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HHCANCERDIEDDK (HHCANCERDIEDDK)
Household member died from unknown type of cancer recently
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Description

HHCANCERDIEDDK indicates whether any (former) member of the household had died (in the past 3 years) from a type of cancer unknown to the household respondent.

The information in HHCANCERDIEDDK is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, 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

HHCANCERDIEDDK has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

HHCANCERDIEDDK is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS household questionnaire.

Universe

  • Afghanistan 2015: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Afghanistan: 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-M, 2015-H, 2015-W