This is a 2-digit variable that represents an age in years, except for the following codes:
95 = Not interviewed (female questionnaire)
96 = Not interviewed (household questionnaire)
97 = Don't know
98 = No response or missing
99 = NIU (not in universe)
Description
AGE reports the woman's age at her last birthday as reported by the woman herself. AGE may differ from the woman's age as reported by the respondent of the household questionnaire (AGEHQ). When AGE and AGEHQ differ, AGE is usually the more accurate measure since people are more likely to know their own exact age than the ages of other people.
The question associated with this variable was included in the female questionnaire and the client exit interview female questionnaire. For maternal and newborn health samples, this question was included in the female screening questionnaire.
Comparability
In Uganda 2019, the majority of the respondents were women who had been interviewed in the Uganda 2018 Round 6 survey round, so there are women who are now older than age 49 in this sample.
Comparability with IPUMS-DHS
AGE in IPUMS-PMA is similar to the variable AGE in IPUMS-DHS. There may be differences in questionnaire text or the variable's universe; please see the Survey Text and Universe Tab of the IPUMS-DHS variable for more information.
Universe
- Burkina Faso 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2015 Round 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2016 Round 4 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2016 Round 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2022 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2013 Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2019 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2019 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2017 Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2018 Round 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2022 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2016 Round 4 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2019 PMAET Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2020 Round 6 Female Follow-up: Women aged 15-49.
- Ethiopia 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ghana 2013 Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ghana 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ghana 2014 Round 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ghana 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ghana 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Ghana 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- India 2016 (Rajasthan) Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- India 2017 (Rajasthan) Round 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- India 2017 (Rajasthan) Round 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- India 2018 (Rajasthan) Round 4 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- India 2020 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- India 2021 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- India 2022 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Indonesia 2015 Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Indonesia 2016 Round 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Kenya 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Kenya 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Kenya 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Kenya 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Kenya 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Kenya 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Kenya 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Kenya 2019 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Kenya 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Kenya 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Niger 2015 (Niamey) Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Niger 2016 Round 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Niger 2016 (Niamey) Round 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Niger 2017 Round 4 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Niger 2018 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Niger 2020 Phase 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Niger 2022 Phase 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Niger 2023 Phase 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria 2014 (Kaduna) Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria 2014 (Lagos) Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria 2015 (Kaduna) Round 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria 2015 (Lagos) Round 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria 2016 Round 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria 2017 Round 4 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria 2017 (Oyo) Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria 2018 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria 2019 (Kano) Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria 2019 (Lagos) Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria (Lagos) 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria (Kano) 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria (Kano) 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Nigeria (Lagos) 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Uganda 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Uganda 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Uganda 2015 Round 2 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Uganda 2016 Round 4 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Uganda 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Uganda 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Uganda 2019 Female and Household (R6 Follow up): Women aged 15-49.
- Uganda 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Uganda 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
- Uganda 2022 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49.
Availability
- Burkina Faso: 2014-2018, 2020-2022
- Congo (Democratic Republic): 2013-2021
- Cote d'Ivoire: 2017-2018, 2020-2022
- Ethiopia: 2014-2021
- Ghana: 2013-2017
- India: 2016-2018, 2020-2022
- Indonesia: 2015-2016
- Kenya: 2014-2021
- Niger: 2015-2018, 2020, 2022-2023
- Nigeria: 2014-2021
- Uganda: 2014-2022