Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2008

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Reference ID

GHA_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF Macro., Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 19, 2018

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Sep 19, 2018

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Pattern of use of contraceptive method (W_FPUSPATRN)

Data file: GHA2008-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 686

End: 687

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

304. Have you ever used anything or tried in any way to delay or avoid getting pregnant?

YES 1 (GO TO 306)
NO 2

Categories

Value	Category
10	Currently using
20	Ever used, but not currently using
21	Used since last birth
22	Used before last birth
30	Never used
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

FPUSPATRN (V361) reports the woman's pattern of contraceptive use by indicating whether she is currently using, has used in the past, or has never used contraception.

concept

Concept

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

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