Codes and Frequencies
Description
WHOFETCHAGE (HV236) reports, in broad age and sex categories, the person who usually fetched water for households that used a water source not accessible in their own dwelling or yard. Responses vary across samples; see Comparability.
The information in WHOFETCHAGE is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis, and using the HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Along with universe differences and slight differences in question wording, the degree of detail in responses to WHOFETCHAGE (HV236) varies across samples.
To maximize comparability, IPUMS-DHS uses composite coding for this variable. The first digit identifies broad age categories, while the second and third digits supply additional detail present for only some samples. For example, persons over 18 are coded with a first digit of "1"; adult women are identified with the first two digits of "11"; and adult women plus children are coded "111."
Comparability - Standard DHS
WHOFETCHAGE (HV236) is based on a standard recode variable, "person fetching water" (HV236), included in DHS data for Phase 5 forward.
Comparability — Yemen [top]
The 1991 Yemen survey distinguishes between "adult men," "adult women," and "children," without specifying the age cut-off for "children" in this context.
Universe
- Benin 2011: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Burundi 2010: Women age 15-49 in households whose drinking water supply was not piped into the dwelling/yard or rainwater or otherwise located in the dwelling or yard/plot.
- Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Egypt 2008: Ever-married women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: Women age 15-49 in households whose main source of drinking water is not piped into their dwelling/yard or rainwater and whose water source is located outside the dwelling/plot.
- Ethiopia 2005: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, rainwater, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Ethiopia 2011: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, rainwater, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Ethiopia 2016: Women age 15-49 in households whose drinking water is not piped into the dwelling/plot, from a neighbor, or from bottled water, and whose non-potable water comes from outside their dwelling/plot.
- Ghana 2008: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, rainwater, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- India 2005: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into their own yard or plot, rainwater, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- India 2015: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling/yard or rainwater or otherwise available on the premises or delivered to the dwelling.
- India 2019: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped to the house/yard or rainwater and was not in the dwelling or yard..
- Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into their dwelling or yard, rainwater, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, rainwater, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Lesotho 2009: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not on the premises.
- Liberia 2007: Women age 15-49 in households whose main source of non-potable water supply was not piped into their dwelling/yard or rainwater or whose water supply was not otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Madagascar 2008: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, rainwater, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Madagascar 2021: Women age 15-49 in households whose water was not piped to house, yard, or neighbor and was not located in their own dwelling or yard.
- Malawi 2010: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, rainwater, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, taken from a well in the dwelling or yard, rainwater, or purchased from a tanker or as bottled water.
- Namibia 2006: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not on the premises.
- Nepal 2006: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not in the house/plot or otherwise on the premises.
- Niger 2006: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, taken from a well in the dwelling or yard, rainwater, or purchased from a tanker or as bottled water.
- Niger 2012: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, rainwater, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, rainwater, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Sao Tome 2008: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Senegal 2010: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, rainwater, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Senegal 2012: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, rainwater, or other accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Senegal 2014: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Senegal 2015: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Senegal 2016: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Senegal 2017: Women age 15-49 in households whose main source of drinking or non-drinking water is not piped into the dwelling/yard or piped to their neighbor or otherwise located in the dwelling or yard/plot.
- Sierra Leone 2008: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into house or yard or rainwater and whose water source was not located on the premises.
- Tanzania 2015: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Yemen 1991: Ever-married women age 15-54 in households whose drinking water source is not in the household dwelling/plot.
- Zambia 2007: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
- Zimbabwe 2005: Women age 15-49 in households whose water supply was not piped into the dwelling or yard, rainwater, or otherwise accessible in their own dwelling or yard/plot.
