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Demographic and Health Survey 2003 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2003
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NGA_2003_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Population Commission [Nigeria] and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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FP method currently used: Charm or amulet (B_FPNOWUSCHRM)

Data file: NGA2003-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 613
End: 613
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
311. Which method are you using?
IF MORE THAN ONE METHOD MENTIONED, FOLLOW GO INSTRUCTION FOR HIGHEST METHOD ON LIST.
311A. CIRCLE '?A' FOR FEMALE STERILIZATION.

FEMALE STERILIZATION A
MALE STERILIZATION B
PILL C (GO TO 316A)
IUD D (GO TO 316A)
INJECTABLES E (GO TO 316A)
IMPLANTS F (GO TO 316A)
CONDOM G (GO TO 316A)
FEMALE CONDOM H (GO TO 316A)
DIAPHRAGM I (GO TO 316A)
FOAM/JELLY J (GO TO 316A)
LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD K (GO TO 316A)
PERIODIC ABSTINENCE L (GO TO 316A)
WITHDRAWAL M (GO TO 316A)
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ X (GO TO 316A)
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
8 Don't know
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
FPNOWUSCHRM indicates whether the woman is now using a charm or amulet, a traditional contraceptive method that relies on wearing a talisman, to delay or avoid getting pregnant.

IPUMS-DHS users may also be interested in FPMETHNOW (V312), which reports the woman's current contraceptive method.

concept

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