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YAKNUM (YAKNUM)
Number of yaks owned by HH
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Description

YAKNUM reports the number of yaks owned by the household.

The complementary variable YAKYN indicates whether the household owns any yaks.

The information in YAKNUM is taken from the household record and applies to regular household residents, not temporary visitors. Researchers may wish to exclude visitors (coded "2") using:

RESIDENT variable when women, children, or births are the unit of analysis
HHRESIDENT variable when household members are the unit of analysis
RESIDENTMN when men are the unit of analysis.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, YAKNUM has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

Universe

  • Nepal 2006: All women age 15-49.
  • Nepal 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Nepal 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Nepal: 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2006-H, 2006-M, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-M, 2011-W, 2011-H, 2016-W, 2016-H, 2016-M, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W