Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 1992
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Desired age of youngest child at future birth (B_IDEALAGECH)
Data file: MWI1992-B.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
465
End:
466
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
605. CHECK 223:
NOT PREGNANT OR UNSURE: How old would you like your youngest child to be when your next child is born?
PREGNANT: How old would you like the child you are expecting to be when your next child is born?
YEARS __ (GO TO 609)
DON'T KNOW 98 (GO TO 609)
NOT PREGNANT OR UNSURE: How old would you like your youngest child to be when your next child is born?
PREGNANT: How old would you like the child you are expecting to be when your next child is born?
YEARS __ (GO TO 609)
DON'T KNOW 98 (GO TO 609)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 year |
| 02 | 2 years |
| 03 | 3 years |
| 04 | 4 years |
| 05 | 5 years |
| 06 | 6 years |
| 07 | 7 years |
| 08 | 8 years |
| 09 | 9 years |
| 10 | 10 years |
| 11 | 11 years |
| 12 | 12 years |
| 13 | 13 years |
| 14 | 14 years |
| 15 | 15 years |
| 16 | 16 years |
| 17 | 17 years |
| 96 | Inconsistent |
| 97 | Don't know |
| 98 | Missing |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 18 | 18 years |
| 19 | 19 years |
| 20 | 20 years |
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 want to have a (another) child, IDEALAGECH (V617) reports the ideal age of their youngest child at the time of a future birth.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| General family planning Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |