welcome to the video session on working withdhs datasets. this video series is divided into three parts. part 1 will be discussinghow to register for access to dhs datasets online. part 2 of this video series will discusshow to download datasets from the measure dhs website and finally part 3 will demonstratehow to open dhs datasets in the software programs stata, spss and sas.this video will be demonstrating part 2 of the video series: how to download datasetsfrom the website. if you have not yet registered for dhs data, you should return to part 1of the series before continuing forward with this video.usually within 24-48 hours of requesting data access you should receive an email from archive@measuredhs.com.this email is very detailed email containing
instructions for how to download data fromthe website. please read the full email as it contains helpful links to the dhs recodemanual and to other resources that will help you in analyzing your data. for the purposesof this demonstration i am going to click directly on the link to which takes me tothe login page to download the data. once the page is loaded, you will then needto enter the email and password that you used during the registration process.this page is your "my dataset account" page. on the left, you will see links to personalizeyour account information. to the right you will be able to download the datasets foryour requested project, you can also modify existing project descriptions, or you cancreate a new project. in some instances, data
users might have received an email askingfor additional information concerning the project description. this page is where youcan modify your project and resubmit it for approval if you were originally denied datasetaccess. for this demonstration, we would like to downloadthe data for the project entitled "examination of itn use in rwanda". if you have requesteddhs data before under the same email address you will see those projects listed as well.after selecting your project, you will then select the country you requested. if you requesteddata from more than one country, you will also see those countries listed in the dropdown.after selecting your project you will then want to select the country that you requestedand then find your specific survey year. for
this demonstration, i want to examine the2010 rwanda dhs. clicking on the name of the survey will takeyou to the "survey summary page", this page contains the report in pdf format as wellas fieldwork dates, sample size information, and other survey characteristicsto download the datasets you need to go back to the data download page and then click undersurvey datasets this page lists all the survey dataset filesassociated with the 2010 rwanda dhs. while this may seem like a daunting list let meexplain how the file names are constructed. for this demonstration, let us examine thefirst file highlighted in yellow under the household recode category.let's first look at the file rwhr61dt.zip
the first two characters rw represent thecountry code for rwanda. the third and fourth characters representthe dataset type. below is a list of most commonly used dataset types. to know whichdataset type you should download depends on your unit of analysis. for more informationabout which unit of analysis is best for your research please check out the link to thedhs recode manual, which was included in your dataset access email.for our example we are looking at the hr file since itn information is collected at thehousehold level the fifth character in the file name representswhich phase of the dhs the survey was conducted while the sixth character represents the releaseversion. in our example, we are looking at
phase 6 of the dhs and release version 1,for the rwanda dhs in 2010. finally, the last two characters in the filename represent the file format. as you can see there are five formats that the data canbe downloaded in. in our example we are looking at a file with the last two characters dtthis means it is in a format that is compatible with stata. if you are confused right now, its ok, thisvideo contains a lot of information. for an easier reference, you can always go to thedhs homepage. go to data and then scroll down to find file types and name. this page givesa more detailed description of how file names are constructed.let's look back to the list of datasets associated
with the rwanda 2010 dhs, hopefully you nowhave a better understanding of what the different file names mean, and which files to use foryour particular analysis. once you have decided on which file you would like to download clickon the file under the column "file name". in this example, i am going to click on thelink for the stata file under the category household recode.this link will open a download link where you can then save the file to your computer.the download process will possibly look different than what you are seeing on my screen dependingon the type of internet browser you are using. once the file is downloaded, you are readyto start analyzing data in the software of your choice.this concludes part 2: how to download datasets
from the measure dhs website. if you wouldlike to learn more about how to open dhs datasets in the software programs stata, spss or sas,please continue on to part 3 of the video series.
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