Comparability — Angola [top]

The 2015 Angola survey asks, "Do you read a newspaper or magazine more than once a week, at least once a week, or not at all?"

Comparability — Jordan [top]

The 1990 Jordan survey asks, "Do you read a newspaper or magazine: rarely, sometimes, or frequently?" To maximize comparability, IPUMS-DHS coded the "Rarely" responses as "Not at all" (code "0"), the "Sometimes" responses as "Less than once a week" (code "21"), and the "Frequently" responses as "At least once a week" (code "22").

The 1997 Jordan survey asks, "How often do you read a newspaper or magazine? Would you say: Every day, 3-5 times a week, once or twice a week, once a month, few times a year, never, don't know?" To maximize comparability, IPUMS-DHS coded "Every day" and "3-5 times a week" responses as "Almost every day (code "22"), "Once or twice a week" as "At least once a week" (code "21"), "Once a month" as "Less than once a week" (code "10"), and "Few times a year" and "Never" as "Not at all" (code "0").

Comparability — Pakistan [top]

The 2012 Pakistan survey asks, "Do you read a newspaper or magazine daily, at least once a week, occasionally, or not at all?" To maximize comparability, IPUMS-DHS coded the "Daily" responses as "Almost every day" (code "22") and the "Occasionally" responses as "Less than once a week" (code "10").

Comparability — Senegal [top]

The 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016 Senegal surveys ask, "Do you read a newspaper, the internet, or a magazine at least once a week, less than once a week, or not at all?" [emphasis added].

Comparability — Yemen [top]

The 2013 Yemen survey asks, "Do you read a newspaper or magazine every day, at least once a week, or not at all?" To maximize comparability, IPUMS-DHS coded the "Daily" responses as "Almost every day" (code "22").