Codes and Frequencies
Description
BENCHYN indicates whether the household has a bench.
The information in BENCHYN is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2") when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis, and using the HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis.
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL |
Bangladesh |
Rwanda |
Comparability
Along with universe differences, BENCHYN differs across samples in question wording; see country-specific comparability text.
Comparability - Standard DHS
BENCHYN is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS household questionnaire.
Comparability — Bangladesh [top]
The 2000 Bangladesh survey form asks whether the household has a bench.
Comparability — Rwanda [top]
The 2019 Rwandan survey form asks whether the household has "a bench or at least 3 chairs."
Universe
- Bangladesh 2000: Ever-married women age 10-49.
- Rwanda 2019: All women age 15-49.
