Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Namibia, 1992

Reference ID

NAM_1992_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health and Social Services [Namibia], Central Statistics Office [Namibia], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Current FP use by method type (folk, traditional, modern) (C_FPTYPNOW)

Data file: NAM1992-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 511

End: 512

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

312) Which method are you using?

312A) CIRCLE '06' FOR FEMALE STERILIZATION

PILL 01
IUD 02
INJECTIONS 03
DIAPHRAGM/FOAM/JELLY 04
CONDOM 05
FEMALE STERIIZATION 06
MALE STERILIZATION 07
PERIODIC ABSTINENCE 08
WITHDRAWAL 09
OTHER (SPECIFY) 10
(02-07 GO TO 318)
(08-10 GO TO 323)

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)

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.

concept

Concept

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

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