PERWEIGHTMN is an 8-digit numeric variable with 6 implied decimal places. See the variable description for directions on the use of PERWEIGHTMN.
Description
PERWEIGHTMN (MV005) is an 8-digit variable with 6 implied decimal places, which should be used as a weighting factor to produce representative numbers accurately describing the surveyed population in men's samples.
While the DHS Recode Manuals direct the researcher to divide the original weight variable by 1,000,000 before applying the weighting factor to the original DHS data files, it is not necessary to modify the value of PERWEIGHTMN before applying this weight to cases in IPUMS-DHS.
PERWEIGHTMN should be used to weight nearly all tabulations made using IPUMS-DHS data from the men's samples.
Note: The 6 implied decimal places in PERWEIGHTMN mean that the last six digits of the eight-digit variable are decimal digits, but there is no actual decimal in the data.
Comparability — Index
Comparability
Apart from universe differences, PERWEIGHTMN (MV005) has no comparability problems, except for the samples discussed below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
PERWEIGHTMN (MV005) is a standard recode variable for men for DHS Phase 3 forward.
Universe
No universe descriptions are currently available.
Afghanistan:
2015-M
Angola:
2015-M
Bangladesh:
1994-M, 1997-M, 2000-M, 2004-M, 2007-M, 2011-M
Benin:
1996-M, 2001-M, 2006-M, 2011-M, 2017-M
Burkina Faso:
1993-M, 1998-M, 2003-M, 2010-M
Burundi:
2010-M, 2016-M
Cameroon:
1991-M, 1998-M, 2004-M, 2011-M, 2018-M
Central African Republic:
1995-M
Chad:
1996-M, 2004-M, 2014-M
Comoros:
1996-M, 2012-M
Congo (Democratic Republic):
2007-M, 2013-M
Congo Brazzaville:
2005-M, 2011-M
Cote d'Ivoire:
1994-M, 1998-M, 2011-M
Eswatini (Swaziland):
2006-M
Ethiopia:
2000-M, 2005-M, 2011-M, 2016-M
Gabon:
2000-M, 2012-M
Gambia:
2013-M, 2019-M
Ghana:
1993-M, 1998-M, 2003-M, 2008-M, 2014-M
Guinea:
1999-M, 2005-M, 2012-M, 2018-M
India:
2005-M, 2015-M, 2019-M
Jordan:
2017-M
Kenya:
1993-M, 1998-M, 2003-M, 2008-M, 2014-M
Lesotho:
2004-M, 2009-M, 2014-M
Liberia:
2007-M, 2013-M, 2019-M
Madagascar:
2003-M, 2008-M, 2021-M
Malawi:
1992-M, 2000-M, 2004-M, 2010-M, 2016-M
Mali:
1987-M, 1995-M, 2001-M, 2006-M, 2012-M, 2018-M
Mozambique:
1997-M, 2003-M, 2011-M
Myanmar:
2015-M
Namibia:
2000-M, 2006-M, 2013-M
Nepal:
2001-M, 2006-M, 2011-M, 2016-M
Niger:
1992-M, 1998-M, 2006-M, 2012-M
Nigeria:
1999-M, 2003-M, 2008-M, 2013-M, 2018-M
Pakistan:
1991-M, 2012-M, 2017-M
Rwanda:
1992-M, 2000-M, 2005-M, 2008-M, 2010-M, 2014-M, 2019-M
Sao Tome:
2008-M
Senegal:
1992-M, 1997-M, 2005-M, 2010-M, 2014-M, 2015-M, 2016-M, 2017-M
Sierra Leone:
2008-M, 2013-M, 2019-M
South Africa:
2016-M
Tanzania:
1991-M, 1996-M, 1999-M, 2004-M, 2010-M, 2015-M
Togo:
1998-M, 2013-M
Uganda:
1995-M, 2001-M, 2006-M, 2011-M, 2016-M
Zambia:
1996-M, 2001-M, 2007-M, 2013-M, 2018-M
Zimbabwe:
1994-M, 1999-M, 2005-M, 2010-M, 2015-M
