Literal question
E. Marriage and fertility
Ask of all ever-married women. Ask questions person by person.
[Questions E1-E11]
For currently married women (A5=code 2 or 5) who are 50 years of age or under.
[Questions E12-E19.]
E14-E15. Knowledge of method of family planning
E14. Do you know of any specific methods that a woman can use to prevent pregnancy?
[Question E14 was asked of women age 50 or younger who are currently married and have heard of family planning, as per question E13.]
[] Y Yes
[] T No
If "No", stop section E for this person.
E16-E17. Ever use methods of family planning
E16. Have you ever used any of these methods of family planning?
If knows of methods (E14 = code "Y").
[] Y Yes
[] T No
If "No", stop section E for this person.
Interviewer instructions
E. Information on mother's fertility
Ask these questions to women who have ever been married, that is, currently married, widowed or divorced
This part of the questionnaire contains questions about marriage (how many times married), number of children, and some questions about family planning.
Questions E13 through E19 are questions about family planning and are asked only to women who are currently married and are age 50 or younger
Column (5) Methods to regulate pregnancy ever used
If the respondent knows methods to regulate pregnancies (column (3) code "Y"), ask:
"Have you ever used any method to regulate a pregnancy?"
Methods ever used are not limited to those used by the woman only, but may also be any method used by her husband.
- If the respondent or her husband has ever used a method, fill in code "Y" and then ask
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the questions for the remaining columns.
- If the respondent never used or answered "No", then fill in code "T" and end the family planning questions here.
