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ZAF_1998_DHS_V01_M_V01_A_IPUMS
Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa
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1998
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ZAF_1998_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Department of Health [South Africa] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Study Description
Data Dictionary
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Data files
ZAF1998-B.dat
ZAF1998-C.dat
ZAF1998-H.dat
ZAF1998-W.dat
Data file: ZAF1998-C.dat
Child records
Cases:
5066
Variables
C_SAMPLE
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier
C_SAMPLESTR
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier (string)
C_COUNTRY
Country
C_YEAR
Year of sample
C_IDHSPID
Unique cross-sample respondent identifier
C_IDHSHID
Unique cross-sample household identifier
C_DHSID
Key to link DHS clusters to context data (string)
C_IDHSPSU
Unique sample-case PSU identifier
C_IDHSSTRATA
Unique cross-sample sampling strata
C_CASEID
Sample-specific respondent identifier
C_HHID
Sample-specific household identifier
C_PSU
Sample-specific primary sampling unit
C_STRATA
Sample-specific sampling strata
C_DOMAIN
Sample-specific domain
C_HHNUM
Household number in cluster
C_CLUSTERNO
Sample-specific cluster number
C_ULTAREAUNIT
Sample-specific ultimate area unit
C_LINENO
Household line number of woman respondent
C_LINENOHHRESP
Respondent's line number (answering Household questionnaire)
C_MIDX
Maternity history index to birth history
C_BIDX
Birth history index number
C_HIDX
Health history index to birth history
C_PERWEIGHT
Sample weight for persons
C_AWFACTT
All woman factor for total population
C_MENSELHH
Household selected for men's/husband's survey (individual-level)
C_INTYEAR
Year of interview
C_MONTHINT
Month of interview
C_INTDAY
Day of interview
C_INTDATECMC
Century month date of interview
C_INTSTARTCMC
Century month code (CMC) for start of survey
C_INTENDCMC
Century month code (CMC) for end of survey
C_INTSTART
Time interview started (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
C_INTEND
Time interview ended (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
C_INTDURATION
Length of interview (minutes)
C_INTVISITNO
Number of visits for the interview
C_INTRESULT
Result of individual interview
C_EVMARALLSAMP
Ever-married or all-women sample
C_INTERVIEWERIDIR
Identification number of interviewer, women's survey
C_INTERVIEWERIDHH
Identification number of interviewer, household survey
C_URBAN
Urban-rural status
C_DEFACTORES
De facto place of residence
C_RESIDEINTYR
Years lived in place of residence
C_PREVRESTYP
Type of place of previous residence
C_KIDRESTYP
Childhood place of residence
C_GEO_ZA1998_2016
South Africa regions, 1998-2016 [integrated; GIS]
C_GEO_ZA1998
South Africa regions, 1998 [GIS]
C_AGE
Age
C_AGE5YEAR
Age in 5 year groups
C_BIRTHMO
Woman's month of birth
C_BIRTHYEAR
Woman's year of birth
C_DOBCMC
Respondent's date of birth, in century months
C_DOBINFORESP
Information given on respondent's date of birth
C_RESIDENT
Usual resident or visitor
C_RELATE
Respondent's relationship to HH head
C_PREGNANT
Currently pregnant
C_DURCURPREG
Duration of current pregnancy
C_ETHNICITYZA
Ethnicity, South Africa
C_MARSTAT
Woman's current marital or union status
C_EVERMARRIED
Ever been married
C_CURRMARR
Woman never, currently, or formerly married
C_UNION1MORE
Woman had one or more than one union
C_AGEFRSTMAR
Age at first marriage or cohabitation
C_HUSAGE
Age of husband/partner
C_DURMARGRP
Marital or cohabitation duration (grouped)
C_MAR1STMO
Month of first marriage or cohabitation
C_MAR1STYR
Year of first marriage or cohabitation
C_YRSTO1STMAR
Years since starting date of 1st marriage or union
C_MAR1STCMC
Date of first marriage or cohabitation (CMC)
C_MAR1STDATINFO
Completeness of information, date of first marriage/union
C_MARTO1STBORNMO
Months between respondent's 1st marriage and 1st birth
C_WIFENUM
Number of other wives
C_HUSBINHOME
Husband/partner lives in woman's household
C_CHEB
Total children ever born
C_TOTBIRTHIST
Number of entries in the birth history
C_SONSATHOME
Number of own sons living at home
C_DAUSATHOME
Number of own daughters living at home
C_SONSAWAYHOME
Number of own sons living away from home
C_DAUSAWAYHOME
Number of own daughters living away from home
C_SONSDIED
Number of own sons who have died
C_DAUSDIED
Number of own daughters who have died
C_BIRTHSIN5YRS
Number of births in last 5 years
C_BIRTHSIN1YR
Number of births in the past year
C_BIRTHSIN1MO
Total number of births in month of interview
C_DOB1STKIDCMC
Date of respondent's first birth, in century months
C_TIMEMENSTRUATE
Time since woman's last menstrual period
C_MENSTRUATE6WK
Woman menstruated last 6 weeks
C_OVCYCLE
When in cycle thinks pregnancy is most likely
C_CHEBALIVE
Total number of living children born to respondent
C_CHSURVPLUSPG
Total number of living children including current pregnancy
C_CHEBALIVETRUNC
Total number of living children, truncated at 6+
C_LASTBIRTHTOINTMO
Interval between last birth and interview, in months
C_CONCEPTDATEFLAG
Completeness of information on date of conception, current pregnancy
C_MENSTIMFLAG
Flag for reported time since last menstrual period
C_PREGTERMIN
Ever had pregnancy terminate via abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth
C_PREGTERMINMO
Calendar month of pregnancy termination
C_PREGTERMINYR
Year of last pregnancy termination
C_PREGTERMTIM
Months pregnant when pregnancy terminated
C_PREGTERMPREV
Respondent had previous pregnancy terminations (prior to last 5 years)
C_BIRTHSOTHER
Other live births in interval between last birth reported and date of interview
C_BIRTHSTOT3YR
Total births in last 3 years prior to interview
C_AGEMENARCHE
Age at first period
C_TIMEMENSCALC
Computed time since last menstrual period
C_AGEAT1STBIRTH
Age of respondent at time of first birth
C_PREGTERMINTOTAL
Total number of miscarriages, abortions, and stillbirths in life
C_PREGTERMCMC
Century month date of last pregnancy termination
C_PREGTERMFLAG
Date flag for last terminated pregnancy
C_HHMEMTOTAL
Total number of household members
C_HHKIDLT5
Number of children under 5 in household
C_HHELIGWOMEN
Number of eligible women in household
C_HHEADAGE
Age of household head
C_HHEADAGEHH
Age of household head (from HH record)
C_HHEADSEX
Sex of household head
C_HHEADSEXHH
Sex of household head (from hh record)
C_FAMSTRUCTR
Relationship structure in HH
C_HHDEATHYR
Member of HH died in last 12 months
C_HHDEATHYRNO
Number of HH members who died in last 12 months
C_HHDEATHYRACCNO
Number of HH members who died due to accidental injury in last 12 months
C_HHDEATHYRVIONO
Number of HH members who died due to violence in last 12 months
C_SLEEPROOMS
Number of rooms in HH used for sleeping
C_WALL
Main material of outside walls of dwelling
C_FLOOR
Main material of floor
C_ELECTRC
Has electricity
C_ELECTRCHH
Dwelling has electricity (from hh record)
C_CHCOAL
Fuel for cooking and heating: Coal/coke/lignite
C_CHDUNG
Fuel for cooking and heating: Dung
C_CHELEC
Fuel for cooking and heating: Electricity
C_CHKEROSENE
Fuel for cooking and heating: Kerosene
C_CHLPG
Fuel for cooking and heating: Liquid petroleum gas
C_CHWOOD
Fuel for cooking and heating: Wood
C_CHOTHER
Fuel for cooking and heating: Other
C_TOILETTYPE
Type of toilet facility
C_DRINKWTR
Major source of drinking water
C_TIMETOWTRIND
Time to water source (from individual respondent record)
C_TIMETOWTRHH
Time to reach water source and return, in minutes (from HH record)
C_WHOFETCHFEMAD
Person who recently fetched HH water: Adult female
C_WHOFETCHMALAD
Person who recently fetched HH water: Adult male
C_WHOFETCHFEMKID
Person who recently fetched HH water: Female child
C_WHOFETCHMALKID
Person who recently fetched HH water: Male child
C_WHOFETCHDK
Person who recently fetched HH water: Don't know
C_HHPHONE
Household has telephone
C_HHPHONEHH
House has telephone (household record)
C_PC
HH has personal computer
C_BIKE
HH has bicycle
C_BIKEHH
HH has bicycle (from HH record)
C_CAR
HH has car/truck
C_CARHH
HH has car/truck (from HH record)
C_MOTORCYCL
HH has motorcycle/scooter
C_MOTORCYCLHH
HH has motorcycle/scooter (from HH record)
C_FRIDGE
HH has refrigerator
C_FRIDGEHH
HH has refrigerator (from HH record)
C_WASHERYN
HH has (automatic) washing machine
C_RADIO
HH has radio
C_RADIOHH
HH has radio (from HH record)
C_TELEVISION
HH has television
C_TVHH
HH has television (from HH record)
C_CATTLEYN
HH owns cattle (yes or no)
C_HORSEMULEYN
HH owns horses/donkeys/mules
C_FIGOHUNGRYFQ
Frequency HH members go hungry
C_CURRWORK
Currently working
C_WKCURRJOB
Woman's occupation
C_WHOWORKFOR
Whom the respondent works for
C_WKEARNCASH
Woman earns cash for work
C_WKHOMEAWAY
Woman works at home or away from home
C_WKKIDCARE
Who cares for youngest child while woman works
C_WKWORKLASTYR
Respondent worked recently
C_WKEMPLOYWHEN
Respondent works all year, seasonally, or occasionally
C_WKMONTHSYR
Months worked in the last year
C_WKDAYSPERWK
Days worked in a typical week
C_WKDAYSLASTYR
Number of days worked in the last year
C_WKINCOME
Earnings for work
C_WKINCOMEDAY
Approximate daily earnings
C_WKINCOMEYR
Approximate yearly earnings
C_HUSJOB
Partner's occupation
C_WEALTHQ
Household wealth index in quintiles
C_WEALTHS
Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)
C_LIT1
Reported literacy
C_LITBRIG
Literacy bridging variable
C_EDUCLVL
Highest educational level
C_YRSCHL
Highest year of education in level
C_EDYRTOTAL
Total years education
C_EDACHIEVER
Summary educational achievement
C_INSCHOOL
Woman still in school
C_WHYDROPOUT
Reason woman stopped attending school
C_HUSEDLVL
Partner's educational level
C_HUSEDYR
Partner's highest year of education in level
C_HUSEDYRS
Partner's education in total years schooling
C_HUSEDACHIEVER
Husband's summary educational achievement
C_NEWSWK
Reads newspaper once a week
C_NEWSBRIG
Reads newspaper: Bridging variable
C_TVWK
Watches TV every week
C_TVBRIG
Watches television: Bridging variable
C_RADIODAY
Listens to radio every day
C_RADIOBRIG
Listens to radio: Bridging variable
C_DECFEMEARN
Final say on spending woman's earnings
C_FERTPREF
Fertility preferences
C_UNMETNEED
Unmet need for FP
C_UNMETNEED2
Unmet need for FP (2nd def)
C_KIDDESIRE
Desire for more children
C_FPLCHDESIRE
Wanted last child
C_ATTPREG
Attitude toward becoming pregnant
C_PGDESIRE
Time wanted current pregnancy
C_IDEALKID
Ideal number of children
C_IDEALKIDGRP
Ideal number of children (grouped)
C_IDEALBTHFUT
Ideal time before future birth
C_PREFTIMECH
Preferred waiting time for birth of a(nother) child
C_PREFTIMECHGP
Preferred waiting time for birth of a(nother) child (grouped)
C_FPDECIDER
Decision-maker for using FP
C_HUSFERTPREF
Husband's desire for children
C_FPAPPROVE
Respondent approves of couples using FP
C_HUSPROFP
Husband approves FP use
C_ABORTLEGAL
Thinks abortion is legal
C_FPKNOTYP
Know any type of FP method
C_FPKNOPILL
Know about Pill for FP
C_FPKNOIUD
Know about IUD for FP
C_FPKNOINJ
Know about injectable FP
C_FPKNODIA
Know about diaphragm for FP
C_FPKNOCON
Know about condom for FP
C_FPKNOFST
Know about female sterilization for FP
C_FPKNOMST
Know about male sterilization for FP
C_FPKNOWD
Know about withdrawal for FP
C_FPKNORHY
Know about rhythm for FP
C_FPKNOPLT
Knows about medicinal plants or herbs as a method of family planning
C_FPKNOOM
Knows about other contraceptive as a method of family planning
C_FPKNOANYSRC
Known source for FP
C_FPKNOANYSRCS
Known source for FP, standardized
C_FPTYPNOW
Current FP use by method type (folk, traditional, modern)
C_FPUSPATRN
Pattern of use of contraceptive method
C_FPMETHNOW
Current method of FP
C_FPRHYMETH
Method of periodic abstinence
C_FPBREAKCONT
Had break in contraceptive use in last 12 months
C_FPBREAKWHY
Main reason for break in contraceptive use
C_FPLASTSRCD
Last source for FP for current users, detailed
C_FPLASTSRCS
Last source for FP for current users, standardized
C_FPSRCHOME
Why chose last source for FP: Close to home
C_FPSRCWRK
Why chose last source for FP: Close to work or market
C_FPSRCTRANS
Why chose last source for FP: Transportation available
C_FPSRCSTAFF
Why chose last source for FP: Competent staff
C_FPSRCCLFAC
Why chose last source for FP: Clean facility
C_FPSRCPRIV
Why chose last source for FP: Privacy
C_FPSRCWAIT
Why chose last source for FP: Short wait time
C_FPSRCHOURS
Why chose last source for FP: Long hours of service
C_FPSRCSERV
Why chose last source for FP: Use other services
C_FPSRCCHEAP
Why chose last source for FP: Cheap
C_FPSRCANON
Why chose last source for FP: Wanted anonymity
C_FPSRCOTH
Why chose last source for FP: Other
C_FPSRCDK
Why chose last source for FP: Don't know
C_FPSTAFFSHTYN
Staff at most recent FP source shout and scold patients (yes/no)
C_FPSTAFFNOTEXPYN
Staff at most recent FP source don't explain well (yes/no)
C_FPSTAFFIGNYN
Staff at most recent FP source ignore problems (yes/no)
C_FPSTAFFUNFYN
Staff at most recent FP source are unfriendly (yes/no)
C_FP1METH
First FP method ever used
C_FP1STUSAGE
Age when first used something to prevent or delay pregnancy
C_FP1STUSGPKID
Number living children at first use of FP (grouped)
C_FP1STUSLVKID
Number living children at first use of FP
C_FP1STMOMHR
First source of information on FP methods: Mother
C_FP1STSISHR
First source of information on FP methods: Sister
C_FP1STDADHR
First source of information on FP methods: Father
C_FP1STORELHR
First source of information on FP methods: Other relative
C_FP1STFRNDHR
First source of information on FP methods: Friend
C_FP1STTCHHR
First source of information on FP methods: Teacher
C_FP1STRNURHR
First source of information on FP methods: Nurse
C_FP1STDOCHR
First source of information on FP methods: Doctor
C_FP1STPOSTHR
First source of information on FP methods: Poster or magazine
C_FP1STRADIOHR
First source of information on FP methods: Radio
C_FP1STOTHHR
First source of information on FP methods: Other
C_FPUSINTENT
FP current use or future intention
C_FPUSPLAN
Intention to use FP in future
C_FPMETHFUTR
Preferred future FP method
C_FPEVUSE
Ever use any type of FP (folk, traditional, modern)
C_FPEVUSPILL
Ever use Pill for FP
C_FPEVUSIUD
Ever use IUD for FP
C_FPEVUSINJ
Ever use injectable for FP
C_FPEVUSDIA
Ever use diaphragm for FP
C_FPEVUSCON
Ever use condom for FP
C_FPEVUSFST
Ever use female sterilization for FP
C_FPEVUSWD
Ever use withdrawal for FP
C_FPEVUSRHY
Ever use rhythm for FP
C_FPEVUSMST
Ever use male sterilization for FP
C_FPEVUSPLT
Ever use medicinal plants or herbs for FP
C_FPEVUSOM
Ever use other methods for FP
C_FPSTERILAGE
Age at sterilization (grouped)
C_FPSTERILPAR
Parity at sterilization
C_FPSTERMARDUR
Marital duration at time of sterilization
C_FPSTERYRAGO
Years since sterilization
C_FPSTERILDTCMC
Date when sterilized (CMC)
C_FPSTERILMO
Month of sterilization
C_FPSTERILYR
Year when sterilized
C_FPSTERCOMP
Completeness of information - date of sterilization
C_FPHCVISITY
Visited health facility for any reason in past 12 months
C_FPHCTALKFP
At health facility told of family planning
C_FPRADIOHR
Heard FP message on radio
C_FPRADIOOK
Acceptability of FP message on radio
C_FPTVHR
Heard FP message on TV recently
C_FPTVOK
Acceptability of FP message on TV
C_FPBROCHHR
Saw FP message in brochure or pamphlet
C_FPNEWSHR
Heard FP message in newspaper/magazine
C_FPPOSTHR
Seen FP message on poster or pamphlet
C_FPYNOTUS
Why not using FP to avoid pregnancy
C_FPYNOTFUS
Why not intend to use FP in future
C_FPYNOTNOSEX
Reason not using method: Not having sex
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