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KIDWT is a numeric integer variable.
Description
KIDWT is a population adjustment factor created by IPUMS to generate count estimates of children under the age of 5 for samples that are nationally representative. See our documentation for more information about how KIDWT and other weighting variables are created.
Comparability
KIDWT has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
KIDWT is based on population sources outside the DHS data.
Universe
No universe descriptions are currently available.
Afghanistan:
2015-C
Angola:
2006-C, 2011-C, 2015-C
Bangladesh:
1997-C, 2000-C, 2004-C, 2007-C, 2011-C, 2014-C, 2018-C
Benin:
2001-C, 2006-C, 2011-C, 2017-C
Burkina Faso:
1993-C, 1998-C, 2003-C, 2010-C, 2014-C, 2018-C
Burundi:
1987-C, 2010-C, 2012-C, 2016-C
Cameroon:
1991-C, 2004-C, 2011-C, 2018-C
Comoros:
2012-C
Congo Brazzaville:
2005-C, 2011-C
Cote d'Ivoire:
1998-C, 2011-C
Egypt:
1988-C, 1992-C, 1995-C, 2000-C, 2003-C, 2005-C, 2008-C, 2014-C
Eswatini (Swaziland):
2006-C
Ethiopia:
2000-C, 2005-C, 2011-C, 2016-C, 2019-C
Gabon:
2000-C, 2012-C
Gambia:
2013-C, 2019-C
Ghana:
1988-C, 1998-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2014-C, 2016-C, 2019-C
Guinea:
1999-C, 2005-C, 2012-C, 2018-C, 2021-C
India:
2005-C, 2015-C, 2019-C
Jordan:
1990-C, 1997-C, 2002-C, 2007-C, 2009-C, 2012-C, 2017-C
Kenya:
1989-C, 1993-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2014-C, 2015-C, 2020-C
Lesotho:
2004-C, 2009-C, 2014-C
Liberia:
1986-C, 2007-C, 2009-C, 2011-C, 2013-C, 2016-C, 2019-C
Madagascar:
1992-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2011-C, 2013-C, 2016-C, 2021-C
Malawi:
1992-C, 2000-C, 2004-C, 2010-C, 2012-C, 2014-C, 2016-C, 2017-C
Mali:
1987-C, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2012-C, 2015-C, 2018-C, 2021-C
Morocco:
1987-C, 1992-C, 2003-C
Mozambique:
2003-C, 2011-C, 2018-C
Myanmar:
2015-C
Namibia:
1992-C, 2000-C, 2006-C, 2013-C
Nepal:
2001-C, 2006-C, 2011-C, 2016-C
Niger:
1992-C, 2006-C, 2012-C, 2021-C
Nigeria:
1990-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2010-C, 2013-C, 2015-C, 2018-C, 2021-C
Pakistan:
1991-C, 2006-C, 2012-C, 2017-C
Rwanda:
1992-C, 2000-C, 2005-C, 2010-C, 2013-C, 2014-C, 2017-C, 2019-C
Sao Tome:
2008-C
Senegal:
1986-C, 1992-C, 1997-C, 2005-C, 2006-C, 2008-C, 2010-C, 2012-C, 2014-C, 2015-C, 2016-C, 2017-C, 2021-C
Sierra Leone:
2008-C, 2013-C, 2016-C, 2019-C
South Africa:
1998-C, 2016-C
Sri Lanka:
1987-C
Sudan:
1989-C
Tanzania:
1991-C, 1996-C, 1999-C, 2004-C, 2010-C, 2015-C
Togo:
1988-C, 2013-C, 2017-C
Tunisia:
1988-C
Uganda:
1988-C, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2009-C, 2011-C, 2014-C, 2016-C, 2018-C
Yemen:
1991-C, 2013-C
Zambia:
1992-C, 1996-C, 2001-C, 2007-C, 2013-C, 2018-C
Zimbabwe:
1988-C, 1999-C, 2005-C, 2010-C, 2015-C
