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Population and Family Health Survey 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Jordan, 1990
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JOR_1990_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Jordan Department of Statistics., Minnesota Population Center
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Delivery by caesarian section (last birth) (W_DELCESR_01)

Data file: JOR1990-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 724
End: 724
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
516) Was (NAME) delivered normally or by caesarian section?

NORMALLY 1
CAESARIAN SECTION 2
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.

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