Zimbabwe 1988 and 1994 surveys ask, "Do you listen to the radio every day?" Consequently, respondents who listen to the radio weekly but not daily may not be captured in this variable for these samples.
Universe
- Bangladesh 1994: Ever-married women age 10-49.
- Bangladesh 1997: Ever-married women age 10-49.
- Burkina Faso 1993: All women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Burundi 1987: All women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 1991: All women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Central African Republic 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1994: All women age 15-49.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Egypt 1992: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Gabon 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 1988: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 1993: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Guinea 1999: All women age 15-49.
- India 1992: Ever-married women age 13-49.
- India 1998: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1989: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1993: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Liberia 1986: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 1992: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 1992: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 1987: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Morocco 1992: All women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 1992: All women age 15-49.
- Niger 1992: All women age 15-49.
- Niger 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 1990: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 1999: All women age 10-49.
- Pakistan 1991: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Senegal 1986: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 1992: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Sudan 1989: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 1991: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 1999: All women age 15-49.
- Togo 1988: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 1988: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Yemen 1991: Ever-married women age 15-54.
- Zambia 1992: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1988: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1994: All women age 15-49.
