Registration and access for IPUMS DHS is managed by The DHS Program, which is not reviewing new user applications or requests for expanded access from currently approved users at this time. IPUMS DHS data remain available to approved users.
WTRLITRE reports the number of liters of water the household uses daily.
The information in WTRLITRE is taken from the household record, linked to the record of the woman respondent. This information applies to household residents, not temporary visitors, so researchers may wish to exclude visitors using the RESIDENT variable (with visitors coded "2").
Comparability
WTRLITRE has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
WTRLITRE is a country-specific household variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.
Universe
Uganda 1995: Women age 15-49 in households whose main source of drinking water is from a source other than the following: piped into residence/yard/plot, well in residence/yard/plot, rainwater, or bottled water.
