Description

WKECON reports the main (economic) activity of the female respondents, differentiating between those who were working (and the sector in which they worked) and those who did not work (and what they did instead).

Comparability

WKECON has no comparability problems. IPUMS DHS uses composite coding with this variable. All those who were currently working share a common first digit of "1," with the second digit indicating the industry (e.e., code "11" for "agriculture"). All those who were not working share a common first digit of "2," with the second digit indicating their specific status (e.g., code "21" for "student").

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Universe