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CHHEDKIDBOOKSHOM (CHHEDKIDBOOKSHOM)
Number of children's books or reading materials in home
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Description

CHHEDKIDBOOKSHOM reports how many children's books and other children's reading materials are currently in the house. Grouped responses range from "none" to "21 or more."

The information in CHHEDKIDBOOKSHOM is taken from the household record and applies to regular household members, 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

CHHEDKIDBOOKSHOM has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

CHHEDKIDBOOKSHOM is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe

  • Ghana 2014: Women age 15-49 in households with a child age 4-15 who 1) was selected for the child education module and 2) whose parent/caretaker lives in the same household.
  • Ghana: 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-B, 2014-M, 2014-H, 2014-W