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Demographic and Health Survey 1995 - IPUMS Subset

Egypt, Arab Rep., 1995
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Reference ID
EGY_1995_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Population Council [Egypt] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Thinks husband will prefer his wife to be circumcised (yes/no) (W_FCYNHPREF)

Data file: EGY1995-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 753
End: 753
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
834. I will read you some statements. Please tell me if you agree or do not agree?

Circumcision is an important part of religious tradition.

AGREE 1
DISAGREE 2
DK 8

A husband will prefer his wife to be circumcised.

AGREE 1
DISAGREE 2
DK 8

Circumcision can cause severe complications, which may lead to the girl's death.

AGREE 1
DISAGREE 2
DK 8

Circumcision prevents adultery.

AGREE 1
DISAGREE 2
DK 8

Circumcision may cause a woman to have problems in becoming pregnant.

AGREE 1
DISAGREE 2
DK 8

Circumcision lessens sexual satisfaction for a couple.

AGREE 1
DISAGREE 2
DK 8

Childbirth is more difficult for a woman who has been circumcised.

AGREE 1
DISAGREE 2
DK 8
Categories
Value Category
0 Disagree
1 Agree
7 Don't know
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
FCYNHPREF indicates whether the woman agrees with the statement that "a husband will prefer his wife to be circumcised."

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Beliefs about FC Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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