Codes and Frequencies
Description
ATEGRAIN24H (V472E) indicates whether the woman respondent ate food made from grain during the previous day, either at night or during the daytime.
In some surveys, consumption of other foods made from grains may be recorded by variables about specific types of foods, such as porridge, cereals, or sweets.
Comparability — Index
GENERAL Egypt Ethiopia |
Ghana Namibia Nigeria |
Uganda Yemen Zimbabwe |
Comparability
Along with universe differences, ATEGRAIN24H (V472E) differs in question wording across samples, with some survey forms emphasizing the product made from grain (e.g., bread, noodles, porridge) and others listing the types of grains grown locally (e.g., maize, wheat, sorghum, millet). See below for details on individual countries and samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
ATEGRAIN24H (V472E) is included in Phase 5 of the standard DHS questionnaire. Because the grains mentioned on the survey forms are supposed to be "local grains," the content varies across surveys by definition.
Comparability — Egypt [top]
The 2005 Egypt survey refers to "bread, rice, noodles, macaroni, biscuits, or other food made from grains." The 2008 Egypt survey refers to "bread, rice, noodles, macaroni, or other food made from grains."
Comparability — Ethiopia [top]
The 2005 Ethiopian survey refers to "bread, pasta, rice, noodles, biscuits, cookies or any other food made from oats, maize, barley, wheat, sorghum, millet, or other grain."
Comparability — Ghana [top]
The 2008 Ghana survey refers to "bread, rice, noodles, or other foods made from grains (kenkey, banku, koko, tuo zaafi, akple, weanimix)."
Comparability — Namibia [top]
The 2006 Namibia survey refers to "bread, rice, noodles, or other foods made from grains."
Comparability — Nigeria [top]
The 2008 Nigerian survey refers to "bread, rice, noodles, or other foods made from grains (e.g., millet, sorghum, maize, wheat, porridge, or other local grains)."
Comparability — Uganda [top]
The 2006 Ugandan survey refers to "rice, posho, porridge, bread, chapatti, pasta/macaroni, pizza, or other foods made from maize, millet, sorghum or other grains."
Comparability — Yemen [top]
The 2013 Yemen survey refers to "bread, rice, noodles, porridge, or other foods made from grains."
Comparability — Zimbabwe [top]
The 2005 Zimbabwe survey refers to "any sadza, bread, rice, noodles, or any foods made from grains."
Universe
- Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Egypt 2008: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Ethiopia 2005: Women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Ghana 2008: Women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Liberia 2007: Women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Madagascar 2008: Women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Namibia 2006: Women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Nepal 2006: Women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Nigeria 2018: All women age 15-49.
- Sao Tome 2008: Women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Sierra Leone 2008: Women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Uganda 2006: Women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Yemen 2013: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Zambia 2007: Women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.
- Zimbabwe 2005: Women age 15-49 who have at least one surviving child under age 3 living with her.