Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2008
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Preferred waiting time for birth of a(nother) child (grouped) (C_PREFTIMECHGP)
Data file: GHA2008-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
637
End:
638
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
703. CHECK 226:
NOT PREGNANT OR UNSURE:
How long would you like to wait from now before the birth of (a/another) child?
PREGNANT:
After the birth of the child you are expecting now, how long would you like to wait before the birth of another child?
MONTHS 1 __
YEARS 2 __
SOON/NOW 993 (GO TO 708)
SAYS SHE CAN'T GET PREGNANT 994 (GO TO 713)
AFTER MARRIAGE 995 (GO TO 708)
OTHER (SPECIFY) ____ 996 (GO TO 708)
DON'T KNOW 998 (GO TO 708)
NOT PREGNANT OR UNSURE:
How long would you like to wait from now before the birth of (a/another) child?
PREGNANT:
After the birth of the child you are expecting now, how long would you like to wait before the birth of another child?
MONTHS 1 __
YEARS 2 __
SOON/NOW 993 (GO TO 708)
SAYS SHE CAN'T GET PREGNANT 994 (GO TO 713)
AFTER MARRIAGE 995 (GO TO 708)
OTHER (SPECIFY) ____ 996 (GO TO 708)
DON'T KNOW 998 (GO TO 708)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Less than 12 months |
| 01 | 1 year |
| 02 | 2 years |
| 03 | 3 years |
| 04 | 4 years |
| 05 | 5 years |
| 06 | 6 or more years |
| 96 | Non-numeric response |
| 97 | Don't know |
| 98 | Missing |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
For women who want to have a/another child, PREFTIMECHGP (V604) reports the amount of time, in years, they would like to wait before the birth of a/another child, top-coded at 6+ years.
PREFTIMECHGP includes women who are either pregnant or at risk of pregnancy. However, the definition of "at risk of pregnancy" varies across samples; see Comparability.
The related variable PREFTIMECH presents the same information in greater detail, in terms of months or years, top-coded at 20 years.
PREFTIMECHGP includes women who are either pregnant or at risk of pregnancy. However, the definition of "at risk of pregnancy" varies across samples; see Comparability.
The related variable PREFTIMECH presents the same information in greater detail, in terms of months or years, top-coded at 20 years.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| General family planning Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |