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Demographic and Health Survey 1990-1991 - IPUMS Subset

Pakistan, 1990 - 1991
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PAK_1990_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Population Studies [Pakistan] and IRD/Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Ever use medicinal plants or herbs for FP (M_FPEVUSPLTMN)

Data file: PAK1991-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 424
End: 424
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
203. Have you ever used (METHOD)?

01. PILL, women can take a pill every day.

YES 1
NO 2

02. IUD, Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.

YES 1
NO 2

03. INJECTIONS, Women can have an injection by a doctor or nurse which stops them from
becoming pregnant for several months.

YES 1
NO 2

04. DIAPHRAGM, FDAM, JELLY, Women can place a sponge, suppository, diaphragm, jelly, or cream in side them before intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

05. CONDOM, Men can use a rubber sheath during sexual intercourse.

YES 1
NO 2

06. FEMALE STERILIZATION, Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children. Have you ever had an operation to avoid having any more children?

YES 1
NO 2

07. MALE STERILIZATION, Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.

YES 1
NO 2

08. PERIODIC ABSTINENCE, Couples can avoid having sexual intercourse on certain days of the month when the woman is more likely to become pregnant

YES 1
NO 2

09. WITHDRAWAL, men can be careful and pull out before climax.

YES 1
NO 2

10. Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?

YES 1
NO 2
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
8 Missing
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
FPEVUSPLTMN indicates whether the man or any of his partners have ever used medicinal plants or herbs to delay or avoid a pregnancy.

concept

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