Codes and Frequencies
Description
ALEVER indicates whether the woman ever drank alcohol.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from slight differences in question wording (noted below), ALEVER has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
ALEVER is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Ethiopia [top]
The 2011 and 2016 Ethiopia surveys ask, "Have you ever taken a drink that contains alcohol (Tella/Tegi/Areke/Beer/Wine, etc...)?"
Comparability — Kenya [top]
The 2003 Kenya survey asks, "Have you ever drunk any kind of alcohol like beer, wine, chang'aa, palm wine, etc.?"
Comparability — Namibia [top]
The 2013 Namibia survey asks, "Have you ever consumed an alcoholic drink, such as beer, wine, spirits, or other home-brewed liquor?"
Comparability — Tanzania [top]
The 2015 Tanzania survey asks, "Have you ever consumed a drink that contains alcohol such as beer, wine, spirits, fermented cider, or local brewers such as mbege, ulanzi, gongo/chang'aa, etc.?"
Universe
- Benin 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Benin 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Kenya 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Lesotho 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 2003: All women age 15-49.
- South Africa 2016: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the adult health questionnaire.
- Tanzania 2015: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1999: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 2015: All women age 15-49.
