Nairobi Cross-sectional Slums Survey (NCSS), 2012, 2nd Survey

KENYA, 2012
Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa (PDAU)

African Population & Health Research Center

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household members aged <18 failed to eat for whole day in last 12 months (hhd_q117)

Data file: NCSS 2012 HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS ANALYTICAL FILE

Overview

vald 5431

invd 58

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 1 - 9999995

Questions and instructions

Literal question

In the last 12 months, children aged below 18 years in your household failed to eat for a whole day/slept hungry because there wasn’t enough money for food. Was that often, sometimes, or never true for your/your household?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	often true	182	3.4%
2	sometimes true	955	17.6%
3	never true	2065	38%
7	refused	10	0.2%
8	don't know	5	0.1%
9	not applicable	2140	39.4%
9999995	missing:impute	74	1.4%
Sysmiss		58

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Question pretext

I am going to read you several statements that people have made about their food situation. For these statements please tell me whether the statement was often true, sometimes true, or never ture for (you/your household) in the last 12 months, that is since [MONTH, 2011]

Question post text

Interviewer instructions

The questions seek to collect information regarding the household's food situation in the past 12 months. Be sure to read all the statements as they are written in Q116-120 clearly and slowly so that the respondent can give an informed assessment of the household's food situation.

Description

Text

Household members aged <18 failed to eat for a whole day in last 12 months

Universe

All households