DELCOSTMED_ALL is a 5-digit numeric variable.
0 = Free/did not pay
99997 = Don't know
99998 = Missing
99999 = NIU (not in universe)
Description
DELCOSTMED_ALL is a 5-digit numeric variable that reports how much the respondent paid for medicines for the delivery.
DELCOSTMED_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELCOSTMED_01) up to the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELCOSTMED_02, DELCOSTMED_03, DELCOSTMED_04, DELCOSTMED_05, and DELCOSTMED_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELCOSTMED_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
DELCOSTMED_ALL may vary significantly in the units reported, depending on the currency used by a country at a particular time. See country-specific comparability for more information.
Comparability - Standard DHS
DELCOSTMED_ALL is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS women's questionnaire.
Comparability — India [top]
The 2015 and 2019 India samples report the cost of delivery in Indian rupees (INR).
Universe
- India 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and delivered the child in a health facility.
- India 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and delivered the child in a health facility.
