MLCONUM is a 3-digit numeric variable.

Description

MLCONUM reports the concession number (identifying the plot or compound) of the household in which the respondent was interviewed for the Mali 1987 survey.

MLCONUM can be used with the cluster and household numbers to uniquely identify households in the 1987 Mali sample:

• CLUSTERNO (V001) identifies the cluster number when using women, children, or births as the unit of analysis; CLUSTERNOMN (MV001) identifies the cluster number when using men as the unit of analysis
• HHNUM (V002) identifies the household number when using women, children, or births as the unit of analysis; HHNUMMN (MV002) identifies the household number when using men as the unit of analysis

Comparability

MLCONUM has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS
MLCONUM is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe