Demographic and Health Survey 1993 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 1993

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GHA_1993_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Ghana Statistical Service and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Data file: GHA1993-B.dat

Birth records

Cases:	13298

Variables

B_SAMPLE

IPUMS-DHS sample identifier

B_SAMPLESTR

IPUMS-DHS sample identifier (string)

B_COUNTRY

B_YEAR

B_IDHSPID

Unique cross-sample respondent identifier

B_IDHSHID

Unique cross-sample household identifier

B_DHSID

Key to link DHS clusters to context data (string)

B_IDHSPSU

Unique sample-case PSU identifier

B_IDHSSTRATA

Unique cross-sample sampling strata

B_CASEID

Sample-specific respondent identifier

B_HHID

Sample-specific household identifier

B_PSU

Sample-specific primary sampling unit

B_STRATA

Sample-specific sampling strata

B_DOMAIN

Sample-specific domain

B_HHNUM

Household number in cluster

B_CLUSTERNO

Sample-specific cluster number

B_ULTAREAUNIT

Sample-specific ultimate area unit

B_STRUCTURNO

Dwelling unit number within household

B_LINENO

Household line number of woman respondent

B_LINENOHHRESP

Respondent's line number (answering Household questionnaire)

B_BIDX

Birth history index number

B_PERWEIGHT

Sample weight for persons

B_AWFACTT

All woman factor for total population

B_MENSELHH

Household selected for men's/husband's survey (individual-level)

B_INTYEAR

Year of interview

B_MONTHINT

Month of interview

B_INTDAY

Day of interview

B_INTDATECMC

Century month date of interview

B_INTSTARTCMC

Century month code (CMC) for start of survey

B_INTENDCMC

Century month code (CMC) for end of survey

B_INTSTART

Time interview started (hhmm - 24 hour clock)

B_INTEND

Time interview ended (hhmm - 24 hour clock)

B_INTDURATION

Length of interview (minutes)

B_INTVISITNO

Number of visits for the interview

B_INTRESULT

Result of individual interview

B_EVMARALLSAMP

Ever-married or all-women sample

B_INTERVIEWERIDIR

Identification number of interviewer, women's survey

B_INTERVIEWERIDHH

Identification number of interviewer, household survey

B_URBAN

Urban-rural status

B_DEFACTORES

De facto place of residence

B_RESIDEINTYR

Years lived in place of residence

B_PREVRESTYP

Type of place of previous residence

B_KIDRESTYP

Childhood place of residence

B_GEO_GH1988_2014

Ghana regions, 1988-2014 [integrated; GIS]

B_GEO_GH1993

Ghana regions, 1993 [GIS]

B_DHS_IPUMSI_GH

DHS-IPUMS-I Ghana regions, 1984-2014

B_AGE

B_AGE5YEAR

Age in 5 year groups

B_BIRTHMO

Woman's month of birth

B_BIRTHYEAR

Woman's year of birth

B_DOBCMC

Respondent's date of birth, in century months

B_DOBINFORESP

Information given on respondent's date of birth

B_RESIDENT

Usual resident or visitor

B_RELATE

Respondent's relationship to HH head

B_PREGNANT

Currently pregnant

B_DURCURPREG

Duration of current pregnancy

B_RELIGION

B_ETHNICITYGH

Ethnicity, Ghana

B_MARSTAT

Woman's current marital or union status

B_CURRMARR

Woman never, currently, or formerly married

B_UNION1MORE

Woman had one or more than one union

B_AGEFRSTMAR

Age at first marriage or cohabitation

B_DURMARGRP

Marital or cohabitation duration (grouped)

B_MAR1STMO

Month of first marriage or cohabitation

B_MAR1STYR

Year of first marriage or cohabitation

B_YRSTO1STMAR

Years since starting date of 1st marriage or union

B_MAR1STCMC

Date of first marriage or cohabitation (CMC)

B_MAR1STDATINFO

Completeness of information, date of first marriage/union

B_MARTO1STBORNMO

Months between respondent's 1st marriage and 1st birth

B_WIFENUM

Number of other wives

B_WIFERANK

Wife rank number

B_HUSBINHOME

Husband/partner lives in woman's household

B_CHEB

Total children ever born

B_TOTBIRTHIST

Number of entries in the birth history

B_SONSATHOME

Number of own sons living at home

B_DAUSATHOME

Number of own daughters living at home

B_SONSAWAYHOME

Number of own sons living away from home

B_DAUSAWAYHOME

Number of own daughters living away from home

B_SONSDIED

Number of own sons who have died

B_DAUSDIED

Number of own daughters who have died

B_BIRTHSIN5YRS

Number of births in last 5 years

B_BIRTHSIN1YR

Number of births in the past year

B_BIRTHSIN1MO

Total number of births in month of interview

B_DOB1STKIDCMC

Date of respondent's first birth, in century months

B_TIMEMENSTRUATE

Time since woman's last menstrual period

B_MENSTRUATE6WK

Woman menstruated last 6 weeks

B_OVCYCLE

When in cycle thinks pregnancy is most likely

B_CHEBALIVE

Total number of living children born to respondent

B_CHSURVPLUSPG

Total number of living children including current pregnancy

B_CHEBALIVETRUNC

Total number of living children, truncated at 6+

B_LASTBIRTHTOINTMO

Interval between last birth and interview, in months

B_CONCEPTDATEFLAG

Completeness of information on date of conception, current pregnancy

B_MENSTIMFLAG

Flag for reported time since last menstrual period

B_TIMEMENSCALC

Computed time since last menstrual period

B_AGEAT1STBIRTH

Age of respondent at time of first birth

B_HHMEMTOTAL

Total number of household members

B_HHKIDLT5

Number of children under 5 in household

B_HHELIGWOMEN

Number of eligible women in household

B_HHEADAGE

Age of household head

B_HHEADAGEHH

Age of household head (from HH record)

B_HHEADSEX

Sex of household head

B_HHEADSEXHH

Sex of household head (from hh record)

B_FAMSTRUCTR

Relationship structure in HH

B_SLEEPROOMS

Number of rooms in HH used for sleeping

B_FLOOR

Main material of floor

B_ELECTRC

Has electricity

B_ELECTRCHH

Dwelling has electricity (from hh record)

B_TOILETTYPE

Type of toilet facility

B_NDRINKWTR

Major source of non-drinking water

B_DRINKWTR

Major source of drinking water

B_SAMEH2OSRC

Same water source used for drinking and other water

B_SAMEH2OSRCHH

Same water source used for drinking and other water (HH record)

B_TIMETOWTRIND

Time to water source (from individual respondent record)

B_TIMETOWTRHH

Time to reach water source and return, in minutes (from HH record)

B_BIKE

B_BIKEHH

HH has bicycle (from HH record)

B_CAR

HH has car/truck

B_CARHH

HH has car/truck (from HH record)

B_MOTORCYCL

HH has motorcycle/scooter

B_MOTORCYCLHH

HH has motorcycle/scooter (from HH record)

B_FRIDGE

HH has refrigerator

B_FRIDGEHH

HH has refrigerator (from HH record)

B_RADIO

B_RADIOHH

HH has radio (from HH record)

B_TELEVISION

HH has television

B_TVHH

HH has television (from HH record)

B_VIDEO

HH has video player/recorder

B_DRAWNCART

HH has animal-drawn cart

B_CURRWORK

Currently working

B_WKCURRJOB

Woman's occupation

B_WKCURRTYPE

Respondent's current type of employment.

B_WHOWORKFOR

Whom the respondent works for

B_WKEARNCASH

Woman earns cash for work

B_WKHOMEAWAY

Woman works at home or away from home

B_WKKIDWITH

Child with woman while working

B_WKKIDCARE

Who cares for youngest child while woman works

B_HUSJOB

Partner's occupation

B_WKHUSLAND

Type of land where partner works

B_WEALTHQ

Household wealth index in quintiles

B_WEALTHS

Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)

B_LIT1

Reported literacy

B_LITBRIG

Literacy bridging variable

B_EDUCLVL

Highest educational level

B_YRSCHL

Highest year of education in level

B_EDYRTOTAL

Total years education

B_EDACHIEVER

Summary educational achievement

B_HUSEDLVL

Partner's educational level

B_HUSEDYR

Partner's highest year of education in level

B_HUSEDYRS

Partner's education in total years schooling

B_HUSEDACHIEVER

Husband's summary educational achievement

B_NEWSWK

Reads newspaper once a week

B_NEWSBRIG

Reads newspaper: Bridging variable

B_TVWK

Watches TV every week

B_TVBRIG

Watches television: Bridging variable

B_RADIOWK

Listens to radio every week

B_RADIOBRIG

Listens to radio: Bridging variable

B_FERTPREF

Fertility preferences

B_UNMETNEED

Unmet need for FP

B_UNMETNEED2

Unmet need for FP (2nd def)

B_KIDDESIRE

Desire for more children

B_FPLCHDESIRE

Wanted last child

B_PGDESIRE

Time wanted current pregnancy

B_IDEALKID

Ideal number of children

B_IDEALKIDGRP

Ideal number of children (grouped)

B_IDEALBTHFUT

Ideal time before future birth

B_IDEALBTHINT

Best interval between births

B_PREFTIMECH

Preferred waiting time for birth of a(nother) child

B_PREFTIMECHGP

Preferred waiting time for birth of a(nother) child (grouped)

B_IDEALAGECH

Desired age of youngest child at future birth

B_FERTPREFTLKH

Discussed number of children with partner

B_HUSFERTPREF

Husband's desire for children

B_FPAPPROVE

Respondent approves of couples using FP

B_HUSPROFP

Husband approves FP use

B_EXPOSURE1

Fecund, pregnant, amenorrheic, or infecund

B_EXPOSURE2

Fecund, pregnant, amenorrheic, or infecund (2nd def)

B_FPKNOTYP

Know any type of FP method

B_FPKNOPILL

Know about Pill for FP

B_FPKNOIUD

Know about IUD for FP

B_FPKNOINJ

Know about injectable FP

B_FPKNODIA

Know about diaphragm for FP

B_FPKNOCON

Know about condom for FP

B_FPKNOFST

Know about female sterilization for FP

B_FPKNOMST

Know about male sterilization for FP

B_FPKNOIMP

Know about implants or Norplant for FP

B_FPKNOWD

Know about withdrawal for FP

B_FPKNORHY

Know about rhythm for FP

B_FPKNOOM

Knows about other contraceptive as a method of family planning

B_FPKNOANYSRC

Known source for FP

B_FPKNOANYSRCS

Known source for FP, standardized

B_FPTYPNOW

Current FP use by method type (folk, traditional, modern)

B_FPUSPATRN

Pattern of use of contraceptive method

B_FPMETHNOW

Current method of FP

B_FPPREVYSTOP

Reason stopped using previous FP method

B_FPCURNOMO

Months of use of current family planning method

B_FPLASTSRCD

Last source for FP for current users, detailed

B_FPLASTSRCS

Last source for FP for current users, standardized

B_FPSRCEASE

Easy or difficult to get to FP source

B_FPSRCTIME

Time to get to FP source

B_FPSRCTIMEGP

Time to get to FP source (grouped)

B_FPPILLCOST

B_FPPILLBRAND

Brand of Pills currently used

B_FPPILLPACK

Shown pill package

B_FPLPILSAWDR

Saw doctor or nurse last time got Pill

B_FP1STUSGPKID

Number living children at first use of FP (grouped)

B_FP1STUSLVKID

Number living children at first use of FP

B_FP1PILSAWDR

Saw doctor or nurse for first use of Pill

B_FPUSINTENT

FP current use or future intention

B_FPUSPLAN

Intention to use FP in future

B_FPMETHFUTR

Preferred future FP method

B_FPSRCFUTR

The source of the preferred method is the source the respondent believes the preferred method is available.

B_FPSRCFUTRS

Source of preferred future FP method, standardized

B_FPEVUSE

Ever use any type of FP (folk, traditional, modern)

B_FPEVUSPILL

Ever use Pill for FP

B_FPEVUSIUD

Ever use IUD for FP

B_FPEVUSINJ

Ever use injectable for FP

B_FPEVUSDIA

Ever use diaphragm for FP

B_FPEVUSCON

Ever use condom for FP

B_FPEVUSFST

Ever use female sterilization for FP

B_FPEVUSWD

Ever use withdrawal for FP

B_FPEVUSRHY

Ever use rhythm for FP

B_FPEVUSMST

Ever use male sterilization for FP

B_FPEVUSIMP

Ever use implants/Norplant for FP

B_FPEVUSOM

Ever use other methods for FP

B_FPSTERAGN

Thinks would have sterilization again

B_FPSTERREG

Reason regrets sterilization

B_FPSTERILAGE

Age at sterilization (grouped)

B_FPSTERILPAR

Parity at sterilization

B_FPSTERMARDUR

Marital duration at time of sterilization

B_FPSTERYRAGO

Years since sterilization

B_FPSTERILDTCMC

Date when sterilized (CMC)

B_FPSTERILMO

Month of sterilization

B_FPSTERILYR

Year when sterilized

B_FPSTERCOMP

Completeness of information - date of sterilization

B_FPRADIOHR

Heard FP message on radio

B_FPTVHR

Heard FP message on TV recently

B_FPMEDIAOK

Acceptability of FP message on radio or TV

B_FPNEWSHR

Heard FP message in newspaper/magazine

B_FPFPWORKHR

Heard about family planning: Family planning worker

B_FPFAMFRNHR

Heard about family planning: Family/friend

B_FPHEALTHWKHR

Heard about family planning: Health worker

B_FPSIGNHR

Heard about family planning: Sign/billboard

B_FPKNOMODSRC

Know source for modern FP method

B_FPKNOSRCCON

Know source of information for condom: Yes or no

B_FPKNOSRCDIA

Know source of information for diaphragm: Yes or no

B_FPKNOSRCFST

Know source of information for female sterilization: Yes or no

B_FPKNOSRCINJ

Know source of information for injectable contraception: Yes or no

B_FPKNOSRCIUD

Know source of information for IUD: Yes or no

B_FPKNOSRCMST

Know source of information for male sterilization: Yes or no

B_FPKNOSRCPIL

Know source of information for Pill: Yes or no

B_FPKNOSRCIMP

Know source for information for implants: Yes or no

B_FPKNOSRCRHY

Know source of information for rhythm: Yes or no

B_FPYNOTFUS

Why not intend to use FP in future

B_FPTYPPILL

Type of method: Pill

B_FPTYPIUD

Type of method: IUD

B_FPTYPINJ

Type of method: Injectables

B_FPTYPDIA

Type of method: Diaphragm

B_FPTYPCON

Type of method: Condom

B_FPTYPFST

Type of method: Female sterilization

B_FPTYPMST

Type of method: Male sterilization

B_FPTYPRHY

Type of method: Rhythm method

B_FPTYPWD

Type of method: Withdrawal

B_FPTYPIMP

Type of method: Implants or norplants

B_FPTYPOM

Type of method: Other method

B_FPTALKHUSNO

Number of times discussed FP with partner in past year

B_AIDSHEARD

B_AIDHEALTHY

Thinks a healthy-looking person can have AIDS

B_TIMESINCESEX

Time since last intercourse

B_TIMESINCESEXD

Time since last intercourse in days

B_TIMESINCESEXM

Time since last intercourse in months (imputed)

B_TIMESINCESEXFLAG

Flag for time since last sex (months, imputed)

B_SX4WKAVG

Times respondent usually has sex in a month

B_AGE1STSEX

Age at first intercourse

B_AGE1STSEXIMP

Age at first intercourse (imputed)

B_AGE1STSEXFLAG

Flag for age at first intercourse

B_DELCESRLAST

Last birth caesarean section

B_PPAMENNOW

Woman currently postpartum amenorrheic

B_PPABSTAINNOW

Woman currently postpartum abstaining

B_IDEALPOSTPT

Ideal period for post-partum abstinence

B_IDEALPOSTPT2

Ideal period for post-partum abstinence (months and years only)

B_SEXBRSTFD

Alright to have sex while breastfeeding

B_MATERNITYIDX

Number of children in maternity history

B_HEALTHIDX

Number of children in immunization/health history

B_BIOIDX

Number of children in height and weight table

B_BFEEDNITE

Times mother breastfed last child during previous night

B_BFEEDAY

Times mother breastfed last child during previous day

B_BOTTLE24H

Mother fed last-born child from bottle with nipple in last day or night

B_BFEEDANYNOW

Woman currently breastfeeding any child

B_BFEEDST

When mother first put last-born child to breast

B_DIATRORSHEARD

Heard of ORS for diarrhea treatment

B_ORSPREPEV

Ever prepared ORS solution

B_ORSPREPWAT

Amount of water (in mL) used for ORS

B_ORSINFOSRC

Source of information on preparing ORS for diarrhea treatment

B_ORSPRIVDR

Known source for ORS: Private doctor

B_ORSPRIVDRUG

Known source for ORS: Private pharmacy, drug store, or dispensary

B_ORSPRIVHL

Known source of ORS: Traditional healer/practitioner (other)

B_ORSPRIVHOS

Known source for ORS: Private hospital/clinic

B_ORSPRIVMOB

Known source for ORS: Private mobile clinic

B_ORSPUBFW

Known source for ORS: Public fieldworker

B_ORSPUBHC

Known source for ORS: Public health center

B_ORSPUBHOS

Known source for ORS: Public hospital

Total: 596

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