Codes and Frequencies
Description
DIFFCOM reports if the individual has difficulty communicating in their usual language.
This variable is available for women and men in Round 6.
Comparability
This variable is similar to the following variables available for children age 2-4 in the Child unit of analysis: DIFFUNDERSTAND and DIFFUNDERSTOOD.
Universe
- Algeria 2018: Women age 18-49
- Bangladesh 2019: Women age 18-49
- Belarus 2019: Women age 18-49
- Central African Republic 2018: Women age 18-49
- Chad 2019: Women age 18-49
- Congo Democratic Republic 2017: Women age 18-49
- Costa Rica 2018: Women age 18-49
- Cuba 2019: Women age 18-49
- Dominican Republic 2019: Women age 18-49
- Fiji 2021: Women age 18-49
- Gambia 2018: Women age 18-49
- Georgia 2018: Women age 18-49
- Ghana 2017: Women age 18-49
- Guinea Bissau 2018: Women age 18-49
- Guyana 2019: Women age 18-49
- Honduras 2019: Women age 18-49
- Iraq 2018: Women age 18-49
- Kiribati 2018: Women age 18-49
- Kosovo 2019: Women age 18-49
- Kosovo (Roma) 2019: Women age 18-49
- Kyrgyzstan 2018: Women age 18-49
- Lesotho 2018: Women age 18-49
- Macedonia 2018: Women age 18-49
- Macedonia (Roma) 2018: Women age 18-49
- Madagascar 2018: Women age 18-49
- Malawi 2019: Women age 18-49
- Mongolia 2018: Women age 18-49
- Montenegro 2018: Women age 18-49
- Montenegro (Roma) 2018: Women age 18-49
- Nepal 2019: Women age 18-49
- Palestine 2019: Women age 18-49
- Samoa 2019: Women age 18-49
- Sao Tome and Principe 2019: Women age 18-49
- Sierra Leone 2017: Women age 18-49
- Suriname 2018: Women age 18-49
- Togo 2017: Women age 18-49
- Tonga 2019: Women age 18-49
- Tunisia 2018: Women age 18-49
- Turkmenistan 2019: Women age 18-49
- Tuvalu 2019: Women age 18-49
- Uzbekistan 2021: Women age 18-49 in Phase 2 of data collection
- Zimbabwe 2019: Women age 18-49
Availability
- Algeria: 2018
- Bangladesh: 2019
- Belarus: 2019
- Central African Republic: 2018
- Chad: 2019
- Congo Democratic Republic: 2017
- Costa Rica: 2018
- Cuba: 2019
- Dominican Republic: 2019
- Fiji: 2021
- Gambia: 2018
- Georgia: 2018
- Ghana: 2017
- Guinea Bissau: 2018
- Guyana: 2019
- Honduras: 2019
- Iraq: 2018
- Kiribati: 2018
- Kosovo: 2019
- Kosovo (Roma): 2019
- Kyrgyzstan: 2018
- Lesotho: 2018
- Macedonia: 2018
- Macedonia (Roma): 2018
- Madagascar: 2018
- Malawi: 2019
- Mongolia: 2018
- Montenegro: 2018
- Montenegro (Roma): 2018
- Nepal: 2019
- Palestine: 2019
- Samoa: 2019
- Sao Tome and Principe: 2019
- Sierra Leone: 2017
- Suriname: 2018
- Togo: 2017
- Tonga: 2019
- Tunisia: 2018
- Turkmenistan: 2019
- Tuvalu: 2019
- Uzbekistan: 2021
- Zimbabwe: 2019
