513 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from India National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16 [FR339], published by dhsprogram.com. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. 357 of the 513 pairs (69.6%) are explanatory questions and 156 restate a figure. 96.49% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What population are all tables based on unless stated otherwise? | calculated All tables are based on the de facto population, unless specified otherwise | De jure population All persons who are usual residents of the selected households, whether or not they stayed in the household the night before the interview. How data are calculated All tables are based on the de facto population, unless specified otherwise. A total of 2,724,122 individuals stayed overnight in the 601,509 sample households in the NFHS-4 survey. | 172 | definition | 1.000 | How data are calculated All tables are based on the de facto population, unless specified otherwise. | 49 | page=49,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the purpose of vaccination cards for children? | a critical tool in ensuring that a child receives all recommended vaccinations on schedule | The coverage is highest in Puducherry, Punjab, Lakshadweep, and Goa (88-91%) and lowest in Nagaland (35%) and Arunachal Pradesh (38%) (Table 9.5 and Figure 9.4). Vaccination cards are a critical tool in ensuring that a child receives all recommended vaccinations on schedule. All mothers were not able to produce a vaccination card for their child at the time of the interview; vaccination cards were available for only 63 percent of children age 12-23 months (Table 9.4). | 184 | definition | 1.000 | Vaccination cards are a critical tool in ensuring that a child receives all recommended vaccinations on schedule. | 286 | page=286,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What does the weight-for-age index combine to assess undernutrition? | a composite index of height-for-age and weight-for-height | Underweight (assessed via weight-for-age) Weight-for-age is a composite index of height-for-age and weight-for-height. It takes into account both acute and chronic undernutrition. | 60 | definition | 1.000 | Underweight (assessed via weight-for-age) Weight-for-age is a composite index of height-for-age and weight-for-height. | 324 | page=324,block=7 | 0.850 | valid |
| What does minimum meal frequency indicate for a child? | a proxy for a child’s energy requirements | The cut-off of four food groups is associated with better-quality diets for both breastfed and nonbreastfed children. The minimum meal frequency is a proxy for a child’s energy requirements. For infants and young children, the indicator is based on how much energy the child needs and, if the child is breastfed, the amount of energy needs not met by breastmilk. | 148 | definition | 1.000 | The minimum meal frequency is a proxy for a child’s energy requirements. | 329 | page=329,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What information is included for children whose mothers were not interviewed? | not interviewed except for birth order, breastfeeding status, and mother’s schooling | na = Not applicable 1 Includes meat and organ meats, fish, poultry, eggs, pumpkin, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes that are yellow or orange inside, dark green leafy vegetables, ripe mango, papaya, cantaloupe, and jackfruit 2 Includes meat and organ meats, fish, poultry, or eggs 3 Excludes children in households in which salt was not tested. Includes children whose mothers were not interviewed except for birth order, breastfeeding status, and mother’s schooling. For mother's schooling, excludes children whose mothers are not listed in the household schedule. | 381 | definition | 1.000 | Includes children whose mothers were not interviewed except for birth order, breastfeeding status, and mother’s schooling. | 359 | page=359,block=66 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the definition of random blood glucose? | the measurement of blood glucose at any time without the necessity of fasting before the test | The details of the measurement procedure are discussed in Chapter 1. Random blood glucose is the measurement of blood glucose at any time without the necessity of fasting before the test. Three percent of women age 15-49 have high blood glucose levels (141-160 mg/dl), and an additional 3 percent have very high blood glucose levels (161 mg/dl or higher), for a total of 6 percent of women whose blood glucose level exceeds (140 mg/dl). | 93 | definition | 1.000 | Random blood glucose is the measurement of blood glucose at any time without the necessity of fasting before the test. | 419 | page=419,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What process was conducted in each selected PSU before the main survey? | carried out in each of the selected PSUs before the main survey | A subsample of about one-third of the sample PSUs was randomly selected for the state module with the sample allocation given in Table C.2. A household listing operation was carried out in each of the selected PSUs before the main survey. The household listing operation consisted of visiting each of the selected PSUs and listing all residential households found in the PSU. | 174 | definition | 1.000 | A household listing operation was carried out in each of the selected PSUs before the main survey. | 643 | page=643,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What was the source of information used to derive the sample allocations? | derived using information obtained from NFHS-3 | The sample allocations were derived using information obtained from NFHS-3. The average number of women age 15-49 per household is 1.2; the average number of men age 15-54 per household is 1.2; the completion rate for households is 93.5 percent; the individual response rate for women is 94.5 percent; the individual response rate for men is 87.1 percent. | 28 | definition | 1.000 | The sample allocations were derived using information obtained from NFHS-3. | 647 | page=647,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What does the net attendance ratio for primary school measure? | the percentage of the primary-school age population (6-10 years) that is attending primary school | Note: In this table, children's age refers to their age at the start of the 2014-15 school year (assumed here to be April 2014) for the first phase and their age at the start of the 2015-16 school year (assumed here to be April 2015) for the second phase. 1 The NAR for primary school (standards 1-5) is the percentage of the primary-school age population (6-10 years) that is attending primary school. The NAR for middle, secondary, and higher secondary school (standards 6-12) is the percentage of the population in the appropriate age group for those school levels (11-17 years) that is attending those school levels. By definition, the NAR cannot exceed 100.0 percent. 2 The GPI for primary school is the ratio of the primary school NAR (GAR) for females to the NAR (GAR) for males. | 304 | definition | 1.000 | 1 The NAR for primary school (standards 1-5) is the percentage of the primary-school age population (6-10 years) that is attending primary school. | 82 | page=82,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| How is the gender parity index for primary school determined? | the ratio of the primary school NAR (GAR) for females to the NAR (GAR) for males | Note: In this table, children's age refers to their age at the start of the 2014-15 school year (assumed here to be April 2014) for the first phase and their age at the start of the 2015-16 school year (assumed here to be April 2015) for the second phase. 1 The NAR for primary school (standards 1-5) is the percentage of the primary-school age population (6-10 years) that is attending primary school. The NAR for middle, secondary, and higher secondary school (standards 6-12) is the percentage of the population in the appropriate age group for those school levels (11-17 years) that is attending those school levels. By definition, the NAR cannot exceed 100.0 percent. 2 The GPI for primary school is the ratio of the primary school NAR (GAR) for females to the NAR (GAR) for males. | 705 | definition | 1.000 | 2 The GPI for primary school is the ratio of the primary school NAR (GAR) for females to the NAR (GAR) for males. | 82 | page=82,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
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