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Demographic and Health Surveys
Data files from this collection are available only to PRI affiliates
STIPULATIONS FOR USE: Access to DHS archival holdings at PRI restricted to Penn State PRI researchers. Data can now be downloaded directly via the Macro website. You do need to REGISTER to use the data. Once you register, if you want to gain access to data already on the PopNet, you will need to forward the email granting access from Macro International to the Data Archivist . Please also include your user name and download password, and the countries that you have registered to use. You MUST gain access to the data on PopNet through the Data Archivist.
DESCRIPTION: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are nationally representative household surveys with large sample sizes of about 5,000 households. DHS surveys provide data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health, and nutrition. The core questionnaire for MEASURE DHS+ emphasizes basic indicators and flexibility. Its compact size allows for the addition of special modules so that questionnaires can be tailored to meet host-country and USAID data needs. The standard DHS survey consists of a household questionnaire and a women's questionnaire. A nationally representative sample of women ages 15-49 are interviewed.
The women's questionnaire contains information on the following topics:
Background characteristics, Lifetime reproduction, Contraceptive knowledge and use, Maternity and breastfeeding, Immunization of children, Diarrhea, fever, and cough in children, Height and weight of children, Marriage, Fertility preferences, Husband's background, Woman's work status.
Additional modules include:
Consanguinity, Domestic violence, Female genital cutting, Health expenditures, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Maternal mortality, Pill failure and behavior, Social marketing, Sterilization experience, Verbal autopsy, Women's status.
RELATED WEB SITES:
Measure DHS Website - DHS Publications - Surveys and Methodology
Build customized tables from hundreds of DHS surveys and indicators with the World Health Oranization (WHO) National Health Accounts
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION:
All documentation is in PDF.
| Recode Manual |
Recode Map |
Questionnaire |
|---|---|---|
| Phase I |
Phase I |
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| Phase II |
Phase II |
Phase II Model "A" Phase II Model "B" |
| Phase III |
Phase III |
Additional DHS publications.
COUNTRIES WE HAVE DATA FOR:
Proof of registration with MEASURE DHS is required prior to accessing data on UNIX or Paris.
Indicates that the data is also available on the Paris File Server
as full SAS datasets. Paris directories
are named dhs_* (* = country abbreviation, e.g. dhs_eg for Egypt).
BOLIVIA
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For... |
| 1989 / I | /home/archive/dhs/bolivia/I | Household Raw, Individual Recode, Children's Recode (Individual Data Errata Notice Included) |
| 1994 / III | /home/archive/dhs/bolivia/III/1994 | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Service Availability Raw |
| 1998 / III | /home/archive/dhs/bolivia/III/1998 | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Couples' Recode, Children's Recode, Male Recode |
BOTSWANA
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For... |
| 1988 / I - NEED SPECIAL PERMISSION | /home/archive/dhs/botswana | Household Recode, Individual Recode |
BRAZIL
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For... |
| 1991 / II | /home/archive/dhs/brazil/II/ | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode |
| 1996 / III | /home/archive/dhs/brazil/III | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Couples' Recode, Male Recode |
BURUNDI
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For... |
| 1987 / I | /home/archive/dhs/burundi/I
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Household Raw, Individual Recode, Children's Recode Data (only available in flat format), (Individual Data Errata Notice Included) |
CAMEROON
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For... |
| 1991 / II | /home/archive/dhs/cameroon/II | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Couples' Recode, Children's Recode, Male Recode, Service Availability Raw |
| 1998 / III | /home/archive/dhs/cameroon/III | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Couples' Recode, Children's Recode, Male Recode |
COLOMBIA
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For... |
| 1986 / I | /home/archive/dhs/colombia/I | Household Raw, Individual Recode, Children's Recode |
| 1990 / II | /home/archive/dhs/colombia/II | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode |
| 1995 / III | /home/archive/dhs/colombia/III | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode |
| 2000 /Measure DHS+ | /home/achive/dhs/colombia/2000 | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For... |
| 1986 / I | /home/archive/dhs/domrep/I | Household Raw, Individual Recode, Children's Recode |
| 1991 / II | /home/archive/dhs/domrep/II | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode, Service Availabiliy Raw |
| 1996 / III | /home/archive/dhs/domrep/III | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Couples' Recode, Children's Recode, Male Recode Please note that there may be potential problems with the Household Recode data file. See README file in the ...domrep/III directory. |
ECUADOR
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1987 / I | /home/archive/dhs/ecuador/I | Household Raw, Individual Recode |
GUATEMALA
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1987 / I | /home/archive/dhs/guatemala/I | Individual Recode, Service Availability Raw |
| 1995 / III | /home/archive/dhs/guatemala/III | Household Recode, Individual Recode |
INDIA
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1993 / II | /home/archive/dhs/india/II/all_india | Household Raw, Household Recode, Individual Raw, Individual Recode, Children's Recode, Household Member Recode, Service Availability Raw (Rectangular format), Wealth Index (Hierarchical) (earlier version of "All-India", flat file format - Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode in main II directory) |
| 1999 / Measure DHS+ | /home/archive/dhs/india/DHS+/* |
/All_India contains Household Recode, (earlier version of "All India" - limited files - in flat format available in .../All_India/flat_02) (By state) Household Recode, |
MALI
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1987 / I | /home/archive/dhs/mail/I | Household Raw, Individual Recode, Male Raw |
MEXICO
| Years / DHS I, IIbgcolor="#9999ff">Data Location | Data Available For.. | |
| 1987 / I | /home/archive/dhs/mexico/I | Individual Recode |
MOROCCO
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1987 / I | /home/archive/dhs/morocco/I | Household Raw, Individual Recode |
NEPAL
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1987 / I | /home/archive/dhs/nepal/I | In-depth, Screening (Heirarchical Format) |
| 1996 / III | /home/archive/dhs/nepal/III | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode, Household Member Recode (Rectangular format), Wealth Index (Hierarchical) |
| 2001/ Measure DHS+ | /home/archive/dhs/nepal/2001 | Couples' Recode, Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode, Male Recode, Household Member Recode (Rectangular format), Wealth Index (Hierarchical) |
NIGERIA
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1986 / I (Ondo State) | /home/archive/dhs/nigeria/os_I | Household Raw, Individual Recode |
| 1990 / II | /home/archive/dhs/nigeria/II | Individual Raw, Service Availability Raw |
PAKISTAN
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1990/1991 / II | /home/archive/dhs/pakistan/II | Couples' Recode, Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode, Male Recode, Household Member Recode (Rectangular format), Wealth Index (Hierarchical) |
PARAGUAY
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1990 / II | /home/archive/dhs/paraguay/II | Household Recode, Individual Recode |
PERU
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1986 / I | /home/archive/dhs/peru/I | Household Raw, Individual Recode |
| 1992 / II | /home/archive/dhs/peru/II | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode |
| 1996 / III | /home/archive/dhs/peru/III | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Couples' Recode, Children's Recode, Male Recode |
PHILIPPINES
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1993 / III In-depth Safe Motherhood |
/home/archive/dhs/philippines /1993_III_indepth |
Safe Motherhood Files (Rectangular format) |
| 1993 / III | /home/archive/dhs/philippines /1993_III |
Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode, Household Member Recode, Service Availability Raw (Rectangular format) |
| 1998 / III | /home/archive/dhs/philippines /1998_III |
Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode, Household Member Recode (Rectangular format), Wealth Index (Hierarchical) |
| 2003 / DHS+ | /home/archive/dhs/philippines /2003_DHS+ |
Couples' Recode, Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode, Male Recode, Household Member Recode (Rectangular format) |
SENEGAL
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1986 / I | /home/archive/dhs/senegal/I | Household Raw, Individual Recode, Children's Recode |
| 1992/1993 / II | /home/archive/dhs/senegal/II | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Household Member Recode, Couples' Recode, Children's Recode, Male Recode, Service Availability Raw |
| 1997 / III | /home/archive/dhs/senegal/III | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Household Member Recode, Couples' Recode, Children's Recode, Male Recode |
| 1999 / DHS+ | /home/archive/dhs/senegal/dhs+ | Household Raw, Individual Raw, Male Raw (rectangular files) |
SRI LANKA
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1987 / I | /home/archive/dhs/sri_lanka/I | Household Raw, Individual Recode, Children's Recode (Rectangular format) *older files taken off of tape are in /tape directory. |
SOUTH AFRICA
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1998 / III | /home/archive/dhs/south_africa/III | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Household Member Recode, Children's Recode |
THAILAND
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1987 / I | /home/archive/dhs/thailand/I | Household Raw, Individual Recode, Children's Recode, Service Availability Raw (Rectangular format) |
TOGO
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1988 / I | /home/archive/dhs/togo/I | Household Raw, Individual Recode, Children's Recode |
| 1998 / III | /home/archive/dhs/togo/III | Household Recode, Couples' Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode, Male Recode, Household Member Recode |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1987 / I |
/home/archive/dhs/trinidad/I | Household Raw, Individual Recode |
TUNISIA
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1988 / I
|
/home/archive/dhs/tunisia/I | Household Raw, Individual Recode, Service Availabiliy Raw |
VIETNAM
| Years / DHS I, II, III, or DHS+ | Data Location | Data Available For.. |
| 1997 / III | /home/archive/dhs/vietnam/97_III | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode, Household Member Recode, Service Availability Raw (Rectangular format) |
| 2002 / DHS+ | /home/archive/dhs/vietnam/2002_DHS+ | Household Recode, Individual Recode, Children's Recode, Household Member Recode, Service Availability Raw (Rectangular format) |
