Demographic and Health Survey, 2003
Fourth Round
Nigeria, 2003
Reference ID
NGA-NPC-DHS-2003-v1.0
Producer(s)
National Population Commission (NPC)
Metadata
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Oct 18, 2010
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Test salt for iodine (Hv234)
Data file: HH
Overview
Valid:
7074
Invalid:
790
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
150
End:
152
Width:
3
Range:
0 - 995
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
Ask respondent for a teaspoonful of cooking salt. Test salt for iodine. Record PPM (parts per million).
Literal question
Test salt for iodine
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 ppm (no iodine) | 123 |
1.7%
|
| 7 | Below 15 ppm | 61 |
0.9%
|
| 15 | 15 ppm and above | 197 |
2.8%
|
| 30 | 30 ppm | 6392 |
90.4%
|
| 994 | Salt not tested | 35 |
0.5%
|
| 995 | No salt in household | 266 |
3.8%
|
| 999 | Missing | 151 | |
| Sysmiss | 639 |
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
Universe
All households
Source of information
Interviewer testing
Imputation and derivation
Derivation
Test salt for iodine