Demographic and Health Survey 2003-2004 - IPUMS Subset
Madagascar, 2003 - 2004
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Desire for more children (C_KIDDESIRE)
Data file: MDG2003-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
535
End:
536
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
607. CHECK 602:
WANTS TO HAVE A/ANOTHER CHILD You have said that you do not want a/another child soon, but you are not using any method to avoid pregnancy. Can you tell me why you are not using a method? Any other reason?
WANTS NO MORE/NONE You have said that you do not want any (more) children, but you are not using any method to avoid pregnancy. Can you tell me why you are not using a method? Any other reason?
RECORD ALL REASONS MENTIONED.
NOT MARRIED A
FERTILITY-RELATED REASONS
NOT HAVING SEX B
INFREQUENT SEX C
MENOPAUSAL/HYSTERECTOMY D
SUBFECUND/INFECUND E
POSTPARTUM AMENORRHEIC F
BREASTFEEDING G
FATALISTIC H
OPPOSITION TO USE
RESPONDENT OPPOSED I
HUSBAND/PARTNER OPPOSED J
OTHERS OPPOSED K
RELIGIOUS PROHIBITION L
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
KNOWS NO METHOD M
KNOWS NO SOURCE N
METHOD-RELATED REASONS
HEALTH CONCERNS O
FEAR OF SIDE EFFECTS P
LACK OF ACCESS/TOO FAR Q
COSTS TOO MUCH R
INCONVENIENT TO USE S
INTERFERES WITH BODY'S NORMAL PROCESSES T
OTHER (SPECIFY) ______ X
DOESN'T KNOW Z
WANTS TO HAVE A/ANOTHER CHILD You have said that you do not want a/another child soon, but you are not using any method to avoid pregnancy. Can you tell me why you are not using a method? Any other reason?
WANTS NO MORE/NONE You have said that you do not want any (more) children, but you are not using any method to avoid pregnancy. Can you tell me why you are not using a method? Any other reason?
RECORD ALL REASONS MENTIONED.
NOT MARRIED A
FERTILITY-RELATED REASONS
NOT HAVING SEX B
INFREQUENT SEX C
MENOPAUSAL/HYSTERECTOMY D
SUBFECUND/INFECUND E
POSTPARTUM AMENORRHEIC F
BREASTFEEDING G
FATALISTIC H
OPPOSITION TO USE
RESPONDENT OPPOSED I
HUSBAND/PARTNER OPPOSED J
OTHERS OPPOSED K
RELIGIOUS PROHIBITION L
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
KNOWS NO METHOD M
KNOWS NO SOURCE N
METHOD-RELATED REASONS
HEALTH CONCERNS O
FEAR OF SIDE EFFECTS P
LACK OF ACCESS/TOO FAR Q
COSTS TOO MUCH R
INCONVENIENT TO USE S
INTERFERES WITH BODY'S NORMAL PROCESSES T
OTHER (SPECIFY) ______ X
DOESN'T KNOW Z
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 63 | Never had sex |
| 62 | Declared infecund |
| 61 | Sterilized |
| 60 | Not at risk of pregnancy |
| 51 | Up to God |
| 50 | Fatalistic response |
| 40 | Wants no more |
| 30 | Undecided |
| 13 | Wants, unsure timing |
| 12 | Wants after 2+ years |
| 11 | Wants within 2 years |
| 10 | Wants more children |
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
KIDDESIRE (V605) is a constructed variable that distinguishes between women who want another child soon (in less than two years), who want another child later (in 2+ years), who want no more children, and who aren't sure (about timing or about the number of children desired).
When children are chosen as the unit of analysis, the woman respondent indicates the mother of the child.
The construction of this variable has changed across phases of the DHS and varies across countries (only sometimes distinguishing between groups of women not at risk of pregnancy due to sterilization, infecundity, or virginity). To maximize comparability across samples, IPUMS-DHS employs composite coding. Women who want more children share a common first digit of 1, women not at risk of pregnancy share a common first digit of 6, and detail present in only some samples is specified in the code's second digit.
When children are chosen as the unit of analysis, the woman respondent indicates the mother of the child.
The construction of this variable has changed across phases of the DHS and varies across countries (only sometimes distinguishing between groups of women not at risk of pregnancy due to sterilization, infecundity, or virginity). To maximize comparability across samples, IPUMS-DHS employs composite coding. Women who want more children share a common first digit of 1, women not at risk of pregnancy share a common first digit of 6, and detail present in only some samples is specified in the code's second digit.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| General family planning Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |