World Bank, Development Economics Data Group
2011-04-25
Nesstar Publisher
Version 1.1: (April 2011)
Demographic and Health Survey 1993
DHS 1993
GHA_1993_DHS_v01_M
Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
Macro International Inc.
Nesstar Publisher
United States Agency for International Development
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Demographic and Health Survey (standard) - DHS III
The 1993 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey is the second survey of this type conducted in Ghana.
Ghana
National
Sample survey data
Face-to-face
MEASURE DHS
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
RECH0.NSDstat
6161
30
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
RECH1.NSDstat
22139
20
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
RECH2.NSDstat
5822
21
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
RECH3.NSDstat
6161
4
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
RECH4.NSDstat
22139
34
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
RECH5.NSDstat
5822
5
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC01.NSDstat
4700
32
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC11.NSDstat
4562
54
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC21.NSDstat
13298
18
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC22.NSDstat
4562
37
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC31.NSDstat
36496
10
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC32.NSDstat
4562
54
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC41.NSDstat
2204
58
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC42.NSDstat
4562
82
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC43.NSDstat
2204
129
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC44.NSDstat
2204
29
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC51.NSDstat
4562
24
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC61.NSDstat
4562
24
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC71.NSDstat
4562
23
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC81.NSDstat
4562
12
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC91.NSDstat
4562
36
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC94.NSDstat
2204
17
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC95.NSDstat
2204
51
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC97.NSDstat
4562
110
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC98.NSDstat
4562
28
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC01.NSDstat
1653
37
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC11.NSDstat
1302
25
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC22.NSDstat
1302
11
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC31.NSDstat
10416
7
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC32.NSDstat
1302
17
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC51.NSDstat
1302
18
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC61.NSDstat
1302
28
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC71.NSDstat
1302
10
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC75.NSDstat
1302
73
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC91.NSDstat
1302
153
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
HWREC.NSDstat
Height and Weight Scores - WHO Child Growth Standards
2204
7
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
SEC1.NSDstat
Wealth Index
5822
3
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
Case Identification
Country code and phase
Cluster number
Household number
Respondent's line number
Ultimate area unit
Sample weight
Month of interview
Year of interview
Date of interview (CMC)
Number of household members
Number of eligible women in HH
Number of eligible men in HH
Number of de jure members
Number of de facto members
Number of children 5 and under
Result of household interview
1
Completed
2
HH present, no resp
3
HH absent
4
Postponed
5
Refused
6
Dwelling vacant
7
Dwelling destroyed
8
Dwelling not found
9
Other
Day of interview
Number of visits
Interviewer identification
Keyer identification
Ever-married sample
0
All woman sample
1
Ever married sample
Primary sampling unit
Sample stratum number
Sample domain
0
National
1
Country specific
Region
1
Western
2
Central
3
Greater Accra
4
Volta
5
Eastern
6
Ashanti
7
Brong-Ahafo
8
Northern
9
Upper West
10
Upper East
Type of place of residence
1
Urban
2
Rural
Place of residence
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
Selection for male/husb. int.
0
Not selected
1
Men's survey
2
Husband's survey
Sample weight for male subsamp
Case Identification
Line number
Relationship to head
1
Head
2
Wife or husband
3
Son/daughter
4
Son/daughter-in-law
5
Grandchild
6
Parent
7
Parent-in-law
8
Brother/sister
9
Co-spouse
10
Other relative
11
Adopted/foster child
12
Not related
98
DK
Usual resident
0
No
1
Yes
Slept last night
0
No
1
Yes
Sex of household member
1
Male
2
Female
Age of household members
96
96+
98
DK
Highest educational level
0
No education
1
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Higher
8
DK
Highest year of education
98
DK
Education in single years
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Educational attainment
0
No education
1
Incomplete primary
2
Complete primary
3
Incomplete secondary
4
Complete secondary
5
Higher
8
DK
Member still in school
0
No
1
Yes
Mother alive
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Mother's line number
0
Mother not in HH
Father alive
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Father's line number
0
Father not in HH
Current marital status
0
Never married
1
Married
2
Living together
3
Widowed
4
Divorced
5
Not living together
Currently, formerly, never m.
0
Never married
1
Currently married
2
Formerly/ever marr.
Eligibility for female intview
0
Not eligible
1
Eligible
Eligibility for male interview
0
Not eligible
1
Eligible
Case Identification
Source of drinking water
10
PIPED WATER
11
Piped into residence
12
Public tap
20
WELL WATER
21
Well in residence
22
Public well
23
Borehole
30
SURFACE WATER
31
Spring
32
River,stream
33
Pond,lake
34
Dam
35
Dugout
41
Rainwater
51
Tanker truck
61
Bottled water
71
Other
Source of non-drinking water
10
PIPED WATER
11
Piped into residence
12
Public tap
20
WELL WATER
21
Well in residence
22
Public well
23
Borehole
30
SURFACE WATER
31
Spring
32
River,stream
33
Pond,lake
34
Dam
35
Dugout
41
Rainwater
51
Tanker truck
61
Bottled water
71
Other
Same source of water
0
No
1
Yes
Time to get to water source
996
On premises
Type of toilet facility
10
FLUSH TOILET
11
Own flush toilet
12
Shared flush toilet
20
PIT TOILET LATRINE
21
Trad. pit toilet
22
Vent.imp.pit latrine
30
NO FACILITY
31
No facility,bush
40
OTHER
42
Bucket, pan
Has electricity
0
No
1
Yes
Has radio
0
No
1
Yes
Has television
0
No
1
Yes
Has refrigerator
0
No
1
Yes
Has bicycle
0
No
1
Yes
Has motorcycle
0
No
1
Yes
Has car
0
No
1
Yes
Main floor material
10
NATURAL
11
Earth, sand
12
Dung
20
RUDIMENTARY
21
Wood planks
22
Palm, bamboo
30
FINISHED
31
Parquet,polished wd
32
Vinyl,asphalt strips
33
Ceramic tiles
34
Cement
35
Carpet
36
Terrazo
40
OTHER
41
Other
98
DK
Rooms for sleeping
Relationship structure
0
No adults
1
One adult
2
Two adults, opp. sex
3
Two adults, same sex
4
Three+ related adult
5
Unrelated adults
Line number of head of househ.
Sex of head of household
1
Male
2
Female
Age of head of household
96
96+
98
DK
Case Identification
Household level structure no.
Field editor number
Household weight (6 decimals)
Case Identification
Index to household schedule
Level of Education
1
Primary
2
Middle/JSS
3
SSS/Comm./Voc/Tech
4
Post.sec/nurse/polyt
5
Higher
8
DK
Highest form completed
0
< 1 year completed
98
DK
Why not attending school
1
Financial constraint
2
School too far away
3
Lack of interest
4
Disability
5
Need to help fam.bus
6
Graduated
7
Other
8
Too young to go
Respondents occupation
998
Don't know
Type of industry resp.works in
998
Don't know
Work for family, others, self
1
Self employed
2
Employer
3
Unpaid family worker
4
For wages/salary
Days wkd out of last 7 days
8
Don't know
Looked for work in last 7 days
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Illness/injury in last 2 weeks
0
No
1
Yes
Health consult.in last 2 weeks
0
No
1
Yes
Whom consulted in last 2 weeks
1
Doctor
2
Dentist
3
Medical Assistant
4
Nurse
5
Midwife
6
Pharmacist
7
Druggist
8
Traditional healer
9
TBA
10
Spiritualist
11
Drug pedlar
12
Relative
96
Other
98
Don't know
Amt paid for med.suppl./conslt
0
No services/no pmnt.
Born in this locality
0
No
1
Yes
Lived elsewhere for 6 months+
0
No
1
Yes
Type of birthplace
1
City
2
Town
3
Village
How old when 1st left birthplc
96
96+
98
Don't know
Main reason moved first time
1
Follow/join family
2
Work related
3
Marriage
4
School
5
Adventure
6
Escape family probs.
7
Other
8
Health Problems
Time lived here (Years)
0
Less than 1 year
96
96 years +
98
Don't know
Time lived here (Months)
98
Don't know
Main reason came here
1
Follow/join family
2
Work related
3
Marriage
4
School
5
Adventure
6
Escape family probs.
7
Other
8
Escape war, repatr.
Region/country moved from
1
Western
2
Central
3
G/Accra
4
Volta
5
Eastern
6
Ashanti
7
B.Ahafo
8
Northern
9
U.West
10
U.East
11
Nigeria
12
Côte D'Ivoire
13
Togo
14
Burkina Faso
15
Other Africa
16
Outside Africa
Type of place moved from
1
City
2
Town
3
Village
Has difficulty in moving
0
No
1
Yes
Has difficulty in seeing
0
No
1
Yes
Has difficulty in hearing/spkg
0
No
1
Yes
Has difficulty in learning
0
No
1
Yes
Has loss feeling in hand/foot
0
No
1
Yes
Has fits
0
No
1
Yes
Behaves strangely
0
No
1
Yes
Has other difficulty
0
No
1
Yes
Main difficulty
1
Moving
2
Seeing/hearing
3
Speaking
4
Learning
5
Loss flg hand/foot
6
Fits
7
Behave strangely
8
Other
Case Identification
Time to water and back
996
On premises
Video
0
No
1
Yes
Tractor
0
No
1
Yes
Horse/cart
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Case Identification
Country code and phase
Cluster number
Household number
Respondent's line number
Ultimate area unit
Sample weight
Month of interview
Year of interview
Date of interview (CMC)
Respondent's month of birth
Respondent's year of birth
Date of birth (CMC)
Current age - respondent
Age 5-year groups
1
15-19
2
20-24
3
25-29
4
30-34
5
35-39
6
40-44
7
45-49
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
2
Month and age -y imp
3
Year and age - m imp
4
Y & age - y ignored
5
Year - a, m imp
6
Age - y, m imp
7
Month - a, y imp
8
None - all imp
Result of individual interview
1
Completed
2
Not at home
3
Postponed
4
Refused
5
Partly completed
6
Incapacitated
7
Other
Day of interview
CMC start of calendar/health
Row of month of interview
0
No calendar
Length of calendar
0
No calendar
Ever-married sample
0
All woman sample
1
Ever married sample
Primary sampling unit
Sample stratum number
Sample domain
0
National
1
Country specific
Region
1
Western
2
Central
3
Greater Accra
4
Volta
5
Eastern
6
Ashanti
7
Brong-Ahafo
8
Northern
9
Upper West
10
Upper East
Type of place of residence
1
Urban
2
Rural
De facto place of residence
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
Number of visits
Interviewer identification
Keyer identification
Case Identification
Case Identification
Region
1
Western
2
Central
3
Greater Accra
4
Volta
5
Eastern
6
Ashanti
7
Brong-Ahafo
8
Northern
9
Upper West
10
Upper East
Type of place of residence
1
Urban
2
Rural
Childhood place of residence
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
4
Abroad
Years lived in place of res.
95
Always
96
Visitor
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Type of place of previous res.
0
NOT USED
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
4
Abroad
Highest educational level
0
No education
1
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Higher
Highest year of education
Literacy
1
Reads easily
2
Reads with difficult
3
Cannot read
Reads newspaper once a week
0
No
1
Yes
Watches TV every week
0
No
1
Yes
Listens to radio every da - NA
Listens to radio every week
0
No
1
Yes
Source of drinking water
10
PIPED WATER
11
Piped into residence
12
Public tap
20
WELL WATER
21
Well in residence
22
Public well
23
Borehole
30
SURFACE WATER
31
Spring
32
River,stream
33
Pond,lake
34
Dam
35
Dugout
41
Rainwater
51
Tanker truck
61
Bottled water
71
Other
Source of non-drinking water
10
PIPED WATER
11
Piped into residence
12
Public tap
20
WELL WATER
21
Well in residence
22
Public well
23
Borehole
30
SURFACE WATER
31
Spring
32
River,stream
33
Pond,lake
34
Dam
35
Dugout
41
Rainwater
51
Tanker truck
61
Bottled water
71
Other
Time to get to water source
996
On premises
Type of toilet facility
10
FLUSH TOILET
11
Own flush toilet
12
Shared flush toilet
20
PIT TOILET LATRINE
21
Trad. pit toilet
22
Vent.imp.pit latrine
30
NO FACILITY
31
No facility,bush
40
OTHER
42
Bucket, pan
Has electricity
0
No
1
Yes
Has radio
0
No
1
Yes
Has television
0
No
1
Yes
Has refrigerator
0
No
1
Yes
Has bicycle
0
No
1
Yes
Has motorcycle
0
No
1
Yes
Has car
0
No
1
Yes
Main floor material
10
NATURAL
11
Earth, sand
12
Mud mixed with dung
20
RUDIMENTARY
21
Wood planks
22
Palm, bamboo
30
FINISHED
31
Parquet,polished wd
32
Vinyl,asphalt strips
33
Ceramic tiles
34
Cement
35
Carpet
36
Terrazo
40
OTHER
41
Other
Religion
0
No religion
1
Protestant
2
Catholic
3
Other Christian
4
Muslim
5
Traditional
6
Other
Ethnicity
1
Asante
2
Akwapim
3
Fanti
4
Other Akan
5
Ga.Adangbe
6
Ewe
7
Guan
8
Mole-Dagbani
9
Grussi
10
Gruma
11
Hausa
12
Other
Education in single years
97
Inconsistent
De facto place of residence
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
Usual resident or visitor
1
Usual resident
2
Visitor
Number of household members
Number of children 5 and under
Number of eligible women in HH
De jure region of residence
0
Abroad
1
Western
2
Central
3
Greater Accra
4
Volta
5
Eastern
6
Ashanti
7
Brong-Ahafo
8
Northern
9
Upper West
10
Upper East
98
Don't know
De jure type of place of res.
0
Abroad
1
Urban
2
Rural
De jure place of residence
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
4
Abroad
Same source of water
0
No
1
Yes
Rooms for sleeping
Communities lived in >Jan - NA
Month moved to res. of Ja - NA
Year moved to res. of Jan - NA
Respondent still in school
0
No
1
Yes
Educational attainment
0
No education
1
Incomplete primary
2
Complete primary
3
Incomplete secondary
4
Complete secondary
5
Higher
Relationship to household head
1
Head
2
Wife
3
Son/daughter
4
Son/daughter-in-law
5
Grandchild
6
Parent
7
Parent-in-law
8
Brother/sister
9
Co-spouse
10
Other relative
11
Adopted/foster child
12
Not related
98
DK
Sex of household head
1
Male
2
Female
Age of household head
All woman factor - total
All woman factor - urban/rural
All woman factor - regional
All woman factor - educational
Case Identification
Case Identification
Birth column number
Birth order number
Child is twin
0
Single birth
1
1st of multiple
2
2nd of multiple
3
3rd of multiple
4
4th of multiple
5
5th of multiple
Month of birth
Year of birth
Date of birth (CMC)
Sex of child
1
Male
2
Female
Child is alive
0
No
1
Yes
Age at death
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Age at death (months-imputed)
Current age of child
Who child lives with
0
Respondent
1
Father
2
Other relative
3
Someone else
4
15+ & live elsewhere
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
2
Month and age -y imp
3
Year and age - m imp
4
Y & age - y ignored
5
Year - a, m imp
6
Age - y, m imp
7
Month - a, y imp
8
None - all imp
Preceding birth interval
Succeeding birth interval
Flag for age at death
0
No flag
1
> interview
2
< breastfeeding
3
< age supplemented
4
< first breastfed
5
< last vaccination
6
Outside range
7
Imputed, units given
8
Imputed, no units
Case Identification
Case Identification
Total children ever born
Sons at home
Daughters at home
Sons elsewhere
Daughters elsewhere
Sons who have died
Daughters who have died
Births in last five years
Births in past year
Births in month of interview
Date of first birth (CMC)
Age of respondent at 1st birth
Currently pregnant
0
No or unsure
1
Yes
Duration of current pregnancy
Time since last menstrual perd
994
In menopause
995
Before last birth
996
Never menstruated
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Menstruated in last six weeks
0
No
1
Yes
Knowledge of ovulatory cycle
1
During her period
2
After period ended
3
Middle of the cycle
4
Before period begins
5
At any time
6
Other
8
Don't know
Number of living children
Living children + current preg
Living children + curr preg 6+
6
6+
Marriage to first birth int.
996
Negative interval
Last birth to interview
Completeness of curr preg. inf
7
Month - exact date
8
None - date placed
Entries in birth history
Current pregnancy wanted
1
Then
2
Later
3
Not at all
Time since last period (comp)
994
In menopause
995
Before last birth
996
Never menstruated
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Flag for last period
0
No flag
1
N > int. since birth
2
N + amen. > interval
3
N, but per. not ret.
4
95, but no birth
5
96, but per.returned
6
95, but per.returned
7
N, last per. in preg
8
96, had children
9
N, per.bef.last birt
Ever had a terminated pre - NA
Completeness of last term.- NA
Months when pregnancy end - NA
Case Identification
Case Identification
Knowledge of any method
0
Knows no method
1
Knows only folkloric
2
Knows only trad. mth
3
Knows modern method
Ever use of any method
0
Never used
1
Used only folkloric
2
Used only trad. meth
3
Used modern method
Knows source for modern method
0
Doesn't know source
1
Knows sourc.mod.meth
Contraceptive Table
Type of method
1
Modern method
2
Traditional method
3
Folkloric method
Knows method
0
No
1
Yes, spontaneously
2
Yes, probed
8
Not asked
Ever used method
0
No
1
Yes
Source known for method
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Case Identification
Living children at first use
Children at first use (grpd)
4
4+
5
Never used
Current contraceptive method
0
Not using
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Current use by method type
0
No method
1
Folkloric method
2
Traditional method
3
Modern method
Month of sterilization
Year of sterilization
Date of sterilization (CMC)
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
5
Year - m imp, a calc
7
Month - date placed
8
None - date placed
Years since sterilization
1
<2
2
2-3
3
4-5
4
6-7
5
8-9
6
10+
Age at sterilization
1
<25
2
25-29
3
30-34
4
35-39
5
40-44
6
45-49
Marital duration at steriliz.
0
Single,before marr.
1
0-4
2
5-9
3
10-14
4
15-19
5
20-24
6
25+
Parity at sterilization
5
5+
Brand of pill used
1
Secure
2
Micromovum
3
Overette
4
Microgynon
5
Lo-Femenal
6
Micronon
96
Not able to show
98
Don't know
Cost of pills
Last source for current users
10
PUBLIC
11
Govt.hosp/polyclinic
12
Gvt.health.center
13
Family plng.clinic
14
Mobile clinic
15
Field worker
20
PRIVATE MEDICAL
21
Private hospital
22
Phmcy/chm'st/drg.st
23
Private doctor/clini
24
Mobile clinic
25
Field worker
26
Private FP/PPAG cl.
27
Maternity home
30
PRIVATE OTHER
31
Shop
32
Church
33
Friends/relatives
40
OTHERS
41
Other source
98
DK
Last source for users by type
1
Govt Clinical/Pharm
2
Govt Home/Comm deliv
3
NGO
4
Private Clin/Deliv
5
Private Pharmacy
6
Shop,Friends,books
7
Other
8
Don't know
Months of use of current meth
96
96+
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Problem with current meth - NA
Problem with current method-NA
Last method disc. last 5 y- NA
Pattern of use
1
Currently using
2
Used since last brth
3
Used before last brt
4
Never used
Intention to use
1
In next 12 months
2
Use later
3
Unsure about timing
4
Unsure about use
5
Does not intend
Preferred future method
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
98
Don't know
Contraceptive use & intention
1
Using modern method
2
Using tradit. method
3
Non-user intend to
4
Does not intend to
Heard FP message on radio
0
No
1
Yes
Acceptability of media message
0
Not acceptable
1
Acceptable
8
Don't know
Wanted last child
1
Wanted then
2
Wanted later
3
Wanted no more
Shown pill package
0
Package not seen
1
Package seen
Doctor/nurse for first pills
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Doctor/nurse for last pills
0
No
1
Yes
1
Recomm. FP worker
2
Recomm. friend, rel.
3
Side effects others
4
Convenience
5
Access, availability
6
Cost
7
Wanted permanent m.
8
Husband preferred
9
Wanted more effect.
10
Other
98
DK
Main reason not to use a meth.
1
Wants children
2
Lack of knowledge
3
Partner opposed
4
Cost too much
5
Side effects
6
Health concerns
7
Hard to get methods
8
Religion
9
Opposed to FP
10
Fatalistic
11
Other people opposed
12
Infrequent sex
13
Difficult to be preg
14
Menopausal, had hyst
15
Inconvenient
16
Not married
17
Other
98
DK
Source for future method
10
PUBLIC
11
Govt.hosp/polyclinic
12
Gvt.health.center
13
Family plng.clinic
14
Mobile clinic
15
Field worker
20
PRIVATE MEDICAL
21
Private hospital
22
Phmcy/chm'st/drg.st
23
Private doctor/clini
24
Mobile clinic
25
Field worker
26
Private FP/PPAG cl.
27
Maternity home
30
PRIVATE OTHER
31
Shop
32
Church
33
Friends/relatives
40
OTHERS
41
Other source
98
DK
Source for future method
1
Govt Clinical/Pharm
2
Govt Home/Comm deliv
3
NGO
4
Private Clin/Deliv
5
Private Pharmacy
6
Church,friends,books
7
Other
8
Don't know
Source known for any method
10
PUBLIC
11
Govt.hosp/polyclinic
12
Gvt.health.center
13
Family plng.clinic
14
Mobile clinic
15
Field worker
20
PRIVATE MEDICAL
21
Private hospital
22
Phmcy/chm'st/drg.st
23
Private doctor/clini
24
Mobile clinic
25
Field worker
26
Private FP/PPAG cl.
27
Maternity home
30
PRIVATE OTHER
31
Shop
32
Church
33
Friends/relatives
34
Drug pedlars
40
OTHERS
41
Other source
98
DK
Source known for any method
1
Govt Clinical/Pharm
2
Govt Home/Comm deliv
3
NGO
4
Private Clin/Deliv
5
Private Pharmacy
6
Church,friends,books
7
Other
8
Don't know
Time to get to source
1001
Minutes, 1
1999
Minutes, missing
2002
Hours, 2
2999
Hours, missing
9995
Source comes to Resp
9996
No source known
9998
DK
Time to get to source(grouped)
0
Mobile source
1
0-14
2
15-29
3
30-59
4
60-89
5
90-119
6
120+
7
Don't know time
8
Don't know source
Easy/difficult to get to place
1
Easy
2
Difficult
Heard about FP on Television
0
No
1
Yes
Contraceptive use before c- NA
Year started method pre 8 - NA
Date started method pre 8 - NA
Months use prior to calen - NA
Year stopped method pre 8 - NA
Date stopped method pre 8 - NA
Case Identification
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Tetanus injections bef. birth
0
Received no inject.
7
7+
8
Don't know
Prenatal: doctor
0
No
1
Yes: doctor
Prenatal: nurse
0
No
1
Yes: nurse
Prenatal: midwife
0
No
1
Yes: midwife
Prenatal: CS health profession
0
No
1
Yes: CS health prof.
Prenatal: CS health profession
0
No
1
Yes: CS health prof.
Prenatal: trained birth att.
0
No
1
Yes: trained birth A
Prenatal: trad.birth attendant
0
No
1
Yes: trad.birth att.
Prenatal: relative
0
No
1
Yes: relative
Prenatal: CS other person
0
No
1
Yes: CS other person
Prenatal: CS other person
0
No
1
Yes: CS other person
Prenatal: other resp (uncoded)
0
No
1
Yes: other responses
Prenatal: CS other
0
No
1
Yes: CS other
Prenatal: CS other
0
No
1
Yes: CS other
Prenatal: no one
0
No: some care
1
Yes: no one
Assistance: doctor
0
No
1
Yes: doctor
Assistance: nurse
0
No
1
Yes: nurse
Assistance: midwife
0
No
1
Yes: midwife
Assistance: CS health pro - NA
Assistance: CS health pro - NA
Assistance: trained birth att.
0
No
1
Yes: trained birth A
Assistance: trad.birth attend.
0
No
1
Yes: trad.birth att.
Assistance: relative
0
No
1
Yes: relative
Assistance: CS other pers - NA
Assistance: CS other pers - NA
Assistance: other resp (uncod)
0
No
1
Yes: other responses
Assistance: no one
0
No: some assistance
1
Yes: no one
Duration of breastfeeding
94
Never breastfed
95
Still breastfeeding
96
Breastfed until died
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Months of breastfeeding
94
Never breastfed
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Duration of amenorrhea
96
Period not returned
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Months of amenorrhea
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Duration of abstinence
96
Still abstaining
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Months of abstinence
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Time wanted pregnancy
1
Then
2
Later
3
No more
Time would have waited
998
DK
Antenatal card for pregnancy
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Timing of 1st antenatal check
98
DK
Antenatal visits for pregnancy
0
No antenatal visits
20
20+
98
DK
Place of delivery
10
HOMES
11
Respondents home
12
Other home
13
TBA's home
20
PUBLIC SECTOR
21
Govt. hospital
22
Govt. health center
23
Govt. health post
30
PRIVATE SECTOR
31
Private hosp/clinic
32
Maternity home
40
OTHERS
41
Other
Premature birth
0
On time
1
Premature
8
DK
Delivery by caesarian section
0
No
1
Yes
Size of child at birth
1
Very large
2
Larger than average
3
Average
4
Smaller than average
5
Very small
8
DK
Birth weight (kilos - 3 dec.)
9996
Not weighed at birth
9998
DK
Reason did not breastfeed
1
Mother ill, weak
2
Child ill, weak
3
Child died
4
Nipple, breast prob.
5
Insufficient milk
6
Mother working
7
Child refused
8
Other
Reason stopped breastfeeding
1
Mother ill, weak
2
Child ill, weak
3
Child died
4
Nipple, breast prob.
5
Insufficient milk
6
Working
7
Child refused
8
Weaning age
9
Became pregnant
10
Started using method
11
Other
97
Missing ever breastf
Child given other food
0
No
1
Yes
Age for formula or other milk
96
Not given
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Age for plain water
96
Not given
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Age for other liquids
96
Not given
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Age for solid or mushy food
96
Not given
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Flag for breastfeeding
0
No flag
1
> interval
2
> interval by 1 mnth
3
> age at death
4
During preg in cal.
Flag for amenorrhea
0
No flag
1
> interval
2
> interval by 1 mnth
4
During preg in cal.
Flag for abstinence
0
No flag
1
> interval
2
> interval by 1 mnth
4
During preg in cal.
Case Identification
Case Identification
Last birth ceasarean section
0
No
1
Yes
Currently breastfeeding
0
No
1
Yes
Currently amenorrheic
0
No
1
Yes
Currently abstaining
0
No
1
Yes
Times breastfed during night
30
30+
Times breastfed during day
30
30+
Gave child plain water
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child sugar water
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child juice
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child herbal tea
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child powder/tinned milk
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child baby formula
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child fresh milk
0
No
1
Yes
Country specific other li - NA
Country specific other li - NA
Country specific other li - NA
Country specific other li - NA
Gave child other liquid
0
No
1
Yes
Country specific other fo - NA
Country specific other fo - NA
Country specific other fo - NA
Country specific other fo - NA
Gave child solid or mushy food
0
No
1
Yes
Fed food in bottle with nipple
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Heard of oral rehydration
0
Never heard of, seen
1
Used ORS
2
Heard of ORS
3
Recognized packet
Entries in maternity table
Entries in health table
Entries in height/weight table
Measurer's code
98
DK
Assistant measurer's code
98
DK
Ever prepared ORS solution
0
No
1
Used last two weeks
2
Used previously
Quantity of water for ORS
9993
Whole packet not use
9994
Followed instruction
9995
Unknown quantity
9996
Other uncoded sizes
9998
DK
ORS source: government hosp.
0
No
1
Government hospital
ORS source: govt health center
0
No
1
Govt. health center
ORS source: govt health post
0
No
1
Govt. health post
ORS source: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Public mobile clinic
ORS source: comm.health worker
0
No
1
Community health wrk
ORS source: CS public sec - NA
ORS source: CS public sec - NA
ORS source: CS public sec - NA
ORS source: CS public sec - NA
ORS source: private hosp/clin.
0
No
1
Private hosp./clinic
ORS source: private pharmacy
0
No
1
Private pharmacy
ORS source: private doctor
0
No
1
Private doctor
ORS source: private mobile cln
0
No
1
Private mobile clin.
ORS source: comm.health worker
0
No
1
Community health wrk
ORS source: CS med.priv s - NA
ORS source: CS med.priv s - NA
ORS source: CS med.priv s - NA
ORS source: CS med.priv s - NA
ORS source: shop
0
No
1
Shop
ORS source: traditional pract.
0
No
1
Traditional pract.
ORS source: CS oth.priv s - NA
ORS source: CS oth.priv s - NA
ORS source: CS oth.priv s - NA
ORS source: Other
0
No
1
Other
Home fluid preparation teacher
10
PUBLIC SECTOR
11
Govt. hospital
12
Govt.health center
13
Govt. health post
14
Mobile clinic
15
Community health wrk
20
MEDICAL PRIVATE SECT
21
Pvt. hospital/clinic
22
Pharmacy
23
Private doctor
24
Mobile clinic
25
Community health wrk
30
OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR
31
Shop
32
Trad. practitioner
40
OTHERS
41
Other
98
DK
When child put to breast
0
Immediately
101
Hours, 1
199
Hours, missing
201
Days, 1
299
Days, missing
Duration breastfeeding pr - NA
Duration of amenorrhea pr - NA
Flag for amenorrhea pre 90- NA
Duration of abstinence pr - NA
Flag for abstinence pre 8 - NA
Arm circumference (cms-1d)
Respondent's weight (kilos-1d)
Respondent's height (cms-1d)
Ht/A Percentile (resp.)
9998
Flagged cases
Ht/A Standard deviations (resp
9998
Flagged cases
Ht/A Percent ref. median (resp
99998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Percent ref. median (DHS
99998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Percent ref. median (Fog
99998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Percent ref. median (WHO
99998
Flagged cases
Body mass index for respondent
Rohrer's index for respondent
Result of measurement of resp.
0
Measured
3
Not present
4
Refused
6
Other
Case Identification
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Has health card
0
No card
1
Yes, seen
2
Yes, not seen
3
No longer has card
Received BCG
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
BCG day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
BCG month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
BCG year
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Received DPT 1
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
DPT 1 day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
DPT 1 month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
DPT 1 year
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Received POLIO 1
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
POLIO 1 day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 1 month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 1 year
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Received DPT 2
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
DPT 2 day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
DPT 2 month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
DPT 2 year
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Received POLIO 2
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
POLIO 2 day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 2 month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 2 year
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Received DPT 3
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
DPT 3 day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
DPT 3 month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
DPT 3 year
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Received POLIO 3
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
POLIO 3 day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 3 month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 3 year
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Received MEASLES
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
MEASLES day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
MEASLES month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
MEASLES year
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Ever had vaccination
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Had diarrhea recently
0
No
1
Yes, last 24 hours
2
Yes, last 2-14 days
8
Don't know
How long diarrhea lasted
0
Less than 1 day
90
90+
Blood in the stools
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Diarrhea: government hosp.
0
No
1
Government hospital
Diarrhea: govt health center
0
No
1
Govt. health center
Diarrhea: govt health post
0
No
1
Govt. health post
Diarrhea: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Public mobile clinic
Diarrhea: comm.health worker
0
No
1
Community health wrk
Diarrhea: CS public secto - NA
Diarrhea: CS public secto - NA
Diarrhea: CS public secto - NA
Diarrhea: CS public secto - NA
Diarrhea: private hosp/clin.
0
No
1
Private hosp./clinic
Diarrhea: private pharmacy
0
No
1
Private pharmacy
Diarrhea: private doctor
0
No
1
Private doctor
Diarrhea: private mobile cln
0
No
1
Private mobile clin.
Diarrhea: comm.health worker
0
No
1
Community health wrk
Diarrhea: CS med.priv sec - NA
Diarrhea: CS med.priv sec - NA
Diarrhea: CS med.priv sec - NA
Diarrhea: CS med.priv sec - NA
Diarrhea: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Diarrhea: traditional pract.
0
No
1
Traditional pract.
Diarrhea: CS oth.priv sec - NA
Diarrhea: CS oth.priv sec - NA
Diarrhea: CS oth.priv sec - NA
Diarrhea: Other
0
No
1
Other
Diarrhea: no treatment
0
No: received treatm.
1
Yes: no treatment
Diarrhea: medical treatment
0
No
1
Yes: medical treatm.
Given oral rehydration
0
No
1
Yes: ORS - spontan.
2
Yes: ORS - probed
8
Don't know
Days given ORS
98
DK
Given recommend. home solution
0
No
1
Yes: RHS - spontan.
2
Yes: RHS - probed
8
Don't know
Days given fluid
98
DK
Given other pills or syrups
0
No
1
Yes: oth pill, syrup
Given antibiotics
0
No
1
Yes: antibiotics
Given an injection
0
No
1
Yes: injection
Given an intravenous (IV)
0
No
1
Yes: intravenous (IV
Given home remedy, herbal med.
0
No
1
Yes: home rem, herb.
Increase or decrease fluids
0
Same
1
Increase
2
Decrease
8
DK
Increase or decrease foods- NA
Breastfeeding change
0
Unchanged
1
Increased
2
Reduced
3
Stopped completely
Given other treatment
0
No
1
Yes
Given no treatment
0
No: received treatm.
1
Yes: no treatment
8
DK
Received any treatment
0
No
1
Yes
Had fever in last two weeks
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Had cough in last two weeks
0
No
1
Yes, last 24 hours
2
Yes, last 2-14 days
8
Don't know
How long cough lasted
0
Less than 1 day
90
90+
Short, rapid breaths
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Fever/cough: government hosp.
0
No
1
Government hospital
Fever/cough: govt health cntr
0
No
1
Govt. health center
Fever/cough: govt health post
0
No
1
Govt. health post
Fever/cough: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Public mobile clinic
Fever/cough: comm.health wrkr
0
No
1
Community health wrk
Fever/cough: CS public se - NA
Fever/cough: CS public se - NA
Fever/cough: CS public se - NA
Fever/cough: CS public se - NA
Fever/cough: private hosp/clin
0
No
1
Private hosp./clinic
Fever/cough: private pharmacy
0
No
1
Private pharmacy
Fever/cough: private doctor
0
No
1
Private doctor
Fever/cough: private mobile cl
0
No
1
Private mobile clin.
Fever/cough: comm.health wrkr
0
No
1
Community health wrk
Fever/cough: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Fever/cough: traditional pract
0
No
1
Traditional pract.
Fever/cough: Other
0
No
1
Other
Fever/cough: no treatment
0
No: received treatm.
1
Yes: no treatment
Fever/cough: medical treatment
0
No
1
Yes: medical treatm.
Given antibiotics
0
No
1
Yes: antibiotics
Given antimalarials
0
No
1
Yes: antimalarials
Given cough syrup
0
No
1
Yes: cough syrup
Given other pills or syrups
0
No
1
Yes: oth pill, syrup
Given unknown pills or syrups
0
No
1
Yes: unkn.pill,syrup
Given injection
0
No
1
Yes: injection
Given home remedy, herbal med.
0
No
1
Yes: home rem, herb.
Other treatment for cough
0
No
1
Yes: other treatment
Given no treatment
0
No: received treatm.
1
Yes: no treatment
8
DK
Given any treatment for cough
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Age in months
Weight in kilograms (1 dec.)
Height in centimetres (1 dec.)
Ht/A Percentile
9998
Flagged cases
Ht/A Standard deviations
9998
Flagged cases
Ht/A Percent of ref. median
99998
Flagged cases
Wt/A Percentile
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/A Standard deviations
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/A Percent of ref. median
99998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Percentile
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Standard deviations
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Percent of ref. median
99998
Flagged cases
Reason not measured
0
Measured
1
Dead
2
Sick
3
Not present
4
Refused
5
Mother refused
6
Other
BCG scar on arm or shoulder
0
No scar
1
Scar seen
Height: lying or standing
1
Lying
2
Standing
Day of birth of child
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Date measured (day)
Date measured (month)
Date measured (year)
Arm circumference (cms - 1d)
Arm circ/A Percentile
9998
Flagged cases
Arm circ/A Standard deviations
9998
Flagged cases
Arm c/A Percent of ref. median
99998
Flagged cases
Arm circ/Ht Percentile
9998
Flagged cases
Arm cir/Ht Standard deviations
9998
Flagged cases
Arm cir/Ht Percent ref. median
99998
Flagged cases
Case Identification
Case Identification
Current marital status
0
Never married
1
Married
2
Living together
3
Widowed
4
Divorced
5
Not living together
Currently/formerly/never marr.
0
Never married
1
Currently married
2
Formerly married
Number of unions
1
Once
2
More than once
Husband lives in house
1
Living with her
2
Staying elsewhere
Number of other wives
0
No other wives
98
Don't know
Wife rank number
98
Don't know
Month of first marriage
Year of first marriage
Date of first marriage (CMC)
Completeness of date inform.
1
Month and year
2
Month and age- y imp
3
Year and age - m imp
4
Year & age - y ignor
5
Year - a, m imp
6
Age - y, m imp
7
Month - a, y imp
8
None - all imp.
Age at first marriage
Years since first marriage
Marital duration (grouped)
0
Never married
1
0-4
2
5-9
3
10-14
4
15-19
5
20-24
6
25-29
7
30+
Age at first intercourse
0
Not had intercourse
96
At first union
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Frequency of intercourse
0
No intercourse
98
Don't know
Time since last intercourse
100
Days, 0
199
Days, missing
201
Weeks, 1
301
Months, 1
401
Years, 1
995
Within last 4 weeks
996
Before last birth
998
Don't know
Time since last intercourse(g)
31
31+ days
95
Within last 4 weeks
96
Before last birth
98
Don't know
Time since last intercourse(im
995
Within last 4 weeks
996
Before last birth
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Flag for V529
0
No flag
1
N > int. since birth
2
N + abst. > interval
3
N, but sex not res.
4
96, but no birth
5
96, but curr.preg.
6
96, but resumed sex
7
N, last sex bef preg
8
N, inconsis 4 weeks
9
N, sex bef last birt
Age at first intercourse (imp)
0
Not had intercourse
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Flag for V531
0
No flag
1
After interview
2
After concep >= 1 yr
3
After concep < 1 yr
4
At marr, never marr
5
At marr,after concep
6
After marriage
Usual frequency of intercourse
0
No intercourse
98
Don't know
Case Identification
Case Identification
Fertility preference
1
Have another
2
Undecided
3
No more
4
Sterilized
5
Declared infecund
Preferred waiting time
994
Soon, now
996
Other, Non-numeric
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Preferred waiting time (grpd)
0
<12 months
1
1 year
2
2 years
3
3 years
4
4 years
5
5 years
6
6+ years
7
Non-numeric
8
Don't know
Desire for more children
1
Wants within 2 years
2
Wants after 2+ years
3
Wants, unsure timing
4
Undecided
5
Wants no more
6
Sterilized
7
Declared infecund
Ideal post-partum abst. period
100
Less than 1 month
101
Months, 1
201
Years, 1
996
Non-numeric response
998
DK
Sex while breastfeeding
1
Wait
2
Doesn't matter
8
Don't know
Husband approves FP
0
Disapproves
1
Approves
8
Don't know
Discussed FP with partner
0
Never
1
Once or twice
2
More often
Respondent approves FP
0
Disapproves
1
Approves
8
Don't know
Ideal number of children
94
Up to God
95
Doesn't want childr.
96
Non-numeric response
98
DK
Ideal number of children (grp)
6
6+
7
Non-numeric response
Best birth interval
101
Months, 1
200
Less than 1 year
201
Years, 1
996
Other
998
DK
Time for future birth
994
Soon/now
995
Can't get pregnant
996
Other
998
DK
Age youngest at future birth
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Reason regrets sterilization
0
No regret
1
Resp. wants another
2
Part. wants another
3
Side effects
4
Other reason
Think would have sterilization
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed number of children
0
No
1
Yes
Husbands desire for children
1
Both want same
2
Husband wants more
3
Husband wants fewer
8
DK
Exposure
0
Fecund
1
Pregnant
2
Amenorrheic
3
Infecund, menopausal
Unmet need
1
Unmet need to space
2
Unmet need to limit
3
Using to space
4
Using to limit
5
Spacing failure
6
Limiting failure
7
Desire birth < 2 yrs
8
Infecund, menopausal
Exposure (definition 2)
0
Fecund
1
Pregnant
2
Amenorrheic
3
Infecund, menopausal
Unmet need (definition 2)
1
Unmet need to space
2
Unmet need to limit
3
Using to space
4
Using to limit
5
Spacing failure
6
Limiting failure
7
Desire birth < 2 yrs
8
Infecund, menopausal
Case Identification
Case Identification
Partner's education level
0
No education
1
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Higher
8
Don't know
Highest year of education
98
Don't know
Partner's occupation
98
DK
Partner's occupation
0
Never worked
1
Prof., Tech., Manag.
2
Clerical
3
Sales
4
Agric-self employed
5
Agric-employee
6
Household & domestic
7
Services
8
Skilled manual
9
Unskilled manual
98
Don't know
Type of land where works
1
His/family land
2
Someone else's land
3
Rented land
8
Don't know
Respondent currently working
0
No
1
Yes
Husbands education-single yrs
20
20 or more
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Respondent's occupation
0
Not working
Respondent's occupation
0
Not working
1
Prof., Tech., Manag.
2
Clerical
3
Sales
4
Agric-self employed
5
Agric-employee
6
Household & domestic
7
Services
8
Skilled manual
9
Unskilled manual
98
Don't know
Current type of employment
0
Did not work
1
Paid employee, away
2
Paid employee, home
3
Self-employed, away
4
Self-employed, home
5
Unpaid worker, away
6
Unpaid worker, home
Work for family, others, self
1
For family member
2
For someone else
3
Self-employed
Earns cash for work
0
No
1
Yes
Works at home or away
1
At home
2
Away
Child with resp. at work
1
Usually
2
Sometimes
3
Never
Child minder
0
Respondent
1
Husband/partner
2
Older children
3
Other relatives
4
Neighbors
5
Friends
6
Servants/hired help
7
Child is in school
8
Institutional care
9
Other
Ever worked since Jan. 19 - NA
Month job prior to 8? end - NA
Year job prior to 8? ende - NA
Partner's educational attainm.
0
No education
1
Incomplete primary
2
Complete primary
3
Incomplete secondary
4
Complete secondary
5
Higher
8
Don't know
Case Identification
Case Identification
Time interview started
Time interview ended
Length of interview in minutes
95
95+
96
2+ visits
97
Inconsistent
Number of visits
Interviewer identification
Keyer identification
Pres. children < 10 (sec 5)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. husband (sec 5)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. other males (sec 5)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. other females (sec 5)
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Case Identification
Line no. of 1st husband
98
Not married
99
Not member household
Household level structure no.
Highest educational level
0
None
1
Primary
2
Middle/JSS
3
SSS/Comm./Voc/Tech
4
Post.sec/nurse/polyt
5
Higher
Highest grade at that level
Religion
1
Catholic
2
Anglican
3
Methodist
4
Presbyterian
5
Pentecostal
6
Spiritualist
7
Other Christian
8
Moslem
9
Traditional
10
No religion
96
Other
Usual region of residence
1
Western
2
Central
3
Greater Accra
4
Volta
5
Eastern
6
Ashanti
7
Brong-Ahafo
8
Northern
9
Upper West
10
Upper East
11
Outside Ghana
98
Don't know
Time to dnkg water &back(mins)
996
On premises
Video
0
No
1
Yes
A tractor
0
No
1
Yes
Horse/cart
0
No
1
Yes
Births since January 1990
Currently pregnant
0
No
1
Yes
8
Unsure
Why regrets sterilization
1
Resp.wants an.child
2
Ptnr wants an.child
3
Both want an.child
4
Side effects
6
Other
Who thinks should decide methd
1
Self
2
Spouse
3
Both of us
4
Health professional
5
Relative
6
Friend
96
Other
98
DK
How many boys
95
Up to God
96
Other
98
DK
How many girls
95
Up to God
96
Other
98
DK
How many of either sex
95
Up to God
96
Other
98
DK
Daughters mother gave birth to
Daughters who reached 12 years
Daughters alive now
Sisters dead now
Sisters who died in pregnancy
Sisters who died in childbirth
Sisters died 6 wks after prgcy
Sum maternal deaths
Partners level of education
1
Primary
2
Middle/JSS
3
SSS/Comm./Voc/Tech
4
Post.sec/nurse/polyt
5
Higher
8
DK
Partners highest standard/form
98
DK
Works on own land
1
His/family land
2
Rented land
3
Someone else's land
Currently working
0
No
1
Yes
Currently working: probed
0
No
1
Yes
Respondents own language
1
Twi
2
Fanti
3
Ga-Adangbe
4
Ewe
5
Nzeme
6
Dagbani
7
Hausa
8
English
96
Other
Language of interview
1
Twi
2
Fanti
3
Ga-Adangbe
4
Ewe
5
Nzeme
6
Dagbani
7
Hausa
8
English
96
Other
Use of 3rd party interpreter
1
None of interview
2
A small portion
3
Most of interview
4
All of interview
Sex and approx.age of interptr
1
Adult female
2
Teenage female
3
Adult male
4
Teenage male
5
Child
Case Identification
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Time wanted pregnancy
1
Then
2
Later
3
No more
Time would have waited
998
DK
Tetanus injection in pregnancy
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Number of injections
8
DK
Rec'd PN care 6 wks after del.
0
No
1
Yes
PN care by : doctor
0
No
1
Yes
PN care by : nurse
0
No
1
Yes
PN care by : midwife
0
No
1
Yes
PN care by : TBA (trained)
0
No
1
Yes
PN care by : TBA (not trained)
0
No
1
Yes
PN care by : relative
0
No
1
Yes
PN care by : other person
0
No
1
Yes
Times breastfed during night
Times breastfed during day
Case Identification
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Anything to treat fever
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Fever treated w. injection
0
No
1
Yes
Fever treated w. antibiotic
0
No
1
Yes
Fever treated w. antimalarial
0
No
1
Yes
Fever treated w. cough syrup
0
No
1
Yes
Fever treated w.oth.pill/syrup
0
No
1
Yes
Fever treated w.unk.pill/syrup
0
No
1
Yes
Fever treated w.home remedy
0
No
1
Yes
Fever treated w.other trtment
0
No
1
Yes
Seek advice/treatment
0
No
1
Yes
Fvr trtmt source : gvt hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Fvr trtmt source: Gvt.hlth.ctr
0
No
1
Yes
Fvr trtmt source:Gvt.hlth.post
0
No
1
Yes
Fvr trtmt source:mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Fvr trtmt source:cmmty.H.workr
0
No
1
Yes
Fvr trtmt source:private hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Fvr trtmt source:pharmacy
0
No
1
Yes
Fvr trtmt source:priv.doctor
0
No
1
Yes
Fvr trtmt source:mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Fvr trtmt source:comm.hlth.wkr
0
No
1
Yes
Fvr trtmt source:shop
0
No
1
Yes
Fvr trtmt source:trad.pract'er
0
No
1
Yes
Fvr trtmt source:other
0
No
1
Yes
Anything to treat fever/cough
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Cough treated w. injection
0
No
1
Yes
Cough treated w. antibiotic
0
No
1
Yes
Cough treated w. antimalarial
0
No
1
Yes
Cough treated w. cough syrup
0
No
1
Yes
Cough treated w.oth.pill/syrup
0
No
1
Yes
Cough treated w.unk.pill/syrup
0
No
1
Yes
Cough treated w.home remedy
0
No
1
Yes
Cough treated w.other trtment
0
No
1
Yes
Seek advice/treatment
0
No
1
Yes
Cough trtmt source : gvt hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Cgh trtmt source: Gvt.hlth.ctr
0
No
1
Yes
Cgh trtmt source:Gvt.hlth.post
0
No
1
Yes
Cgh trtmt source:mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Cgh trtmt source:cmmty.H.workr
0
No
1
Yes
Cgh trtmt source:private hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Cgh trtmt source:pharmacy
0
No
1
Yes
Cgh trtmt source:priv.doctor
0
No
1
Yes
Cgh trtmt source:mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Cgh trtmt source:comm.hlth.wkr
0
No
1
Yes
Cgh trtmt source:shop
0
No
1
Yes
Cgh trtmt source:trad.pract'er
0
No
1
Yes
Cgh trtmt source:other
0
No
1
Yes
Given ORS : Phermerol
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Given ORS : other ORS solution
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Case Identification
Case Identification
Heard of AIDS
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS inf.sourc: Radio
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS inf.sourc: Television
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS inf.sourc: Newspapers
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS inf.sourc: Health workers
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS inf.sourc: Mosques/church
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS inf.sourc: Friends/rltves
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS inf.sourc: Schools
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS inf.sourc: slogans/music
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS inf.sourc: pamph's/poster
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS inf.sourc: comm.meetings
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS inf.sourc: Other
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS inf.sourc: None
0
No
1
Yes
Trans.AIDS : Needles/blades
0
No
1
Yes
Trans.AIDS : Mother to child
0
No
1
Yes
Trans.AIDS : Sexual interc'se
0
No
1
Yes
Trans.AIDS : blood transfusion
0
No
1
Yes
Trans.AIDS : Other means
0
No
1
Yes
Trans.AIDS: Doesn't know means
0
No
1
Yes
Catch AIDS : handshaking
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : hugging
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : kissing
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : sexual inter'cse
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : sharing clothes
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : sharing utensils
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : urine/stool
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : insect bites
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : not using condom
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Healthy looking psn have AIDS
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Transmission to unborn child
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
What should gov't do for AIDS
1
Provide free treat't
2
Help relatives care
3
Isolate/quarantine
4
Should not be inv'ld
5
Kill them
6
Other
7
Educate/help/cure
8
DK
Pref.care for relative w/AIDS
1
Relatives
2
Friends
3
Govt.organisation
4
Relig.org/mission
5
Nobody/abandon
6
Other
Heard of STD's other than AIDS
0
No
1
Yes
Heard of Gonorrhea
0
No
1
Yes
Heard of syphilis
0
No
1
Yes
Heard of herpes
0
No
1
Yes
Heard of hepatitis
0
No
1
Yes
Heard of other STD
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtmnt : gvt hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtmnt: Gvt.hlth.ctr
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtmnt:Gvt.hlth.post
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtmnt:mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtmnt:cmmty.H.workr
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtmnt:private hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtmnt :pharmacy
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtmnt :priv.doctor
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtmnt:mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtmnt:comm.hlth.wkr
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtmnt :shop
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtmnt:trad.pract'er
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtment:spiritualist
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea trtmnt :other
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtmnt : gvt hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtmnt : Gvt.hlth.ctr
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtmnt :Gvt.hlth.post
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtmnt :mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtmnt :cmmty.H.workr
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtmnt :private hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtmnt :pharmacy
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtmnt :priv.doctor
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtmnt :mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtmnt :comm.hlth.wkr
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtmnt :shop
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtmnt :trad.pract'er
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtment:spiritualist
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis trtmnt :other
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtmnt : gvt hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtmnt : Gvt.hlth.ctr
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtmnt :Gvt.hlth.post
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtmnt :mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtmnt :cmmty.H.workr
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtmnt :private hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtmnt :pharmacy
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtmnt :priv.doctor
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtmnt :mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtmnt :comm.hlth.wkr
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtmnt :shop
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtmnt :trad.pract'er
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtment:spiritualist
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes trtmnt :other
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtmnt : gvt hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtmnt: Gvt.hlth.ctr
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtmnt:Gvt.hlth.post
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtmnt:mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtmnt:cmmty.H.workr
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtmnt:private hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtmnt :pharmacy
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtmnt :priv.doctor
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtmnt:mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtmnt:comm.hlth.wkr
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtmnt :shop
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtmnt:trad.pract'er
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtment:spiritualist
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis trtmnt :other
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtmnt : gvt hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtmnt: Gvt.hlth.ctr
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtmnt:Gvt.hlth.post
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtmnt:mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtmnt:cmmty.H.workr
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtmnt:private hosp.
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtmnt :pharmacy
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtmnt :priv.doctor
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtmnt:mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtmnt:comm.hlth.wkr
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtmnt :shop
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtmnt:trad.pract'er
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtment:spiritualist
0
No
1
Yes
Other STD trtmnt :other
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Case Identification
Last method used
0
Still using a method
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
How many months used lst mthd
90
90 or more
98
DK
Why stopped using last method
1
Wants children
2
Lack of knowledge
3
Husband opposed
4
Cost too much
5
Side effects
6
Health concerns
7
Hard to get method
8
Religion
9
Opposed to FP
10
Fatalistic
11
Other people opposed
12
Infrequent sex
13
Dif. to get pregnant
14
Menopausal/hysterect
15
Inconvenient
16
Not married
17
Became prg.while usg
96
Other
98
DK
Package of pills:seen/not seen
0
No
1
Yes
Brand name of pill package
1
Secure
2
Micromovum
3
Overette
4
Microgynon
5
Lo-Femenal
6
Micronon
Brand name of pills used
1
Secure
2
Micromovum
3
Overette
4
Microgynon
5
Lo-Femenal
6
Micronon
Side effects from use of pills
0
No
1
Yes
Pill side effs.:dizziness
0
No
1
Yes
Pill side effs.:weight gain
0
No
1
Yes
Pill side effs.:headaches
0
No
1
Yes
Pill side effs.:excess bleedng
0
No
1
Yes
Pill side effs.:irreg. cycle
0
No
1
Yes
Pill side effs.:menst.pain/cmp
0
No
1
Yes
Pill side effs.:irr.heart beat
0
No
1
Yes
Pill side effs.:other side.eff
0
No
1
Yes
Pill side effs.:none
0
No
1
Yes
Intend to use next 12 months
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Know source for FP
0
No
1
Yes
Source for FP
11
Government hospital
12
Government health c.
13
Family pln'g clinic
14
Mobile clinic
15
Field worker
21
Private hosp./clinic
22
Phm'cy/chemist
23
Priv.doctor/clinic
24
Mobile clinic
25
Field worker
26
Priv.FP/PPAG clinic
27
Maternity home
31
Shop
32
Church
33
Friends, relatives
34
Drug pedlar
96
Other
Heard/seen FP msg.: radio
0
No
1
Yes
Heard/seen FP msg.: TV
0
No
1
Yes
Heard/seen FP msg.: newspaper
0
No
1
Yes
Heard/seen FP msg.: billboard
0
No
1
Yes
Heard/seen FP msg.: comm.h.nse
0
No
1
Yes
Heard/seen FP msg.: FP worker
0
No
1
Yes
Heard/seen FP msg.: friends/rl
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Country code and phase
Cluster number
Household number
Respondent's line number
Ultimate area unit
Sample weight
Month of interview
Year of interview
Date of interview (CMC)
Respondent's month of birth
Respondent's year of birth
Date of birth (CMC)
Current age - respondent
Age 5-year groups
1
15-19
2
20-24
3
25-29
4
30-34
5
35-39
6
40-44
7
45-49
8
50-54
9
55-59
10
60-64
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
2
Month and age -y imp
3
Year and age - m imp
4
Y & age - y ignored
5
Year - a, m imp
6
Age - y, m imp
7
Month - a, y imp
8
None - all imp
Result of individual interview
1
Completed
2
Not at home
3
Postponed
4
Refused
5
Partly completed
6
Incapacitated
7
Other
Day of interview
Primary sampling unit
Sample stratum number
Sample domain
0
National
1
Country specific
Region
1
Western
2
Central
3
Greater Accra
4
Volta
5
Eastern
6
Ashanti
7
Brong-Ahafo
8
Northern
9
Upper West
10
Upper East
Type of place of residence
1
Urban
2
Rural
De facto place of residence
0
Capital, large city
1
Small city
2
Town
3
Countryside
Number of visits
Interviewer identification
Keyer identification
Field supervisor - NA
Field editor - NA
Office editor - NA
Ultimate area selection prob.
Number of wives, partners
0
No wives/partners
Time interview started
Time interview ended
Length of interview in minutes
95
95+
96
2+ visits
97
Inconsistent
Item created from ISSA Group
Line numbers of wives
0
Wife not in HH
Case Identification
Region
1
Wester
2
Central
3
Greater Accra
4
Volta
5
Eastern
6
Ashanti
7
Brong-Ahafo
8
Northern
9
Upper West
10
Upper East
Type of place of residence
1
Urban
2
Rural
Childhood place of residence
0
Capital, large city
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
4
Abroad
Years lived in place of res.
95
Always
96
Visitor
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Type of place of previous res.
0
Capital, large city
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
4
Abroad
Highest educational level
0
No education
1
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Higher
Highest year of education
Literacy
1
Reads easily
2
Reads with difficult
3
Cannot read
Reads newspaper once a week
0
No
1
Yes
Watches TV every week
0
No
1
Yes
Listens to radio every da - NA
Listens to radio every week
0
No
1
Yes
Religion
0
No Religion
1
Catholic
2
Anglican
3
Methodist
4
Presbyterian
5
Pentecostal
6
Spiritualist
7
Other Christian
8
Moslem
9
Traditional
Ethnicity
1
Asante
2
Akwapin
3
Fanti
4
Other Akan
5
Ga/Adangbe
6
Ewe
7
Guan
8
Mole-Dagbani
9
Grussi
10
Gruma
11
Hausa
12
Central Togo Tribes
13
Other Ghanaian tr.
14
Other non-Gh.tribes
96
Other
Education in single years
97
Inconsistent
De facto place of residence
0
Capital, large city
1
Small city
2
Town
3
Countryside
Usual resident or visitor
1
Usual resident
2
Visitor
Number of household members
Number of eligible men in HH
Respondent still in school
0
No
1
Yes
Educational attainment
0
No education
1
Incomplete primary
2
Complete primary
3
Incomplete secondary
4
Complete secondary
5
Higher
Relationship to household head
1
Head
2
Husband
3
Son
4
Son-in-law
5
Grand-son
6
Father
7
Father-in-law
8
Brother
10
Other relative
11
Adopted/foster child
12
Not related
98
DK
Sex of household head
1
Male
2
Female
Age of household head
Case Identification
Total children ever born
Sons at home
Daughters at home
Sons elsewhere
Daughters elsewhere
Sons who have died
Daughters who have died
Partner currently pregnan - NA
Number of living children
Current pregnancy wanted - NA
Case Identification
Knowledge of any method
0
Knows no method
1
Knows only folkloric
2
Knows only trad. mth
3
Knows modern method
Ever use of any method
0
Never used
1
Used only folkloric
2
Used only trad. meth
3
Used modern method
Contraceptive Table
Type of method
1
Modern method
2
Traditional method
3
Folkloric method
Knows method
0
No
1
Yes, spontaneously
2
Yes, probed
8
Not asked
Ever used method
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Current contraceptive method
0
Not using
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Current use by method type
0
No method
1
Folkloric method
2
Traditional method
3
Modern method
Pattern of use
1
Currently using
3
Ever used
4
Never used
Intention to use
1
In next 12 months
2
Use later
3
Unsure about timing
4
Unsure about use
5
Does not intend
6
Never had sex
Preferred future method
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
98
Don't know
Contraceptive use & intention
1
Using modern method
2
Using tradit. method
3
Non-user intend to
4
Does not intend to
5
Never had sex
Acceptability of radio me - NA
Acceptability of TV messa - NA
Wanted last child - NA
Main reason not using a me- NA
Main reason not to use a meth.
11
Not married
20
FERTILITY-RELATED
22
Infrequent sex
23
Menopausal, hyster.
24
Subfecund, infecund
26
Wants more children
30
OPPOSITION TO USE
31
Respondent opposed
32
Partner opposed
33
Others opposed
34
Religious prohibit.
40
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
41
Knows no method
42
Knows no source
50
METHOD-RELATED
51
Health concerns
52
Fear side effects
53
Lack of access
54
Cost too much
55
Inconvenient to use
56
Interfere with body
61
Up to woman to use
96
Other
98
DK
Heard FP on radio last months
0
No
1
Yes
Heard FP on TV last months
0
No
1
Yes
Heard FP newspaper last months
0
No
1
Yes
Heard FP on poster last months
0
No
1
Yes
Heard FP brochures last m - NA
Case Identification
Current marital status
0
Never married
1
Married
2
Living together
3
Widowed
4
Divorced
5
Not living together
Currently/formerly/never marr.
0
Never married
1
Currently married
2
Formerly married
Number of unions - NA
Number of wives, partners
Month of first marriage
Year of first marriage
Date of first marriage (CMC)
Completeness of date inform.
1
Month and year
2
Month and age -y imp
3
Year and age - m imp
5
Year - a, m imp
6
Age - y, m imp
7
Month - a, y imp
8
None - all imp
Age at first marriage
Years since first marriage
Marital duration (grouped)
0
Never married
1
0-4
2
5-9
3
10-14
4
15-19
5
20-24
6
25-29
7
30+
Age at first intercourse
0
Not had intercourse
96
At first union
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Time since last intercourse
995
Within last 4 weeks
996
Before last birth
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Age at first intercourse (imp)
0
Not had intercourse
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Flag for MV531
0
No flag
1
After interview
2
After concep >= 1 yr
3
After concep < 1 yr
4
At marr, never marr
5
At marr,after concep
6
After marriage
Have a regular sex partne - NA
Have ever been married - NA
Case Identification
Fertility preference
1
Have another
2
Undecided
3
No more
4
Sterilized
5
Wife declared infec
6
Never had sex
7
Man declared infec.
Preferred waiting time
993
After marriage
994
Soon, now
996
Other, Non-numeric
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Preferred waiting time (grpd)
0
<12 months
1
1 year
2
2 years
3
3 years
4
4 years
5
5 years
6
6+ years
7
Non-numeric
8
Don't know
Desire for more children
1
Wants within 2 years
2
Wants after 2+ years
3
Wants, unsure timing
4
Undecided
5
Wants no more
6
Sterilized
7
Declared infecund
8
Never had sex
Wife approves FP
0
Disapproves
1
Approves
8
Don't know
Discussed FP with partner - NA
Respondent approves FP
0
Disapproves
1
Approves
8
Don't know
Ideal number of children
96
Non-numeric response
98
DK
Ideal number of children (grp)
6
6+
7
Non-numeric response
Time for future birth
993
After marriage
994
Soon/now
995
Can't get pregnant
996
Other
998
DK
Wifes desire for children - NA
Ideal number of boys
96
Other
98
DK
Ideal number of girls
96
Other
98
DK
Ideal number of either sex
96
Other
98
DK
Discussed FP with partner - NA
Discussed FP with mother - NA
Discussed FP with father - NA
Discussed FP with sister( - NA
Discussed FP with brother - NA
Discussed FP with daughte - NA
Discussed FP with mother- - NA
Discussed FP with friends - NA
Discussed FP -country spe - NA
Discussed FP -country spe - NA
Discussed FP -country spe - NA
Discussed FP -country spe - NA
Discussed FP with others - NA
Case Identification
Respondent currently working
0
No
1
Yes
Respondent's occupation
0
Not working
Respondent's occupation
0
Not working
1
Prof., Tech., Manag.
2
Clerical
3
Sales
4
Agric-self employed
5
Agric-employee
6
Household & domestic
7
Services
8
Skilled manual
9
Unskilled manual
98
Don't know
Work for family, others, - NA
Worked in last 12 months - NA
Employment all year/seaso - NA
Months worked in last 12 - NA
Earnings for work - NA
Type of land where resp. - NA
Case Identification
Ever heard of AIDS
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS: radio
0
No
1
Radio
AIDS: television
0
No
1
Television
AIDS: newspapers/magazines
0
No
1
Newspaper/magazine
AIDS: pamphlets/posters
0
No
1
Pamphlets/posters
AIDS: clinic/health workers
0
No
1
Clinic/health worker
AIDS: churches/mosques
0
No
1
Churches/mosques
AIDS: schools/teachers
0
No
1
Schools/teachers
AIDS: community meetings
0
No
1
Community meetings
AIDS: friends/relatives
0
No
1
Friends/relatives
AIDS: work place - NA
AIDS: country specific
0
No
1
Country specific
AIDS: country specific - NA
AIDS: country specific - NA
AIDS: country specific - NA
AIDS: country specific - NA
AIDS: other responses
0
No
1
Other responses
Ways to avoid AIDS - NA
AIDS: Safe sex - NA
AIDS: abstain from sex - NA
AIDS: use condoms during - NA
AIDS: only one sex partne - NA
AIDS: avoid sex prostitut - NA
AIDS: avoid sex homosexua - NA
AIDS: avoid blood transfu - NA
AIDS: avoid injections - NA
AIDS: avoid kissing - NA
AIDS: avoid mosquito bite - NA
AIDS: protection trad. he - NA
AIDS: country specific - NA
AIDS: country specific - NA
AIDS: country specific - NA
AIDS: country specific - NA
AIDS: other responses - NA
AIDS: DK ways to avoid AI - NA
Safe sex: abstain from se - NA
Safe sex: use condoms dur - NA
Safe sex: only one partne - NA
Safe sex: avoid prostitut - NA
Safe sex: avoid homosexua - NA
Safe sex: country specifi - NA
Safe sex: country specifi - NA
Safe sex: country specifi - NA
Safe sex: country specifi - NA
Safe sex: other responses - NA
Safe sex: DK meaning - NA
Can a healthy person have AIDS
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Is AIDS a fatal disease - NA
Behavior: Did not start s - NA
Behavior: Stopped all sex - NA
Behavior: Started using c - NA
Behavior: Only one sex pa - NA
Behavior: Reduced partner - NA
Behavior: Ask spouse fait - NA
Behavior: No homosexual c - NA
Behavior: Stopped injecti - NA
Behavior: Country specifi - NA
Behavior: Country specifi - NA
Behavior: Country specifi - NA
Behavior: Country specifi - NA
Behavior: Avoid sex w. pr - NA
Behavior: No nonsexual ch - NA
Behavior: Other nonsexual - NA
Behavior: Other responses - NA
Behavior: No change - NA
Behavior: Don't know - NA
Last intercourse used con - NA
Partners in last 12 month - NA
Knowledge of condom
0
Never heard condom
1
Knows (unclear)
2
Knows for FP only
3
Knows for STD only
4
Knows for FP & STD
Ever use of condom
0
Never used condom
1
Used, unclear why
2
Used for FP only
3
Used for STD only
4
Used for FP & STD
Case Identification
Highest educational level
1
Primary
2
Middle/JSS
3
SSS/Comm./Voc/Tech
4
Post.sec/nurse/polyt
5
Higher
Type of land where resp. works
1
Own/Family
2
Rent Land
3
Someones Elses Land
Works for money/share crops
1
For money
2
For share of crops
Usual place of residence
1
City
2
Town
3
Village
Usual district of residence
1
Western
2
Central
3
Greater Accra
4
Volta
5
Eastern
6
Ashanti
7
Brong-Ahafo
8
Northern
9
Upper West
10
Upper East
11
Outside Ghana
98
Don't know
Dejure: Electricity
0
No
1
Yes
Dejure: Radio
0
No
1
Yes
Dejure: Television
0
No
1
Yes
Dejure: Refrigerator
0
No
1
Yes
Dejure: Video
0
No
1
Yes
Dejure: Rooms for sleeping
Dejure: Main floor mat'l
11
Earth/sand/mud
12
Mud mixed with dung
21
Wood planks
22
Palm/bamboo
31
Parquet/polished wd.
32
Linoleum
33
Ceramic tiles
34
Cement
35
Carpet
36
Terrazo
96
Other
Dejure: Bicycle
0
No
1
Yes
Dejure: Motorcycle
0
No
1
Yes
Dejure: Motor vehicle
0
No
1
Yes
Dejure: A tractor
0
No
1
Yes
Dejure: Horse/cart
0
No
1
Yes
Aware of ovulatory cycle
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Knowledge of ovulatory cycle
1
During her period
2
After period ended
3
Middle of the cycle
4
Before period begins
5
A week before period
6
Other
7
A week after period
8
DK
Living children at first use
Source of current method
11
Govt hosp,polyclinic
12
Government health c.
13
Family pln'g clinic
14
Mobile clinic
15
Field worker
21
Private hosp./clinic
22
Phm'cy/chemist
23
Priv.doctor/clinic
24
Mobile clinic
25
Field worker
26
Priv.FP/PPAG clinic
27
Maternity home
31
Shop
32
Church
33
Friends, relatives
96
Other
98
DK
Time to get to source (unit)
1
Minutes
2
Hours
9
Special answers
Time to get to source (number)
998
DK
Convenience of acc.to source
1
Convenient
2
Inconvenient
Use of condom last four weeks
0
No
1
Yes
Brand name of condom
1
Tahiti
2
Sultan
3
Protector Condom
4
Panther condom
98
DK
Cost of single condom
995
Partner obtained it
996
Free
998
DK
Freq.of condom use
1
More
2
Same number
3
Fewer
Why condom use more frequent
1
Fear of getting AIDS
2
Fear of other STD
3
Family planning
4
Less expensive now
5
More available now
6
Other
8
DK
Source for any future method
11
Govt hosp,polyclinic
12
Government health c.
13
Family pln'g clinic
14
Mobile clinic
15
Field worker
21
Private hosp./clinic
22
Phm'cy/chemist
23
Priv.doctor/clinic
24
Mobile clinic
25
Field worker
26
Priv.FP/PPAG clinic
27
Maternity home
31
Shop
32
Church
33
Friends, relatives
96
Other
98
DK
Time from home to place (unit)
1
Minutes
2
Hours
9
Special answers
Time from home to place(numb.)
998
DK
Convenience of acc.to source
1
Convenient
2
Inconvenient
FP message : Comm.health nurse
0
No
1
Yes
FP message : FP worker
0
No
1
Yes
FP message : Friends/relatives
0
No
1
Yes
Approves of FP inf.on radio/TV
0
No
1
Yes
8
Dont Know
Condoms used with casual ptnrs
1
Agree
2
Disagree
8
Undecided
Condoms reduce risk of STD
1
Agree
2
Disagree
8
Undecided
Women dislike men using condom
1
Agree
2
Disagree
8
Undecided
Use condom shows responsible
1
Agree
2
Disagree
8
Undecided
Used primarily for Fmly plng
1
Agree
2
Disagree
8
Undecided
Condoms embarrassing to obtain
1
Agree
2
Disagree
8
Undecided
Can be used more than once
1
Agree
2
Disagree
8
Undecided
Cond's make sex less enjoyable
1
Agree
2
Disagree
8
Undecided
Usual coital frequency
98
DK
Times a month have sexual int.
Number of different women
Use of condom
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS: Needles/Blades/Wound
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS: Mother to Child
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS: Sexual Intercrs
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS: Blood Transfusion
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS: Other
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS: Don't Know
0
No
1
Yes
Catch AIDS : handshaking
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : hugging
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : Kissing
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : Sexual interc'se
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : Sharing clothes
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : sharing utensils
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : urine/stool
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : Mosquito bites
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Catch AIDS : not using condom
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't Know
Transmission to unborn child
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
What should gov't do for AIDS
1
Provide free treat't
2
Help relatives care
3
Isolate/quarantine
4
Should not be inv'ld
5
Kill them
6
Other
7
Educate/help/cure
8
DK
Pref.care for relative w/AIDS
1
Relatives
2
Friends
3
Govt.organisation
4
Relig.org/mission
5
Nobody/abandon
6
Other
Heard of STD's other than AIDS
0
No
1
Yes
Knows of Gonorrhea
0
No
1
Yes
Knows of Syphilis
0
No
1
Yes
Knows of Herpes
0
No
1
Yes
Knows of Hepatitis
0
No
1
Yes
Knows of Other STD
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Publ Hosp
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Publ HC
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Publ HP
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Publ Mbl Clnc
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Publ Cmty HW
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Pvt Hosptial
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Pharmacy
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Pvt Doctor
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Pvt Mob Clnc
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Pvt Cmty HW
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Shop
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Trad Pract
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Spiritualist
0
No
1
Yes
Gonorrhea: Other
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Publ Hosp
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Publ HC
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Publ HP
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Publ Mbl Clnc
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Publ Cmty HW
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Pvt Hosptial
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Pharmacy
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Pvt Doctor
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Pvt Mob Clnc
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Pvt Cmty HW
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Shop
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Trad Pract
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Spiritualist
0
No
1
Yes
Syphilis: Other
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Publ Hosp
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Publ HC
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Publ HP
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Publ Mbl Clnc
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Publ Cmty HW
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Pvt Hosptial
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Pharmacy
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Pvt Doctor
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Pvt Mob Clnc
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Pvt Cmty HW
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Shop
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Trad Pract
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Spiritualist
0
No
1
Yes
Herpes: Other
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Publ Hosp
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Publ HC
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Publ HP
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Publ Mbl Clnc
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Publ Cmty HW
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Pvt Hosptial
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Pharmacy
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Pvt Doctor
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Pvt Mob Clnc
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Pvt Cmty HW
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Shop
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Trad Pract
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Spiritualist
0
No
1
Yes
Hepatitis: Other
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Publ Hosp
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Publ HC
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Publ HP
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Publ Mbl Clnc
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Publ Cmty HW
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Pvt Hosptial
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Pharmacy
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Pvt Doctor
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Pvt Mob Clnc
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Pvt Cmty HW
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Shop
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Trad Pract
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Spiritualist
0
No
1
Yes
Other: Other
0
No
1
Yes
Recommend sterilization
0
No
1
Yes
Regrets wife's sterilisation
0
No
1
Yes
Why not recommend
1
Resp.wants anoth.ch
2
Partner wants anoth.
3
Couple want anoth.ch
4
Side effects
6
Other reason
Time to wait before sex (unit)
1
Months
2
Years
9
Special answers
Time to wait before sex (num.)
96
Other answers
98
Don't Know
Stop breastfeeding before sex
1
Wait
2
Does not matter
Who thinks should decide methd
1
Self
2
Spouse
3
Both of us
4
Health professional
5
Relative
6
Friend
96
Other
Best birth interval (units)
1
Months
2
Years
9
Special answers
Best birth interval (number)
96
Other
98
Dont Know
Case Identification
Line
Data from HH or individual
1
From household
2
From individual questionnaire
Ht/A Standard deviations (according to WHO)
9996
Height out of plausible limits
9997
Age in days out of plausible limits
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/A Standard deviations (according to WHO)
9996
Height out of plausible limits
9997
Age in days out of plausible limits
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Standard deviations (according to WHO)
9996
Height out of plausible limits
9997
Age in days out of plausible limits
9998
Flagged cases
BMI Standard deviations (according to WHO)
9996
Height out of plausible limits
9997
Age in days out of plausible limits
9998
Flagged cases
Household ID
Wealth Index from factor scores
Quintiles of wealth index
1
Lowest quintile
2
Second quintile
3
Middle quintile
4
Fourth quintile
5
Highest quintile