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Population and Family Health Survey 2017-2018 - IPUMS Subset

Jordan, 2017 - 2018
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JOR_2017_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics (DOS) [Jordan] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Current FP use by method type (folk, traditional, modern) (B_FPTYPNOW)

Data file: JOR2017-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 666
End: 667
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
304) Which method are you using?

RECORD ALL MENTIONED.

IF MORE THAN ONE METHOD MENTIONED, FOLLOW SKIP INSTRUCTION FOR HIGHEST METHOD IN LIST.

FEMALE STERILIZATION A (SKIP TO 307)
MALE STERILIZATION B (SKIP TO 307)
IUD C (SKIP TO 309)
INJECTABLES D (SKIP TO 309)
IMPLANTS E (SKIP TO 309)
PILL F (SKIP TO 305)
CONDOM G (SKIP TO 309)
FEMALE CONDOM H (SKIP TO 309)
EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION I (SKIP TO 309)
LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD J (SKIP TO 309)
RHYTHM METHOD K
WITHDRAWAL L
OTHER MODERN METHOD X (SKIP TO 309)
OTHER TRADITIONAL METHOD Y
Categories
Value Category
00 No method
10 Folkloric or traditional method
11 Folkloric method
12 Traditional method
20 Modern method
98 Missing
99 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
FPTYPNOW (V313) indicates whether the woman is currently using a modern, traditional, or folkloric method of contraception.

When children are chosen as the unit of analysis, the woman respondent indicates the mother of the child.

In the DHS, 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.

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Concept
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Recent use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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