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Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Egypt, Arab Rep., 2008
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Reference ID
EGY_2008_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health [Egypt], E-Zanaty and Associates, and Macro International., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Thinks FC can lead to girl's death (yes/no) (B_FCYNDEATH)

Data file: EGY2008-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 877
End: 877
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
921. I will read you some statements about circumcision. Please tell me if you agree or disagree. A husband will prefer his wife to be circumcised. Circumcision prevents adultery. Childbirth is more difficult for a woman who has been circumcised. Circumcision can cause severe consequences that can lead to a girl's death.

HUSBAND PREFER

DISAGREE 1
AGREE 2
DK 8

PREVENTS ADULTERY

DISAGREE 1
AGREE 2
DK 8

CHILDBIRTH DIFFICULT

DISAGREE 1
AGREE 2
DK 8

MAY LEAD TO GIRL'S DEATH

DISAGREE 1
AGREE 2
DK 8
Categories
Value Category
0 Disagree
1 Agree
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
FCYNDEATH indicates whether the woman agrees with the statement that "[female] circumcision can cause severe complications, which may lead to the girl's death."

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Beliefs about FC Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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