DELFORMSAMP_ALL variables are 1-digit variables.
0 = No
1 = Yes
7 = Don't know
8 = Missing
9 = NIU (not in universe)
Description
DELFORMSAMP_ALL indicates whether the respondent received a free sample of infant formula from the health facility staff after delivery.
DELFORMSAMP_ALL consists of a set of up to six separate variables, covering the most recent birth (DELFORMSAMP_01) up to, potentially, the sixth-most-recent birth (i.e., DELFORMSAMP_02, DELFORMSAMP_03, DELFORMSAMP_04, DELFORMSAMP_05, and DELFORMSAMP_06) during the reference period prior to the survey. If DELFORMSAMP_ALL is included in a data extract, all these separate variables are included in a researcher's data file.
In many cases, data were hypothetically collected on up to six births, but no women in the survey had so many births (e.g., no woman had 4 or more births in 3 years, or had 5 or 6 births in 5 years). If, for example, no woman in a survey had 6 births in five years and only blank values were included in the original DHS file, then DELFORMSAMP_06 would not be available for that survey in IPUMS-DHS.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, DELFORMSAMP_ALL is largely comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
DELFORMSAMP_ALL is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Jordan [top]
The 2012 Jordan sample collected this information for the most recent birth only. The 2007 Jordan survey collected this information for additional births.
Universe
- Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and delivered their last-born child at a health facility.
- Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 5 years before the survey and delivered their last-born child at a health facility.
