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Demographic and Health Survey 2006 - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 2006
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BEN_2006_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique et de l’Analyse Économique (INSAE) in collaboration with the Programme National de Lutte contre le Sida (PNLS) [Bénin] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Delivery by caesarian section (last birth) (W_DELCESR_01)

Data file: BEN2006-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1245
End: 1245
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
428) Was (NAME) delivered by cesarean section?

YES 1 (GO TO 435 FOR ALL BIRTHS EXCEPT THE LAST BIRTH)
NO 2 (GO TO 435 FOR ALL BIRTHS EXCEPT THE LAST BIRTH)
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
8 Missing
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
For women who gave birth in the last three to five years, DELCESR_01 (M17_1) indicates whether the child was born by caesarian section (for the last birth). Question wording varied somewhat across samples. See Comparability.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Maternal delivery care, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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