Description

TVBRIG serves as a bridging variable between two approaches to collecting information on exposure to television. For DHS Phases 1-3, respondents were asked whether they watch television at least once a week (TVWK (V110)). Beginning in DHS Phase 4, respondents were asked how often they watch television (TVFQ (V159)).

TVBRIG uses composite coding to combine data from these two approaches; see Comparability.

Comparability

As noted in the Description tab, TVBRIG is a bridging variable between TVWK (V110) and TVFQ (V159), which differ in their response categories. TVBRIG uses composite coding to combine data from these two approaches. The responses, "No, does not usually watch television once a week," "Does not watch television at all," and "Watches television less than once a week" share a common first digit of 0, with the second digit preserving the detail. Similarly, the responses, "Yes, usually watches television once a week," "Yes, watches television at least once a week," and "Yes, watches television almost every day" share a common first digit of 1, with the second digit distinguishing between these categories.

Comparability - Standard DHS

TVBRIG is not included in the standard DHS questionnaire, but is derived from two questions from Phases I through III and from Phase IV forward, respectively. See TVWK (V110) and TVFQ (V159) for further discussion.

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