DHS.survey.meta: DHS Survey Metadata

In sae4health: Small Area Estimation for Key Health and Demographic Indicators from Household Surveys

DHS Survey Metadata

Description

A dataset containing metadata for DHS surveys supported by the app.

Usage

DHS.survey.meta

Format

A data frame with 153 rows and 30 columns:

ReleaseDate

Date the survey data was released.

SurveyId

Unique ID assigned to each DHS survey.

MaxAgeWomen

Maximum age of surveyed women.

FieldworkStart

Start date of survey fieldwork.

MinAgeMen

Minimum age of surveyed men.

ImplementingOrg

Organization implementing the survey.

SurveyCharacteristicIds

IDs of survey characteristics.

SurveyType

Type of survey (e.g., DHS, AIS, MIS).

SurveyYearLabel

Label describing the survey year.

IndicatorData

Boolean. Whether indicator data is available.

MinAgeWomen

Minimum age of surveyed women.

SurveyYear

Year in which the DHS survey was conducted.

FieldworkEnd

End date of survey fieldwork.

DHS_CountryCode

DHS country code.

NumberOfSamplePoints

Number of sample points in the survey.

CountryName

Name of the country where the survey was conducted.

NumberOfWomen

Number of women surveyed.

SubregionName

Name of the subregion.

MaxAgeMen

Maximum age of surveyed men.

SurveyNum

Survey number assigned by DHS.

SurveyStatus

Status of the survey (e.g., Completed, Ongoing).

NumberOfFacilities

Number of health facilities surveyed.

UniverseOfMen

Population coverage for male respondents.

RegionName

Region name for survey coverage.

UniverseOfWomen

Population coverage for female respondents.

Footnotes

Additional survey notes.

PublicationDate

Date when the survey results were published.

NumberofHouseholds

Number of households surveyed.

NumberOfMen

Number of men surveyed.

GPS_avail

Whether GPS coordinates are available for cluster locations.

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