Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2008
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Number of women that male respondent fathered children with (M_FATHERWNOMN)
Data file: GHA2008-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
329
End:
330
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
211. In all, how many women have you fathered children with?
NUMBER OF WOMEN___
NUMBER OF WOMEN___
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 96 | More than one woman, don't know number |
| 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
FATHERWNOMN (MV245) reports how many women the male respondent has fathered children with. Men who have never had children are coded "0." Information is collected through direct questions: "Did all of the children you have fathered have the same biological mother? and, if no, "In all, how many women have you fathered children with?"
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |