311. What method are you using?
311A. CIRCLE '?A' FOR FEMALE STERILIZATION
CIRCLE '?B' FOR MALE STERILIZATION
IF MORE THAN ONE METHOD MENTIONED, FOLLOW THE CORRESPONDING SKIP INSTRUCTION FOR THE FIRST METHOD ON THE LIST
FEMALE STERILIZATION A (GO TO 313)
MALE STERILIZATION B (GO TO 313)
PILL C (GO TO 319)
IUD D (GO TO 319)
INJECTABLES E (GO TO 319)
IMPLANTS F (GO TO 319)
CONDOM G (GO TO 319)
FEMALE CONDOM H (GO TO 319)
DIAPHRAGM I (GO TO 319)
FOAM/JELLY J (GO TO 319)
LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD (LAM) K (GO TO 319A)
PERIODIC ABSTINENCE L (GO TO 319B)
WITHDRAWAL M (GO TO 319B)
OTHER (SPECIFY)______ X (GO TO 319B)
Categories
Value
Category
0
No
1
Yes
7
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
FPNOWUSFJ (V307_15) indicates whether the woman is now using a spermicide, such as foam or jelly, to delay or avoid getting pregnant.
IPUMS-DHS users may also be interested in FPMETHNOW (V312), which reports the woman's current contraceptive method.