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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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Time wanted pregnancy (last birth) (W_CHDESIRE_01)

Data file: MWI1992-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1687
End: 1687
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
403. At the time you became pregnant with (NAME), did you want to become pregnant then, did you want to wait until later or did you want no (more) children at all?

THEN 1 (GO TO 405)
LATER 2
NO MORE 3 (GO TO 405)
Categories
Value Category
1 Then
2 Later
3 No more
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
For women who gave birth in the last three to five years, CHDESIRE_01 (M10_1) indicates whether the last-born child was wanted at the time of pregnancy, was wanted but later, or was not wanted at all.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
General maternal and infant health Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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