The Household Recode  dataset is one of the core datasets of the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) 2024–25 (DHS-8). It contains information collected through the household questionnaire and provides household-level information on the demographic, socioeconomic, housing, and health-related characteristics of households included in the survey. The EDHS 2024–25 was conducted nationally by the Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS) from July 2024 to April 2025.

The household is the primary unit of analysis in the HR dataset. Each record represents a sampled household and contains information collected from the household questionnaire. The dataset is organized according to the DHS-VIII recode structure and includes household identification, geographic and sampling information, household characteristics, and information on household members and selected household-level health and socioeconomic conditions.

The HR dataset contains information on important household characteristics, including household composition, characteristics of the household head, place of residence, housing conditions, household assets, water and sanitation facilities, cooking and lighting arrangements, and other socioeconomic characteristics. These variables provide information for describing the living and socioeconomic conditions of households participating in the survey.

The household questionnaire also includes specific modules introduced or adapted for the EDHS 2024–25. These include modules on accidents and injuries and health expenditures. The survey documentation also indicates that biomarker and anthropometric information was collected in selected households, including height and weight measurements for children aged 0–59 months and women aged 15–49 years in 50% of households.

The HR dataset also contains information that can be used to characterize household access to and use of basic services and facilities. The documentation includes household-level variables related to water sources, sanitation, transportation, household assets, and other living conditions. Country-specific additions and modifications were also incorporated into the DHS-VIII questionnaire and recode structure.

The dataset is designed to be linked with other EDHS recode datasets through the DHS identification structure. This allows household-level information to be combined with individual-level information from the Individual Women Recode (IR), Male Recode (MR), Birth Recode (BR), Kids Under Five Recode (KR), and other related datasets, when appropriate for a specific analysis.

Overall, the EDHS 2024/25 Household Recode dataset provides a comprehensive household-level source of information for describing the demographic, socioeconomic, housing, service-access, and selected health-related characteristics of households in Ethiopia. It can serve as an important foundation for household-level descriptive analysis and for linking household characteristics with individual, maternal, reproductive, and child health information available in other EDHS datasets.

• Household
• Demography
• Ethiopia
• 2024/25

Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2024-25 – Household Recode

The Household Recode (HR) dataset is one of the core datasets of the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) 2024–25 (DHS-8). It contains information collected through the household questionnaire and provides household-level information on the demographic, socioeconomic, housing, and health-related characteristics of households included in the survey. The EDHS 2024–25 was conducted nationally by the Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS) from July 2024 to April 2025.

The household is the primary unit of analysis in the HR dataset. Each record represents a sampled household and contains information collected from the household questionnaire. The dataset is organized according to the DHS-8 recode structure and includes household identification, geographic and sampling information, household characteristics, and information on household members and selected household-level health and socioeconomic conditions.

The HR dataset contains information on important household characteristics, including household composition, characteristics of the household head, place of residence, housing conditions, household assets, water and sanitation facilities, cooking and lighting arrangements, and other socioeconomic characteristics. These variables provide information for describing the living and socioeconomic conditions of households participating in the survey.

The household questionnaire also includes specific modules introduced or adapted for the EDHS 2024–25. These include modules on accidents and injuries and health expenditures. The survey documentation also indicates that biomarker and anthropometric information was collected in selected households, including height and weight measurements for children aged 0–59 months and women aged 15–49 years in 50% of households.

The HR dataset also contains information that can be used to characterize household access to and use of basic services and facilities. The documentation includes household-level variables related to water sources, sanitation, transportation, household assets, and other living conditions. Country-specific additions and modifications were also incorporated into the DHS-VIII questionnaire and recode structure.

The dataset is designed to be linked with other EDHS recode datasets through the DHS identification structure. This allows household-level information to be combined with individual-level information from the Individual Women Recode (IR), Male Recode (MR), Birth Recode (BR), Kids Under Five Recode (KR), and other related datasets, when appropriate for a specific analysis.

Overall, the EDHS 2024/25 Household Recode dataset provides a comprehensive household-level source of information for describing the demographic, socioeconomic, housing, service-access, and selected health-related characteristics of households in Ethiopia. It can serve as an important foundation for household-level descriptive analysis and for linking household characteristics with individual, maternal, reproductive, and child health information available in other EDHS datasets.

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