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[India] National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16 - IPUMS Subset

India, 2015 - 2016
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IND_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Delivery by caesarian section (last birth) (W_DELCESR_01)

Data file: IND2015-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1269
End: 1269
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
457. Was (NAME) delivered by caesarean section, that is, did they cut your belly open to take the baby out?

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO 459 FOR MOST RECENT BIRTH; GO TO 476 FOR OTHER BIRTHS)
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
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
For women who gave birth in the last three to five years, DELCESR_01 (M17_1) indicates whether the child was born by caesarian section (for the last birth). Question wording varied somewhat across samples. See Comparability.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Maternal delivery care, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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