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IHDS 1: Codebook & Topic Index

Codebooks

The ICPSR variable-by-variable codebooks can be downloaded from ICPSR.

Household file 606 pages 12.7Mb
Individual file 106 pages 3.8Mb

A detailed topic and codebook index is also available. Questionnaires can be downloaded from the questionnaire page. Each of the data files contain variables from both questionnaires:

Source: Household file Individual file
Geographic & constructed variables 44 vars 46 vars
Household Roster and Economic Questionnaire 377 vars 73 vars
Education and Health Questionnaire 503 vars 81 vars
Learning Tests 0 vars 11 vars

DSDR Data Guide for IHDS I: https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/DSDR/idhs-data-guide.html 

 

Survey Topics and Codebook Indices

  Questionnaire Household Data File Individual Data File
      #of IHDSdoc ICPSR #of IHDSdoc ICPSR
Topics Code Sect # variables page # page # variables page # page #
Case and Geographic Identification     14 27 1 15 47 1
Constructed Variables     30 27 20 31 47 21
Household Questionnaire
Household cover sheet HC   9 28 35      
Consent form HS   4 28 39      
Household identification ID 1 20 28 41      
Household Roster RO 2       9 48 36
Non-resident family members NR 3            
Farm FM 4 41 28 59 4 48 42
Animals AN 5 14 29 83 3 48 46
Wage and Salary WS 6       20 48 48
Nonfarm business NF 7 24 29 94 9 49 63
Other income IN 8 19 30 122 14 49 72
Ration card RC 9 9 30 142      
Education ED 10       13 49 87
Mass media MM 11 15 30 145 1 50 95
Consumption CO 12 108 31 155      
Consumer goods CG 13 24 33 229      
Debts DB 14 13 33 240      
Social Networks SN 15 18 34 248      
Membership in organizations ME 16 12 34 256      
Trust and conflict TR 17 3 34 262      
Crime CR 18 4 34 264      
Confidence in institutions CI 19 10 34 266      
Deaths DE 20 16 35 271      
Household indentification CC 21            
Observations (household interview) OH 22 13 35 281      
Anthropometry AP 23 1 35 289      
Education and Health Questionnaire
Health and education cover sheet GE   10 35 289      
Consent form CD   4 36 295      
Health and education identification HI 1 11 36 297      
Current Students CS 2       18 50 95
Children 8-11 schooling CH 3 40 36 305      
Marriage practices MP 4 25 37 334      
Water WA 5 17 37 346      
Sanitation SA 6 8 38 358      
Fuels FU 7 30 38 365      
Short Term Morbidity SM 8       20 50 112
Major Morbidity MB 9       26 51 125
Activities of Daily Living AD 10       8 51 140
Quality of medical care QC 11 13 38 387      
Tobacco and Alcohol TO 12       4 52 145
Observation (part 1) O 12 6 39 403      
Eligible woman information EW 13 7 39 407      
Health beliefs HB 14 6 39 413      
Aids information AI 15 7 39 416      
Gender relations GR 16 86 39 419      
Marital history MH 17 30 41 460      
Fertility history FH 18 12 42 483      
Fertility practices FP 20 14 42 491      
Last birth LB 21 83 42 499      
Next to last birth NL 22 80 44 550      
Housing quality HQ 23 7 45 597      
Observations (ew survey) OG 24 7 45 603      
Anthropometry AP 25       5 52 147
Learning tests
Testing TA 26       11 52