Demographic and Health Surveys
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
sril
87
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No | X |
| 1 | Yes | X |
| 8 | Missing | X |
| 9 | NIU (not in universe) | X |
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FISHORTWKS indicates whether the female respondent said her household had experienced any food shortages during a reference period expressed in weeks.
|
GENERAL |
Sri Lanka |
FISHORTWKS has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FISHORTWKS is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS women's questionnaire.
The 1987 Sri Lankan survey asked about food shortages during the past 2 weeks.
| Sri Lanka 1987 |
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