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SES Combined socio-economic data

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DDI-MWI-MEIRU-SES-2007-v01b
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Combined / Harmonized Datasets Karonga HDSS
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Relationship of informant to participant (D) (informtype)

Data file: combined_ses_ind

Overview

Valid: 369263
Invalid: 130232
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 39
End: 39
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Self 112228
30.4%
2 Parent 150213
40.7%
3 Other relative (inc spouse/inlaw) 106314
28.8%
4 Non-relative 508
0.1%
8 Unknown 0
0%
9 Missing 0
Sysmiss 130232
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
Relationship of informant to participant

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
variable: informant (table[s]: combined_tb_cases_controls_final)
variable: infmtype (table[s]: css_sei_all, crs_cenm)

la def informtype 1 "Self" 2 "Parent" 3 "Other relative (inc spouse/inlaw)" 4 "Non-relative" 8 "Unknown" 9 "Missing"
gen informtype=1 if infmtype==6 | informant==1
replace informtype=2 if infmtype==5 | informant==2
replace informtype=3 if infmtype==1 /*Partner/sibling/child*/| infmtype==2 /*Grandparent/grandchild/other relative*/ | informant==3 /*Child/niece/nephew/grandchild*/ | informant==4 /*Sibling/cousin*/ | informant==5 /*Spouse*/ | informant==6 /*In-law*/ | informant==7 /*Grandparent/Aunt/Uncle*/
replace informtype=4 if infmtype==3 /*Key informant*/ | infmtype==4 /*Neighbour/non-relative*/ | informant==8 /*Non-relative*/
replace informtype=8 if infmtype==8
replace informtype=9 if infmtype==9
la val informtype informtype
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