Chapter 3
Data Preparation
ADePT has no data manipulation capability. Hence, the data need to be prepared before they are loaded into ADePT. This chapter outlines the data needed by ADePT for different types of analysis. The data required for the various analyses that ADePT can do are summarized in table 2.1. An alternative way of reading the table is to see what analyses are feasible given the available data. ADePT works out what tables and graphs can be produced given the data fields completed: tables and graphs that are feasible are shown in black; those that are not feasible are shown in gray. As the level of sophistication of the analysis increases, so do the data requirements. The more sophisticated analyses—hence more demanding of data—are marked with an asterisk in table 2.1.
Household Identifier ADePT users must specify a household identification variable, or series of variables, that uniquely identifies the household in the data set.
Living Standards Indicators ADePT analyzes the distribution of health outcomes, health care utilization, or subsidies across people with different standards of living. As table 2.1 shows, all ADePT tables and charts require a living standards measure.
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