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Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1992
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MWI_1992_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office [Malawi] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Current FP use by method type (M_FPTYPNOWMN)

Data file: MWI1992-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 390
End: 390
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
310. Which method are you using?
310A. DO NOT ASK THE QUESTION BELOW IF MAN NOT STERILIZED.
You have said that you had an operation that keeps you from ever making a woman pregnant. Is that correct?
IF RESPONENT SAYS "NO", CORRECT 303-305 (AND 302 IF NECESSARY).
IF RESPONDENT SAYS "YES", CIRCLE '07' FOR MALE STERILIZATION.

PILL 01
IUCD 02
INJECTIONS 03
DIAPHRAGM/FOAM/JELLY 04
CONDOM 05
FEMALE STERILIZATION 06
MALE STERILIZATION 07
NATURAL METHOD 08 (GO TO 316)
WITHDRAWAL 09 (GO TO 316)
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 10 (GO TO 316)
Categories
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)
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
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.

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