Topic: Generating Rival Indicator Variable Based on Number of Wives in DHS Dataset

[behar smith]

I am working with the DHS dataset and would like assistance with creating a variable to indicate whether there are rival wives in a household. The dataset includes information about the number of wives in a household, and I would like to generate a variable called rival based on the following logic:

• If the husband has only one wife (i.e., v025 == 1), then the rival variable should be set to 0 (indicating no rivals).
• If the husband has more than one wife (i.e., v025 > 1), then the rival variable should be set to 1 (indicating rivals).

Could anyone provide guidance on how to generate this rival variable in Stata based on the number of wives (v025)?

Thank you for your assistance.

[Clyde Schechter]

gen rival = (v025 > 1) if !missing(v025)