NCD Combined analytical dataset

Malawi, 2013 - 2016

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Reference ID

MWI-MEIRU-NCD-2013-v1.0

Producer(s)

Prof Moffat Nyirenda, Prof Shabbar Jaffar

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Combined / Harmonized Datasets Karonga HDSS Lilongwe HDSS

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Nov 14, 2025

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total days drank (D) (numbdrinkday)

Data file: ncd_combined_data_all

Overview

Valid: 30575

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 78

End: 78

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 7

Format: Numeric

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

variable: sachetu [sachet days last 7 days] (table[s]: ncdk_personal, ncdl_personal)
variable: chibukuu [chibuku days last 7 days] (table[s]: ncdk_personal, ncdl_personal)
variable: homebru [homebrew days last 7 days] (table[s]: ncdk_personal, ncdl_personal)
variable: wineu [wine days last 7 days] (table[s]: ncdk_personal, ncdl_personal)
variable: carlsbu [carlsburg days last 7 days] (table[s]: ncdk_personal, ncdl_personal)
variable: kucheku [kuche days last 7 days] (table[s]: ncdk_personal, ncdl_personal)
variable: poweru [power days last 7 days] (table[s]: ncdk_personal, ncdl_personal)
variable: brandyu [brandy days last 7 days] (table[s]: ncdk_personal, ncdl_personal)
variable: malawigu [gin days last 7 days] (table[s]: ncdk_personal, ncdl_personal)
Total number of days when alcohol consumed estimated from the days reported to drink the various drinks.
gen numbdrinkday=max(sachetu, chibukuu, homebru, wineu, carlsbu, kucheku, poweru, brandyu, malawigu)

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Notes

NB. suffixes u & d were accidentally switched and have been left this way so variables with suffix u used to create the total days.

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