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Bangladesh - Handbook on Impact

Evaluation: Quantitative Methods and
Practices - Exercises 2009
S. Khandker, G. Koolwal and H. Samad - World Bank
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Bangladesh - Handbook on Impact Evaluation: Quantitative Methods and Practices - Exercises 2009
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Questionnaires
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Data Collection
Data Collection Dates
Start End Cycle
2009 2009 N/A
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Data Processing
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Data Appraisal
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File Description
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Variable List
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Version
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Missing Data
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V12 expnfd HH per capita nonfood expenditure: Tk/year contin numeric
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V20 wheat Village price of wheat: Tk./kg contin numeric
V21 milk Village price of milk: Tk./liter contin numeric
V22 potato Village price of potato: Tk./kg contin numeric
V23 egg Village price of egg: Tk./4 counts contin numeric
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hh_98
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Type: relational
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Keys: nh(HH ID)
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Missing Data
Variables
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hh_9198
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Structure
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Version
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Missing Data
Variables
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HH ID (nh)
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HH ID (nh)
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Bangladesh - Handbook on Impact

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V2 year Year of observation discrete numeric

V3 villid Village ID discrete numeric

V4 thanaid Thana ID discrete numeric

V5 agehead Age of HH head: years contin numeric

V6 sexhead Gender of HH head: 1=M, 0=F discrete numeric

V7 educhead Education of HH head: years contin numeric

V8 famsize HH size contin numeric

V9 hhland HH land asset: decimals contin numeric

V10 hhasset HH total asset: Tk. contin numeric

V11 expfd HH per capita food expenditure: Tk/year contin numeric

V12 expnfd HH per capita nonfood expenditure: Tk/year contin numeric

V13 exptot HH per capita total expenditure: Tk/year contin numeric

V16 weight HH sampling weight contin numeric

V18 pcirr Proportion of village land irrigated contin numeric

V19 rice Village price of rice: Tk./kg contin numeric

V20 wheat Village price of wheat: Tk./kg contin numeric

V21 milk Village price of milk: Tk./liter contin numeric

V22 potato Village price of potato: Tk./kg contin numeric

V23 egg Village price of egg: Tk./4 counts contin numeric

V24 oil Village price of edible oil: Tk./kg contin numeric

V25 nh HH ID contin numeric

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V27 villid Village ID discrete numeric

V28 thanaid Thana ID discrete numeric

V29 agehead Age of HH head: years contin numeric

V30 sexhead Gender of HH head: 1=M, 0=F discrete numeric

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V34 hhasset HH total asset: Tk. contin numeric

V35 expfd HH per capita food expenditure: Tk/year contin numeric

V36 expnfd HH per capita nonfood expenditure: Tk/year contin numeric

V37 exptot HH per capita total expenditure: Tk/year contin numeric

V40 weight HH sampling weight contin numeric

V42 pcirr Proportion of village land irrigated contin numeric

V43 rice Village price of rice: Tk./kg contin numeric

V44 wheat Village price of wheat: Tk./kg contin numeric

V45 milk Village price of milk: Tk./liter contin numeric

V46 potato Village price of potato: Tk./kg contin numeric

V47 egg Village price of egg: Tk./4 counts contin numeric

V48 oil Village price of edible oil: Tk./kg contin numeric

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V58 hhasset HH total asset: Tk. contin numeric

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V60 expnfd HH per capita nonfood expenditure: Tk/year contin numeric

V61 exptot HH per capita total expenditure: Tk/year contin numeric

V64 weight HH sampling weight contin numeric

V66 pcirr Proportion of village land irrigated contin numeric