Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 1992
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Ideal period for post-partum abstinence (months and years only) (C_IDEALPOSTPT2)
Data file: MWI1992-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
646
End:
648
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
614. How long should a couple wait before starting sexual intercourse after the birth of a baby?
MONTHS 1 __
YEARS 2 ___
OTHER (SPECIFY) ___ 996
MONTHS 1 __
YEARS 2 ___
OTHER (SPECIFY) ___ 996
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 100 | Less than one month |
| 101 | 1 month |
| 102 | 2 months |
| 103 | 3 months |
| 104 | 4 months |
| 105 | 5 months |
| 106 | 6 months |
| 107 | 7 months |
| 108 | 8 months |
| 109 | 9 months |
| 110 | 10 months |
| 111 | 11 months |
| 112 | 12 months |
| 113 | 13 months |
| 114 | 14 months |
| 115 | 15 months |
| 116 | 16 months |
| 117 | 17 months |
| 118 | 18 months |
| 119 | 19 months |
| 120 | 20 months |
| 121 | 21 months |
| 122 | 22 months |
| 123 | 23 months |
| 124 | 24 months |
| 125 | 25 months |
| 126 | 26 months |
| 127 | 27 months |
| 128 | 28 months |
| 129 | 29 months |
| 130 | 30 months |
| 131 | 31 months |
| 132 | 32 months |
| 133 | 33 months |
| 134 | 34 months |
| 135 | 35 months |
| 136 | 36 months |
| 137 | 37 months |
| 138 | 38 months |
| 139 | 39 months |
| 140 | 40 months |
| 141 | 41 months |
| 142 | 42 months |
| 143 | 43 months |
| 144 | 44 months |
| 145 | 45 months |
| 146 | 46 months |
| 147 | 47 months |
| 148 | 48 months |
| 149 | 49 months |
| 150 | 50 months |
| 151 | 51 months |
| 152 | 52 months |
| 153 | 53 months |
| 154 | 54 months |
| 155 | 55 months |
| 156 | 56 months |
| 157 | 57 months |
| 158 | 58 months |
| 159 | 59 months |
| 160 | 60 months |
| 161 | 61 months |
| 162 | 62 months |
| 163 | 63 months |
| 164 | 64 months |
| 165 | 65 months |
| 166 | 66 months |
| 167 | 67 months |
| 168 | 68 months |
| 169 | 69 months |
| 170 | 70 months |
| 171 | 71 months |
| 172 | 72 months |
| 173 | 73 months |
| 174 | 74 months |
| 175 | 75 months |
| 176 | 76 months |
| 177 | 77 months |
| 178 | 78 months |
| 179 | 79 months |
| 180 | 80 months |
| 181 | 81 months |
| 182 | 82 months |
| 183 | 83 months |
| 184 | 84 months |
| 185 | 85 months |
| 186 | 86 months |
| 187 | 87 months |
| 188 | 88 months |
| 189 | 89 months |
| 190 | 90 months |
| 191 | 91 months |
| 192 | 92 months |
| 193 | 93 months |
| 194 | 94 months |
| 195 | 95 months |
| 196 | 96 months |
| 197 | 97 months |
| 198 | 98 months |
| 199 | Months, unspecified number |
| 200 | Less than one year |
| 201 | 1 year |
| 202 | 2 years |
| 203 | 3 years |
| 204 | 4 years |
| 205 | 5 years |
| 206 | 6 years |
| 207 | 7 years |
| 208 | 8 years |
| 209 | 9 years |
| 210 | 10 years |
| 211 | 11 years |
| 212 | 12 years |
| 213 | 13 years |
| 214 | 14 years |
| 215 | 15 years |
| 216 | 16 years |
| 217 | 17 years |
| 218 | 18 years |
| 219 | 19 years |
| 220 | 20 years |
| 221 | 21 years |
| 222 | 22 years |
| 223 | 23 years |
| 224 | 24 years |
| 225 | 25 years |
| 226 | 26 years |
| 227 | 27 years |
| 228 | 28 years |
| 229 | 29 years |
| 230 | 30 years |
| 231 | 31 years |
| 232 | 32 years |
| 233 | 33 years |
| 234 | 34 years |
| 235 | 35+ years |
| 299 | Years, unspecified number |
| 992 | Up to couple |
| 993 | After weaning |
| 994 | After period returns |
| 995 | Non-numeric response |
| 996 | Other |
| 997 | Don't know |
| 998 | Missing |
| 999 | 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
IDEALPOSTPT2 reports what the woman thinks is the ideal duration for a couple to wait before starting sexual relations after the birth of a child. Responses are given in month or year units; the complementary variable IDEALPOSTPT preserves the detailed responses given in days for a minority of samples.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| General maternal and infant health Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |