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DISCNEEDCHECK
Already responded to question on need to physically punish child (child discipline flag)
Codes
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Description
DISCNEEDCHECK indicates that a mother or primary caretaker of a child age 5-14 has another child age 0-4 (DISCMOMCHECK) and therefore has already reported her opinion on whether a child needs to be physically punished to be brought up, raised, or educated properly.
This variable should be used in conjunction with DISCNEED.
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