L. Anthropometric Measurements

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The goal of this section is to obtain reliable measures of weight, height, and equilibrium for sampled respondents.

Label	Type	Description
UNHHID		Unique household ID
PS3		Individual code of respondent
ENT_TIP		Type of individual interview
NUM_FIELD		Number of interviews in the household (according to field report)
MURB		Community of residence has 100,000 people or more
SEXO		Sex of Respondent
EDAD		Age of Respondent
ESCOLA		Respondent's years of education
L1		Interviewer: indicate whether respondent has been sampled for the anthropometric measurements
L2		Interviewer: indicate whether the interview is with a couple
L3		Measured weight (kg)
L4		Measured height (cm)
L5		Measured waist circumference (cm)
L6		Measured hip circumference
L7		Measured calf circumference
L8		Measurement of knee height from the ground
L9_1		Measured mobility-Right foot. This measurement is taken with the respondent standing up. He/she is timed while he/she tries to balance on one foot without holding onto or grabbing anything.-Right foot
L9_2		Measured mobility-Left foot. This measurement is taken with the respondent standing up. He/she is timed while he/she tries to balance on one foot without holding onto or grabbing anything.-Left foot
L10		Interviewer: indicate whether the respondents are a couple
FAC_PER		Individual-level weight