Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2008
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Times mother breastfed child during previous night (last birth) (W_BRSFEDNITE_01)
Data file: GHA2008-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
2759
End:
2760
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
468. How many times did you breastfeed last night between sunset and sunrise?
IF ANSWER IS NOT NUMERIC, PROBE FOR APPROXIMATE NUMBER.
[Most recent birth within the last five years]
NUMBER OF NIGHTTIME FEEDINGS ___
IF ANSWER IS NOT NUMERIC, PROBE FOR APPROXIMATE NUMBER.
[Most recent birth within the last five years]
NUMBER OF NIGHTTIME FEEDINGS ___
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 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 96 | On demand |
| 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 gave birth in the last three to five years and whose last-born child is still breastfeeding, BRSFEDNITE_01 (M35_1) reports how many times the mother breastfed the child the previous night between sunset and sunrise (for the last birth).
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Breastfeeding and infant feeding Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |