Demographic and Health Survey 2004 - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2004
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Preferred waiting time for birth of a(nother) child (B_PREFTIMECH)
Data file: LSO2004-B.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
519
End:
521
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
603 CHECK 226:
NOT PREGNANT OR UNSURE: How long would you like to wait from now before the birth of (a/another) child?
PREGNANT: After the birth of the child you are expecting now, how long would you like to wait before the birth of another child?
MONTHS 1 ___ ___
YEARS 2 ___ ___
SOON/NOW 993 (GO TO 609
SAYS SHE CAN'T GET PREGNANT 994 (GO TO 614
AFTER MARRIAGE 995 (GO TO 609
OTHER ______________(SPECIFY) 996 (GO TO 609
DON'T KNOW 998 (GO TO 609
NOT PREGNANT OR UNSURE: How long would you like to wait from now before the birth of (a/another) child?
PREGNANT: After the birth of the child you are expecting now, how long would you like to wait before the birth of another child?
MONTHS 1 ___ ___
YEARS 2 ___ ___
SOON/NOW 993 (GO TO 609
SAYS SHE CAN'T GET PREGNANT 994 (GO TO 614
AFTER MARRIAGE 995 (GO TO 609
OTHER ______________(SPECIFY) 996 (GO TO 609
DON'T KNOW 998 (GO TO 609
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 100 | Less than one month (want now) |
| 101 | 1 month |
| 102 | 2 months |
| 103 | 3 months |
| 104 | 4 months |
| 105 | 5 months |
| 106 | 6 months |
| 107 | 7 months |
| 108 | 8 months |
| 109 | 9 months |
| 110 | 10 months |
| 111 | 11 months |
| 112 | 12 months |
| 113 | 13 months |
| 114 | 14 months |
| 115 | 15 months |
| 116 | 16 months |
| 117 | 17 months |
| 118 | 18 months |
| 119 | 19 months |
| 120 | 20 months |
| 121 | 21 months |
| 122 | 22 months |
| 123 | 23 months |
| 124 | 24 months |
| 125 | 25 months |
| 126 | 26 months |
| 127 | 27 months |
| 128 | 28 months |
| 129 | 29 months |
| 130 | 30 months |
| 131 | 31 months |
| 132 | 32 months |
| 133 | 33 months |
| 134 | 34 months |
| 135 | 35 months |
| 136 | 36 months |
| 137 | 37 months |
| 138 | 38 months |
| 139 | 39 months |
| 140 | 40 months |
| 141 | 41 months |
| 142 | 42 months |
| 143 | 43 months |
| 144 | 44 months |
| 145 | 45 months |
| 146 | 46 months |
| 147 | 47 months |
| 148 | 48 months |
| 149 | 49 months |
| 150 | 50 months |
| 151 | 51 months |
| 152 | 52 months |
| 153 | 53 months |
| 154 | 54 months |
| 155 | 55 months |
| 156 | 56 months |
| 157 | 57 months |
| 158 | 58 months |
| 159 | 59 months |
| 160 | 60 months |
| 161 | 61 months |
| 162 | 62 months |
| 163 | 63 months |
| 164 | 64 months |
| 165 | 65 months |
| 166 | 66 months |
| 167 | 67 months |
| 168 | 68 months |
| 169 | 69 months |
| 170 | 70 months |
| 171 | 71 months |
| 172 | 72 months |
| 173 | 73 months |
| 174 | 74 months |
| 175 | 75 months |
| 176 | 76 months |
| 177 | 77 months |
| 178 | 78 months |
| 179 | 79 months |
| 180 | 80 months |
| 181 | 81 months |
| 182 | 82 months |
| 183 | 83 months |
| 184 | 84 months |
| 185 | 85 months |
| 186 | 86 months |
| 187 | 87 months |
| 188 | 88 months |
| 189 | 89 months |
| 190 | 90 months |
| 191 | 91 months |
| 192 | 92 months |
| 193 | 93 months |
| 194 | 94 months |
| 195 | 95 months |
| 196 | 96 months |
| 197 | 97 months |
| 198 | 98 months |
| 199 | Months, number unspecified |
| 200 | Less than one year |
| 201 | 1 year |
| 202 | 2 years |
| 203 | 3 years |
| 204 | 4 years |
| 205 | 5 years |
| 206 | 6 years |
| 207 | 7 years |
| 208 | 8 years |
| 209 | 9 years |
| 210 | 10 years |
| 211 | 11 years |
| 212 | 12 years |
| 213 | 13 years |
| 214 | 14 years |
| 215 | 15 years |
| 216 | 16 years |
| 217 | 17 years |
| 218 | 18 years |
| 219 | 19 years |
| 220 | 20 years or more |
| 299 | Years, number unspecified |
| 987 | After weaning |
| 989 | After finishing school |
| 990 | When spouse returns |
| 991 | Up to God |
| 992 | After marriage |
| 993 | Any time |
| 994 | Soon or immediately |
| 995 | Other, non-numeric response |
| 996 | Inconsistent response |
| 997 | Don't know |
| 998 | Missing |
| 999 | 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
For women who want to have a/another child, PREFTIMECH (V603) reports the amount of time, in months or years, they would like to wait before the birth of a/another child (top-coded at 20 years). The complementary variable PREFTIMECH (V604) reports responses to the same question, but in terms of years only, top-coded at 6+ years.
PREFTIMECH includes women who are either pregnant or at risk of pregnancy. However, the definition of "at risk of pregnancy" varies across samples, and the way this variable was asked and calculated also changed over time; see Comparability.
PREFTIMECH includes women who are either pregnant or at risk of pregnancy. However, the definition of "at risk of pregnancy" varies across samples, and the way this variable was asked and calculated also changed over time; see Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| General family planning Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |