Codes and Frequencies
Description
HHWELFAREY indicates whether any member of the household has income from some type of social welfare program or pension.
The information in HHWELFAREY 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 — Index
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GENERAL |
Bangladesh |
Comparability
HHWELFAREY has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
HHWELFAREY is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Bangladesh [top]
The 2000 Bangladesh survey asks whether any household member is receiving an old age pension, widow's pension, or destitute benefit.
Universe
- Bangladesh 2000: Ever-married women age 10-49.
