Variable EC1 : Number of children's books or picture books for child
Overview
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Type:
Discrete
Format: numeric Width: 2 Decimal(s): 0 Range: 0-99 |
Valid case(s): 3374
Invalid: 24 Minimum: 0 Maximum: 99 |
File: ch
Universe
Children with a completed interview (UF9=1)
Source of information
Mother/Caretaker of Child
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
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| 0 | 602 |  17.8%
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| 1 | 47 | 1.4%
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| 2 | 114 | 3.4%
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| 3 | 134 | 4.0%
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| 4 | 68 | 2.0%
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| 5 | 201 | 6.0%
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| 6 | 82 | 2.4%
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| 7 | 47 | 1.4%
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| 8 | 32 | 0.9%
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| 9 | 22 | 0.7%
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| 10 | Ten or more books | 2024 | 60.0%
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| 99 | Missing | 1 | 0.0%
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| Sysmiss | 24 |
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.
Literal question
How many children's books or picture books do you have for (name)?
Interviewer instructions
The questions in this module are used to obtain information about the extent to which households provide a supportive and stimulating learning environment. The module includes a mix of questions to obtain information on various aspects of development (physical, social, emotional, language, and cognitive development). Survey Coordinators: Social desirability response bias is a common problem in research and refers to the tendency for people to present a favourable image of themselves. These biased answers confound research results by creating false relationships or obscuring relationships between variables. Sensitive questions may lead respondents to adjust their answers so as to appear politically correct or socially acceptable. Questionnaire items with strong social norms (such as adherence to religious or cultural expectations), or adopting attitudes/activities/objects that are widely considered desirable or undesirable tend to elicit “socially acceptable answers” rather than correct and honest answers. To minimise social response bias it is very important for the interviewers to adopt a non-judgemental attitude and to not display any of their own attitudes, such as cultural or religious values. This question asks specifically about children's books or picture books for the child. This excludes schoolbooks (appropriate for or belonging to older children), as well as other books for adults that are present in the household. Record the number of books in the space provided. There is no need to make an actual count of books yourself. Rely on the respondent's answer, and avoid asking to see and count the books yourself, since this is likely to require extra time. If the respondent is unsure about the number of children's books or picture books and is not able to provide an answer the first time you ask the question, ask her/him if there are more than 10 such books. If yes, circle '10'. If she/he says that there are less than 10 such books, probe further to get an exact number. If there are no such books in the household, record '00'.