Demographic and Health Survey 2008-2009 - IPUMS Subset

Madagascar, 2008 - 2009

Reference ID

MDG_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Institut National de la Statistique, Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Industrie [Madagascar] and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Final say on number of children to have (M_DECFAMSIZEMN)

Data file: MDG2008-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 531

End: 532

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

613. In a couple, who do you think should have the greater say in each of the following decisions: the husband, the wife or both equally:

A. Making major household purchases?
B. Making purchases for daily household needs?
C. Deciding about visits to the wife's family or relatives?
D. Deciding what to do with the money she earns for her work?
E. Deciding how many children to have?

MAJOR HOUSEHOLD PURCHASES

HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DOESN'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8

DAILY HOUSEHOLD NEEDS

HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DOESN'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8

VISITS TO WIFE'S FAMILY/RELATIVES

HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DOESN'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8

HOW TO SPEND WIFE'S MONEY

HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DOESN'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8

HOW MANY CHILDREN

HUSBAND 1
WIFE 2
BOTH EQUALLY 3
DOESN'T KNOW/DEPENDS 8

Value	Category
10	Man alone
20	Man and wife/partner
30	Man and someone else
40	Wife/partner alone
50	Someone else
90	Other/not applicable
97	Don't know
98	Missing
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

DECFAMSIZEMN (MV743G) reports who in the man's household usually makes decisions regarding how many children to have.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Decision-making Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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