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Demographic and Health Survey 1994 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 1994
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ZWE_1994_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office [Zimbabwe] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Type of method: Diaphragm, foam, or jelly (M_FPTYPDIAFJMN)

Data file: ZWE1994-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 466
End: 466
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
303) CHECK 210:

HAS HAD SEX ___
HAS NEVER HAD SEX ___ (SKIP TO 401)
Categories
Value Category
1 Modern method
2 Traditional method
3 Folkloric method
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
FPTYPDIAFJMN reports whether the diaphragm, foam, or (spermacidal) jelly are considered to be a modern method, a traditional method, or a folkloric method of family planning in a given sample.

In the DHS, generally modern methods are the Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception. Traditional methods are periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and abstinence. Folkloric methods are the category "other" and country-specific methods (such as herbs or amulet), which vary across samples.

IPUMS-DHS users may be interested in the complementary variable FPTYPNOWMN (MV313), which indicates whether the man's current contraceptive method is modern, traditional, or folkloric.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Type of family planning method Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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