Greater Eldoret Health and Development Survey, Wave 2, 2005
Kenya, 2005
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KEN_2005_GEHDS-W2_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
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Markus Goldstein and Harsha Thirumurthy
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- Data files
- ag_a
- ag_b
- ag_c
- ag_d
- anthrop_a
- anthrop_b
- anthrop_c
- assets
- assets_I8
- assets_I17
- assets_II5
- assets_II11
- assets_IV7
- assets_IV13
- assets_V
- assets_VI5
- assets_VI12
- behavior
- behavior_c4
- education
- educexp
- famback
- famback_II
- famback_III
- famback_IV
- famback_V
- food
- health
- health_c
- health_c_I
- health_c_II
- health_c_III
- health_c_IV
- hhr_correction
- hhroster_1
- hhroster_2
- housing
- housing_2
- identification
- income
- iroster
- marriage
- marriage_b
- marriage_c
- mortality
- mortality_b
- networks
- networks_a
- networks_b
- networks_c
- networks_c9
- networks_c10
- networks_d
- networks_e
- othexp
- shocks
- shocks_a3
- shocks_a7
- shocks_a11
- shocks_a15
- shocks_a19
- shocks_a24
- shocks_b30
- shocks_b33
- shocks_b40
- shocks_c45
- shocks_c49
- shocks_c53
- timerisk
- transfers
- transfers_a2
- transfers_a10
- transfers_b2
- transfers_d2
- transfers_d7
- transfers_d14
- transfers_d19
- youth
8. Reasons why missed school (y08)
Data file: youth
Overview
Valid:
313
Invalid:
80
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
98
Mean:
6.364
Standard deviation:
10.671
Type:
Continuous
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 98
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
What was the main reason why you missed school?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Own illness | 28 |
9.1%
|
| 2 | Caring for a sick family member | 5 |
1.6%
|
| 3 | Working | 29 |
9.4%
|
| 4 | Insufficient funds | 99 |
32%
|
| 5 | Fostered out | 0 |
0%
|
| 6 | School was closed | 0 |
0%
|
| 7 | Completed all my schooling | 105 |
34%
|
| 8 | Other (specify) | 43 |
13.9%
|
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.