Codes
CLUSTERNOALL is an 8 digit variable.
Description
CLUSTERNOALL (HV001) reports the cluster number for the household member's de facto residence.
According to the DHS Sampling Manual, "A cluster is the smallest geographical survey statistical unit for DHS surveys. It consists of a number of adjacent households in a geographical area. For DHS surveys, a cluster corresponds either to an [enumeration area], or a segment of a large [enumeration area]." The most recent census for a country, which divided all territory into enumeration areas to ensure full coverage of the population, often provides the sampling frame for a DHS survey.
CLUSTERNOALL is the variable indicating the primary sampling unit or PSU. CLUSTERNOALL should be used along with the variable STRATAHH (HV022) to account for the impact of sample design clustering on the estimates of variance and standard errors.
See the notes on DHS webpage "Use sample weights" on variance estimation for additional information.
CLUSTERNOALL (HV001) and HHNUMALL (HV002) can be used to merge the household member recode file to the women's individual recode file. See the DHS webpage Merging Datasets on variables to be used for linking data sets.
Comparability
Apart from universe differences, CLUSTERNOALL (HV001) has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
CLUSTERNOALL (HV001) is included in Phase II forward of the DHS.
Universe
No universe descriptions are currently available.
Afghanistan:
2015-H
Angola:
2015-H
Bangladesh:
1994-H, 1997-H, 2000-H, 2004-H, 2007-H, 2011-H, 2014-H
Benin:
1996-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2011-H, 2017-H
Burkina Faso:
1993-H, 1998-H, 2003-H, 2010-H
Burundi:
2010-H, 2016-H
Cameroon:
1991-H, 1998-H, 2004-H, 2011-H, 2018-H
Central African Republic:
1995-H
Chad:
1996-H, 2004-H, 2014-H
Congo (Democratic Republic):
2007-H, 2013-H
Congo Brazzaville:
2005-H, 2011-H
Cote d'Ivoire:
1994-H, 1998-H, 2011-H
Egypt:
1992-H, 1995-H, 2000-H, 2003-H, 2005-H, 2008-H, 2014-H
Eswatini (Swaziland):
2006-H
Ethiopia:
2000-H, 2005-H, 2011-H, 2016-H, 2019-H
Ghana:
1993-H, 1998-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2014-H, 2016-H
Guinea:
1999-H, 2005-H, 2012-H, 2018-H
India:
1992-H, 1998-H, 2005-H, 2015-H
Jordan:
1990-H, 1997-H, 2002-H, 2007-H, 2009-H, 2012-H, 2017-H
Kenya:
1993-H, 1998-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2014-H
Lesotho:
2004-H, 2009-H, 2014-H
Liberia:
2007-H, 2013-H
Madagascar:
1992-H, 1997-H, 2003-H, 2008-H
Malawi:
1992-H, 2000-H, 2004-H, 2010-H, 2016-H
Mali:
1995-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2012-H, 2018-H
Morocco:
1992-H, 2003-H
Mozambique:
1997-H, 2003-H, 2011-H
Myanmar:
2015-H
Namibia:
1992-H, 2000-H, 2006-H, 2013-H
Nepal:
1996-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2011-H, 2016-H
Niger:
1992-H, 1998-H, 2006-H, 2012-H
Nigeria:
1990-H, 1999-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2013-H, 2018-H
Pakistan:
1991-H, 2006-H, 2012-H, 2017-H
Rwanda:
1992-H, 2000-H, 2005-H, 2008-H, 2010-H, 2014-H
Senegal:
1992-H, 1997-H, 2005-H, 2010-H, 2012-H, 2014-H, 2015-H, 2016-H, 2017-H
South Africa:
1998-H, 2016-H
Tanzania:
1991-H, 1996-H, 1999-H, 2004-H, 2010-H, 2015-H
Togo:
1998-H, 2013-H
Uganda:
1995-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2011-H, 2016-H
Yemen:
1991-H, 2013-H
Zambia:
1992-H, 1996-H, 2001-H, 2007-H, 2013-H, 2018-H
Zimbabwe:
1994-H, 1999-H, 2005-H, 2010-H, 2015-H
