This is a numeric variable that represents a percentage with up to two decimal places.
Description
MDDSAMPLE reports the percentage of young children age 6-23 months in the DHS survey sample whose diet from the past 24 hours qualifies as meeting Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD). This variable has been calculated by IPUMS using Chapter 11 of the DHS Guide to Statistics 8 and weighted using the variable PERWEIGHT.
Comparability
Apart from universe differences between samples, this variable has no comparability problems.
Universe
No universe descriptions are currently available.
Afghanistan:
2015-C
Angola:
2015-C
Bangladesh:
1994-C, 1997-C, 2000-C, 2004-C, 2007-C, 2011-C, 2014-C, 2018-C
Benin:
1996-C, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2011-C, 2017-C
Burkina Faso:
1993-C, 1998-C, 2003-C, 2010-C
Burundi:
1987-C, 2010-C, 2016-C
Cameroon:
1991-C, 1998-C, 2004-C, 2011-C, 2018-C
Central African Republic:
1995-C
Chad:
1996-C, 2004-C, 2014-C
Comoros:
1996-C, 2012-C
Congo (Democratic Republic):
2007-C, 2013-C
Congo Brazzaville:
2005-C, 2011-C
Cote d'Ivoire:
1994-C, 1998-C, 2011-C
Egypt:
1988-C, 1992-C, 1995-C, 2000-C, 2003-C, 2005-C, 2008-C, 2014-C
Eswatini (Swaziland):
2006-C
Ethiopia:
2000-C, 2005-C, 2011-C, 2016-C, 2019-C
Gabon:
2000-C, 2012-C
Gambia:
2013-C, 2019-C
Ghana:
1988-C, 1993-C, 1998-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2014-C, 2016-C
Guinea:
1999-C, 2005-C, 2012-C, 2018-C
India:
1992-C, 1998-C, 2005-C, 2015-C, 2019-C
Jordan:
1990-C, 1997-C, 2002-C, 2007-C, 2009-C, 2012-C, 2017-C
Kenya:
1989-C, 1993-C, 1998-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2014-C
Lesotho:
2004-C, 2009-C, 2014-C
Liberia:
1986-C, 2007-C, 2013-C, 2019-C
Madagascar:
1992-C, 1997-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2021-C
Malawi:
1992-C, 2000-C, 2004-C, 2010-C, 2016-C
Mali:
1987-C, 1995-C, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2012-C, 2018-C
Morocco:
1987-C, 1992-C, 2003-C
Mozambique:
1997-C, 2003-C, 2011-C
Myanmar:
2015-C
Namibia:
1992-C, 2000-C, 2006-C, 2013-C
Nepal:
1996-C, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2011-C, 2016-C
Niger:
1992-C, 1998-C, 2006-C, 2012-C
Nigeria:
1990-C, 1999-C, 2003-C, 2008-C, 2013-C, 2018-C
Pakistan:
1991-C, 2006-C, 2012-C, 2017-C
Rwanda:
1992-C, 2000-C, 2005-C, 2008-C, 2010-C, 2014-C, 2019-C
Sao Tome:
2008-C
Senegal:
1986-C, 1992-C, 1997-C, 2005-C, 2010-C, 2012-C, 2014-C, 2015-C, 2016-C, 2017-C
Sierra Leone:
2008-C, 2013-C, 2019-C
South Africa:
1998-C, 2016-C
Sri Lanka:
1987-C
Sudan:
1989-C
Tanzania:
1991-C, 1996-C, 1999-C, 2004-C, 2010-C, 2015-C
Togo:
1988-C, 1998-C, 2013-C
Tunisia:
1988-C
Uganda:
1988-C, 1995-C, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2011-C, 2016-C
Yemen:
1991-C, 2013-C
Zambia:
1992-C, 1996-C, 2001-C, 2007-C, 2013-C, 2018-C
Zimbabwe:
1988-C, 1994-C, 1999-C, 2005-C, 2010-C, 2015-C
