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Demographic and Health Survey 2005-06 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 2005 - 2006
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Reference ID
ZWE_2005_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office [Zimbabwe] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Thinks not having sex reduces AIDS risk (yes/no) (W_AIDABSTLOWRYN)

Data file: ZWE2005-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 827
End: 827
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
906) Can people reduce their chance of getting HIV by abstaining from sexual intercourse?

YES 1
NO 2
DON'T KNOW 8
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don’t know
8 Missing
9 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
AIDABSTLOWRYN (V754BP) indicates whether the woman believes abstaining from sex reduces risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.

For a similar variable asked as an open-ended question, see AIDABSTLOWR (V754B).

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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