Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1992

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Reference ID

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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When in cycle thinks pregnancy is most likely (W_OVCYCLE)

Data file: MWI1992-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 314

End: 314

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

229. During which times of the monthly cycle does a woman have the greatest chance of becoming pregnant?

DURING HER PERIOD 1
RIGHT AFTER HER PERIOD HAS ENDED 2
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CYCLE 3
JUST BEFORE HER PERIOD BEGINS 4
OTHER (SPECIFY) ____ 5
DON'T KNOW 8

Categories

Value	Category
1	During her period
2	After period ended
3	Middle of the cycle
4	Before period begins
5	At any time
6	Other/It depends
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

OVCYCLE (V217) suggests the woman's knowledge of the ovulatory cycle by reporting when she believes a woman has the greatest chance of becoming pregnant.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Fertility Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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