Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 2015 - 2016

Reference ID

TZA_2015_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [Tanzania], Ministry of Health [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania], Office of the Chief Government Statistician, and ICF., Minnesota Population Center

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Jan 16, 2021

Last modified

Jan 16, 2021

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Desire for more children (M_KIDDESIREMN)

Data file: TZA2015-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 579

End: 580

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

507. CHECK 208:

HAS FATHERED CHILDREN:
a) Now I have some questions about the future. Would you like to have another child, or would you prefer not to have any more children?

HAS NOT FATHERED CHILDREN:
b) Now I have some questions about the future. Would you like to have a child, or would you prefer not have any children?

HAVE (A/ANOTHER) CHILD 1
NO MORE/NONE 2 (GO TO 514)
SAYS COUPLE CAN'T GET PREGNANT 3 (GO TO 514)
WIFE/PARTNER STERILIZED 4 (GO TO 514)
UNDECIDED/DON'T KNOW 8 (GO TO 514)

Value	Category
10	Wants more children
11	Wants within 2 years
12	Wants after 2+ years
13	Wants, unsure timing
20	Undecided
30	Wants no more
40	Not at risk of pregnancy
41	Sterilized
42	Declared infecuned
43	Never had sex
98	Missing
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

KIDDESIREMN (MV605) is a constructed variable distinguishing between men who want another child soon (in less than two years), who want another child later (in 2+ years), who want no more children, and who aren't sure (about timing or about the number of children desired), This variable also identifies male respondents who are not at risk of having (more) children.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
General family planning Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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