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Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2015 - 2016
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MWI_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Jan 16, 2021
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Sexual activity in past 4 weeks (C_SEXACTIV4WKMN)

Data file: MWI2016-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 660
End: 660
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
415. Now I would like to ask you about your recent sexual activity. When was the last time you had sexual intercourse?

IF LESS THAN 12 MONTHS, ANSWER MUST BE RECORDED IN DAYS, WEEKS, OR MONTHS. IF 12 MONTHS (ONE YEAR) OR MORE, ANSWER MUST BE RECORDED IN YEARS.

DAYS AGO 1 ___ (GO TO 417)
WEEKS AGO 2 ___ (GO TO 417)
MONTHS AGO 3 ___ (GO TO 417)
YEARS AGO 4 ___ (GO TO 427)
Categories
Value Category
0 Never had intercourse
1 Active in last 4 weeks
2 Not active in last 4 weeks
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
SEXACTIV4WKMN (MV536) reports the respondent's recent sexual activity (never had intercourse, sexually active in the last 4 weeks, or not sexually active in the last 4 weeks).

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Recent sexual experience Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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