Demographic and Health Survey Phase 8 (DHS-8): Ideal Gender Breakdown of Children
Demographic and Health Survey Phase 8 (DHS-8): Ideal Gender Breakdown of Children
The Demographic and Health Survey Phase 8 (DHS-8): Ideal Gender Breakdown of Children includes a single item from the Women's Questionnaire to ask if there is a particular number of girls, boys, or children in general the respondent wants. Navigational aspects (i.e. skip-out patterns and next question sequences) have not been included on this page but can be viewed on the original questionnaire located here.
Short Measure
Multi-Country
ITEMS:
- How many of these children would you like to be boys, how many would you like to be girls and for how many would it not matter if it’s a boy or a girl?
Response Options:
2-digit numeric value (_Boys)
2-digit numeric value(_Girls)
2-digit numeric value (_Either)
PSYCHOMETRIC SCORE
GEOGRAPHIES TESTED:
Angola
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cote d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Kenya
Madagascar
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Nepal
Rwanda
Senegal
The Gambia
Zimbabwe
POPULATIONS INCLUDED:
Female
AGE RANGE:
Adolescents
Adults
Scoring Procedures:
Not Applicable
PRIMARY CITATION:
Demographic and Health Surveys (2019). Demographic and Health Surveys: Women's Questionnaire. https://dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-DHSQ8-DHS-Questionnaires-and-Manuals.cfm
Pyschometric Score:
Qualitative Research
Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework
Field Expert Input
Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing
Internal
Test-retest
Interrater
Content
Face
Criterion (gold-standard)
Construct
Psychometric Scoring
Total Score: 0.00/10 Points (NO DATA)
Citation Frequency
KEY
FULL POINTS
PARTIAL POINTS NOT ASSESSED NOT APPLICABLEFor more details, see Scoring Methodology
