IPUMS DHS: descr: ORSSRC

IPUMS DHS

Demographic and Health Surveys

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ORSSRC (ORSSRC)

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Codes and Frequencies

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Code	Label	sril 87
1000	PUBLIC SECTOR	·
1100	Government hospital/clinic	X
1110	Government hospital	·
1200	Government office	X
1300	Government health center	·
1400	Government pharmacy	·
1410	Government dispensary/infirmary	·
1500	Government maternity clinic	·
1600	Government health post	·
1900	Other public sector	·
2000	PRIVATE MEDICAL SECTOR	·
2100	Private hospital/clinic	·
2200	Private doctor	X
2300	Private pharmacy	X
2600	Private field worker	·
2700	Private family planning clinic	·
2900	Other private medical sector	·
3000	OTHER	·
3100	Market/shop	·
3110	Gas station	·
3120	Street commerce	·
3200	Friend/relative	·
3300	Church	·
9995	Other	X
9998	Missing	X
Code	Label	sril 87
9999	NIU (not in universe)	X

Comparability

Along with universe differences, the response categories for ORSSRC vary across samples.

The harmonized coding categories in the IPUMS-DHS variable ORSSRC were constructed to reflect the major and minor categories in the variable. The major categories are:

1000: Public sector facilities
2000: Private medical sector facilities
3000: Other

The second, third, and fourth digits of ORSSRC's codes distinguish between specific locations and provide detail present in only some samples.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

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