Codes and Frequencies
Description
MICROWAVE indicates whether the household has a microwave.
Respondents were asked to report what assets the household owned in order to calculate a wealth index based on assets. This information can be found in the variables SCORE, WEALTHQ, and WEALTHT.
The question associated with this variable was included in the household questionnaire.
Comparability
There are no comparability issues.
Comparability with IPUMS-DHS
MICROWAVE in IPUMS-PMA is similar to the variable MICROWAVE, which indicates whether the household has a microwave, in IPUMS-DHS. Slight variation in question wording and universes between the two variables may affect comparability; please see the Survey Text and Universe Tab of the IPUMS-DHS variable for more information.
Universe
- Kenya 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: All persons.
- Kenya 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: All persons.
- Kenya 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: All persons.
- Kenya 2019 Female and Household: All persons.
- Kenya 2020 Female and Household: All persons.
- Kenya 2021 Female and Household: All persons.
- Nigeria 2019 (Kano) Female and Household: All persons.
- Nigeria 2019 (Lagos) Female and Household: All persons.
- Nigeria (Lagos) 2020 Female and Household: All persons.
- Nigeria (Kano) 2020 Female and Household: All persons.
Availability
- Kenya: 2016-2021
- Nigeria: 2019-2020
