DOI: 10.3886/icpsr02344.v3
title: Guatemalan Survey of Family Health (EGSF), 1995
title: Version 3

description: The Guatemalan Survey of Family Health (EGSF) was undertaken to investigate the health of children under the age of five and women during pregnancy and childbirth residing in 60 communities within the departments (geopolitical units) of Chimaltenango, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, and Jalapa in Guatemala. Data were collected at the household, individual, and community levels to gain
an in-depth understanding of the way residents in these rural populations think about their health, treatment, and family relations.
Data at the household level (Parts 1-5, 90-92) provide information on household members, relation to household head, age, education, and language used. 
The individual-level data (Parts 6-37) describe the respondent's background, marital/relationship history, social ties and social support, and economic status, along with health beliefs, a complete birth history, knowledge and use of contraception, health problems and treatment during the last two pregnancies, and anthropometry on mothers and children. Extensive data were gathered regarding the health problems and treatment for each of the two youngest children born since January 1990, with particular focus on diarrhea and respiratory infections.
The community data (Parts 41-60) supply information gathered from three knowledgeable individuals called "key informants" about occupations in the community, crops grown, wages, utilities and community services, and the history of the community. Parts 61-89 contain information regarding Health Posts
(health care centers) through interviews conducted with key informants, doctors (Parts 72-80), and other health service providers (Parts 81-89), including traditional providers such as curers, midwives, and bone setters, regarding their practices, patients, referrals, fees, payment, and the use of specific treatments.
description: Stratified clustered probability sample of households
 residing in four rural departments (geopolitical units) of Guatemala:
 Chimaltenango, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, and Jalapa. The sampling
 plan was based on a target of interviewing approximately 3,000 women
 aged 18-35 in 60 rural communities within the four departments. The
 sample of communities was drawn from communities with fewer than
10,000 inhabitants within each of the departments.
description: Datasets: 
DS0: Study-Level Files
DS1: Household Interview: Household Roster Cover Page
DS2: Household Interview: Household Roster
DS3: Household Interview: Checks on Recent Residents
DS4: Household Interview: Roster of Recent Residents
DS5: Household Interview: Checks on Number of Eligible Women
DS6: Individuals: Respondent Cover Information, Sections A-D
DS7: Individuals: Household and Dwelling
DS8: Individuals: Background Data
DS9: Individuals: Birth Summary
DS10: Individuals: Birth History
DS11: Individuals: Children in Last 5 Years
DS12: Individuals: Prenatal Calendar--Kid 1
DS13: Individuals: Prenatal Providers Questions--Kid 1
DS14: Individuals: Prenatal Calendar--Kid 2
DS15: Individuals: Prenatal Providers Questions--Kid 2
DS16: Individuals: Morbidity Calendar--Kid 1
DS17: Individuals: Remedies, Providers, Inpatient--Kid 1
DS18: Individuals: Morbidity Calendar--Kid 2
DS19: Individuals: Remedies, Providers, Inpatient--Kid 2
DS20: Individuals: Contraceptive Use
DS21: Individuals: Marital History
DS22: Individuals: Social Support--Parents, Others
DS23: Individuals: Health Beliefs
DS24: Individuals: Community Structure
DS25: Individuals: Economic Situation--Health Insurance
DS26: Individuals: Respondent--Economic Activities, Last Two Weeks
DS27: Individuals: Respondent--Economic Activities, Last Year
DS28: Individuals: Spouse Economic Activities, Last Two Weeks
DS29: Individuals: Spouse Economic Activities, Last Year
DS30: Individuals: Other Household Members Who Worked Last Year
DS31: Individuals: Land and Housing
DS32: Individuals: Basic Consumption Items, Last Week
DS33: Individuals: Consumption Items Including Own Production
DS34: Individuals: Items Bought in Last Month/Last 12 Months
DS35: Individuals: Who Else Answered Household Economy Questions
DS36: Individuals: Contact Information
DS37: Individuals: Interview Notes
DS38: Anthropometry: Dates, Disposition
DS39: Anthropometry: Height/Weight
DS40: Spanish Text for Calendars, Roster
DS41: Key Informant: Cover Information
DS42: Key Informant: Information on Informant Farming
DS43: Key Informant: Three Crops Commonly Grown
DS44: Key Informant: Crop 1--Type of Work
DS45: Key Informant: Crop 2--Type of Work
DS46: Key Informant: Crop 3--Type of Work
DS47: Key Informant: Animals Raised for Sale
DS48: Key Informant: Items Commonly Produced
DS49: Key Informant: Factories in Community
DS50: Key Informant: Plantations in Community
DS51: Key Informant: Financial Institutions
DS52: Key Informant: Distances to Various Places
DS53: Key Informant: Sources of Water
DS54: Key Informant: Piped Water/Sewer/Trash Services
DS55: Key Informant: Important Community Events
DS56: Key Informant: Costs of Various Products
DS57: Key Informant: Migration/Transfer
DS58: Key Informant: Health Facility Listing
DS59: Key Informant: Individual Health Provider Listing
DS60: Key Informant: Interviewer Comment
DS61: Health Post: Cover Information
DS62: Health Post: Respondent Characteristics
DS63: Health Post: Type and Number of Employees
DS64: Health Post: Specific Employees--Service
DS65: Health Post: Hours of Operation
DS66: Health Post: Type of Service--Specific
DS67: Health Post: Payment Information
DS68: Health Post: Referrals
DS69: Health Post: Instrument Availability
DS70: Health Post: Medicine Availability
DS71: Health Post: Interviewer Comments
DS72: Doctors: Private Doctor/Clinic, Cover Information
DS73: Doctors: Respondent Characteristics
DS74: Doctors: Type of Employees/Practice Information
DS75: Doctors: Hours of Operation
DS76: Doctors: Types of Service
DS77: Doctors: Referrals
DS78: Doctors: Instrument Availability
DS79: Doctors: Medicine Availability
DS80: Doctors: Interviewer Comments
DS81: Others: Other Providers Cover Information
DS82: Others: Respondent/Practice Information
DS83: Others: Medicines Given to Pregnant Women
DS84: Others: Exams Given to Pregnant Women
DS85: Others: Pregnancy Complications
DS86: Others: Referrals/Payment
DS87: Others: Illnesses Seen by Provider
DS88: Others: Services Provided
DS89: Others: Interviewer Comments
DS90: Household Expenditure Measures
DS91: Community Median Unit Prices for Household Expenditure Measures
DS92: Individuals: Department and Municipality Codes
description: Household heads and women between the ages of 18 and 35 in
Guatemala.
description: The logical record length data and data definition statements were extracted from SAS transport files, which are available from RAND.Although the household and women's individual samples are approximately self-weighting within each of the four departments, the sample is not self-weighting across the four
departments. See the documentation for additional details.Questions regarding the data should be directed to RAND at the EGSF email address: egsf-supp@rand.org.Additional Guatemala-related publications may be found under the EGSF description on RAND's Family Life Surveys Web site.