J. Anthropometric Measures

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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
CUNICAH System generated Unique household ID - 2001
ACTHOG Question Updated Household 2001
ENT2 Question Individual Code of Respondent
TIPENT Question Type of Individual Interview
L1 Question asked of interviewer Interviewer: Indicate whether the respondent has been selected for the anthropometric measurements
L1A Question asked of interviewer Interviewer: Indicate whether the respondent is present for the anthropometric measurements
L2 Question asked of interviewer Interviewer: Indicate whether the interview is with a couple. - Suppressed
L3 Question Weight (kg)
L4 Question Height (cm)
L5 Question Waist circumference (cm)
L6 Question Hip circumference
L7_1 Question Seated height (cm)
L7_2 Question Seated height (cm)
L8 Question Measurement of the new height from the ground cm)
L9_1 Question Right Foot - This measurement measures how long the respondent can stand on a foot. Note the time the respondent is able to stand on one foot without holding onto or grabbing anything.
L9_2 Question Left Foot - This measurement measures how long the respondent can stand on a foot. Note the time the respondent is able to stand on one foot without holding onto or grabbing anything.
L10 Question asked of interviewer Interviewer: Indicate whether the interview is a couple in the home