Demographic and Health Survey 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Cameroon, 1991

Reference ID

CMR_1991_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministère du Plan et de l'Aménagement du Territoire (Direction Nationale du Deuxième Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat)[Cameroon] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Current FP use by method type (M_FPTYPNOWMN)

Data file: CMR1991-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 374

End: 374

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

208) Which method are you using?

PILL 01 (GO TO 212)
IUD 02 (GO TO 212)
INJECTABLES 03 (GO TO 212)
DIAPHRAGM/FOAM/GEL 04 (GO TO 212)
CONDOM 05 (GO TO 212)
FEMALE STERILIZATION 06 (GO TO 212)
MALE STERILIZATION 07 (GO TO 212)
RHYTHM METHOD 08 (GO TO 212)
ABSTINENCE 09 (GO TO 212)
WITHDRAWAL 10 (GO TO 212)
OTHER (SPECIFY): ___ 11 (GO TO 212)

Value	Category
0	No method
1	Folkloric method
2	Traditional method
3	Modern method
7	Don't know
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPTYPNOWMN (MV313) indicates whether the man is currently using a modern, traditional, or folkloric method of contraception.

In the DHS, modern methods are the Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception. Traditional methods are periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and abstinence. Folkloric methods are the category "other" and country-specific methods (such as herbs or amulet), which vary across samples.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Recent use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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