Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services
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Demographic and Health Survey 1986
DHS 1986
LBR_1986_DHS_v01_M
Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs
Institute for Resource Development
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Demographic and Health Survey (standard) - DHS I
This was the first Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Liberia.
Liberia
National
Sample survey data
Face-to-face
The field staff for the LDHS consisted of 24 female interviewers, 6 field editors, 6 supervisors, and one fieldwork coordinator. Except for the supervisors, who were experienced MPEA staff members, all field staff were specially recruited for the LDHS. Two training courses were held simultaneously in Monrovia, and Zwedru, Grand Gedeh, for the entire month of February, 1986. Training included practice interviewing, both in the classroom, as well as in the field. Since most of the interviews were conducted in the local dialects, the training course also covered practice in asking questions in the vernacular. After training, six teams were formed, one for each of the major dialects covered in the sample. Data collection began in late February and was largely completed by July, except for some call-backs.
Information on the completeness of date reporting is of interest in assessing data quality. With regard to dates of birth of individual women, 42 percent of respondents reported both a month and year of birth, 21 percent gave a year of birth in addition to current age, and 37 percent gave only their ages. With regard to children's dates of birth in the birth history, 85 percent of births had both month and year reported, 12 percent had year and age reported, 1 percent had only age reported, and 2 percent had no date information.
MEASURE DHS
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
SEC00.NSDstat
6007
8
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
SEC01.NSDstat
28541
10
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC01.NSDstat
5239
16
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC11.NSDstat
5239
39
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC21.NSDstat
17264
16
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC22.NSDstat
5239
25
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC31.NSDstat
41912
11
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC32.NSDstat
5239
60
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC41.NSDstat
3215
11
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC42.NSDstat
5239
22
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC43.NSDstat
4373
64
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC51.NSDstat
5239
29
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC61.NSDstat
5239
15
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC71.NSDstat
5239
16
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC81.NSDstat
5239
15
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC91.NSDstat
5239
55
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC95.NSDstat
4373
15
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
HOUSEHOLD CLUSTER NUMBER
HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLD NUMBER
PLACE HOLDER
HOUSEHOLD COUNTY
1
Bomi
2
Bong
3
Grand Bassa
4
Grand Cape Mount
5
Grand Gedeh
6
Grand Kru
7
Lofa
8
Margibi
9
Maryland
10
Montserrado
11
Nimba
12
River Cess
14
Sinoe
HOUSEHOLD DISTRICT
HOUSEHOLD RESULT
1
Completed
2
No competent resp.
3
Deferred
4
Refused
5
Dwelling vacant
6
Address not dwelling
7
Household not found
8
Other
HOUSEHOLD VISITS
HOUSEHOLD WEIGHT * .000001
HOUSEHOLD CLUSTER NUMBER
HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLD NUMBER
HOUSEHOLD LINE NUMBER
HOUSEHOLD MEMBER LIVES HERE
1
Yes
2
No
HOUSEHOLD MEMBER SLEPT HERE
1
Yes
2
No
HOUSEHOLD MEMBER SEX
1
Male
2
Female
HOUSEHOLD MEMBER AGE
MOTHER USUALLY LIVES HERE
1
Yes
2
No
HOUSEHOLD MEMBER OCCUPATION
HOUSEHOLD MEMBER EMPLOYMENT
1
Employer
2
Employee
3
Self-emp
4
Unemployed
5
Housewife
6
Student
Case Identification
Country code
Cluster number
Household number
Line number
Enumeration area
Sample weight
Month of interview
Year of interview
Date of interview (CMC)
Respondent's month of birth
Respondent's year of birth
Date of birth (CMC)
Current age - respondent
Age 5-year groups
1
15-19
2
20-24
3
25-29
4
30-34
5
35-39
6
40-44
7
45-49
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
2
Year and age - m imp
3
Year - m imp, a calc
4
Age - y calc, m imp
5
Month - date placed
6
None - date placed
Case Identification
Region
1
Sinoe
2
Grand Gedeh
3
Montserrado
4
Rest of country
Type of place of residence
1
Urban
2
Rural
Childhood place of residence
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
Years lived in place of res.
95
Always
96
Visitor
97
Inconsistent
Type of place of previous res.
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
Highest educational level
0
No education
1
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Higher
Highest year of education
Literacy
1
Reads easily
2
Reads with difficult
3
Cannot read
Reads newspaper once a week
0
No
1
Yes
Watches TV every week
0
No
1
Yes
Listens to radio every day
0
No
1
Yes
Listens to radio every week
0
No
1
Yes
Source of drinking water
1
Piped into house
2
Outside pipe
3
Well with cover
4
Well without cover
5
River or stream
6
Rainwater
7
Other
Source of non-drinking water
1
Country specific
Time to get to water source
996
On premises
Type of toilet facility
0
No facilities
1
Flush
2
Out/public
3
Out/private
4
Other
Age children use toilet
96
No children
Cake of soap on premises
0
No
1
Yes
Has electricity
0
No
1
Yes
Has radio
0
No
1
Yes
Has television
0
No
1
Yes
Has refrigerator
0
No
1
Yes
Has bicycle
0
No
1
Yes
Has motorcycle
0
No
1
Yes
Has car
0
No
1
Yes
Has tractor
0
No
1
Yes
Main floor material
1
Country specific
Main wall material
1
Country specific
Main roof material
1
Thatch, grass
2
Zinc, metal
3
Concrete
4
Asphalt, asbestos
5
Other
Religion
1
Protestant
2
Catholic
3
Muslim
4
Traditional
5
None
6
Other
Ethnicity
1
Bassa
2
Belle
3
Dey
4
Gbandi
5
Gio
6
Gola
7
Grebo
8
Kissi
9
Kpelle
10
Krahn
11
Kru/Sapo
12
Lorma
13
Mandingo
14
Mano
15
Mande
16
Vai
17
None
18
Other
Association membership
Education in single years
97
Inconsistent
De facto place of residence
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
Usual resident or visitor
1
Usual resident
2
Visitor
Number of household members
Number of children 5 and under
Number of eligible women in HH
Case Identification
Birth column number
Birth order number
Child is twin
0
Single birth
1
1st of multiple
2
2nd of multiple
3
3rd of multiple
4
4th of multiple
5
5th of multiple
Month of birth
Year of birth
Date of birth (CMC)
Sex of child
1
Male
2
Female
Child is alive
0
No
1
Yes
Age at death
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Age at death (months-imputed)
90
90+
Current age of child
Child lives with respondent
0
No
1
Yes
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
2
Year and age - m imp
3
Year - m imp, a calc
4
Age - y calc, m imp
5
Month - date placed
6
None - date placed
7
Handplaced
Preceding birth interval
Succeeding birth interval
Case Identification
Total children ever born
Sons at home
Daughters at home
Sons elsewhere
Daughters elsewhere
Sons who have died
Daughters who have died
Births in last five years
Births in past year
Births in month of interview
Date of first birth (CMC)
Age of respondent at 1st birth
Currently pregnant
0
No or unsure
1
Yes
Duration of current pregnancy
Time since last menstrual perd
994
Currently pregnant
995
Before last birth
996
Never menstruated
998
Don't know
Menstruated in last six weeks
0
No
1
Yes
Knowledge of ovulatory cycle
1
During her period
2
After period ended
3
Middle of the cycle
4
Before period begins
5
At any time
6
Other
8
Don't know
Number of living children
Living children + current preg
Living children + curr preg 6+
6
6+
Marriage to first birth int.
996
Negative interval
Last birth to interview
Completeness of information
5
Month - exact date
6
None - date placed
Entries in birth history
Case Identification
Knowledge of any method
0
Knows no method
1
Knows only trad. mth
2
Knows modern method
Ever use of any method
0
Never used
1
Used only trad. meth
2
Used modern method
Knows source for modern method
0
Doesn't know source
1
Knows sourc.mod.meth
Contraceptive Table
Knows method
0
No
1
Yes, spontaneously
2
Yes, probed
8
Not asked
Ever used method
0
No
1
Yes
Source known for method
1
Yes knows
2
No
Source for method by type
0
Don't know source
1
Govt Clinical/Pharm
2
Govt Home/Comm deliv
3
Private Clin/Deliv
4
Private Pharmacy
5
Church,friends,books
6
Other
7
Nowhere
Main problem with method
0
No problem
1
Country specific
98
Don't know
Main problem with method
0
No problem
1
To become pregnant
2
Not effective
3
Husband disapproved
4
Health concerns
5
Access/availability
6
Costs too much
7
Inconvenient to use
8
Infrequent sex
9
Method permanent
10
Fatalistic
11
Other
98
Don't know
Case Identification
Living children at first use
Children at first use (grpd)
4
4+
5
Never used
Current contraceptive method
0
Not using
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Current use by method type
0
No method
1
Traditional method
2
Modern method
Method of periodic abstinence
1
Calendar
2
Body temperature
3
Cervical mucus
4
Body temp. & mucus
5
Other
Month of sterilization
Year of sterilization
Date of sterilization (CMC)
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
3
Year - m imp, a calc
5
Month - date placed
6
None - date placed
Years since sterilization
1
<2
2
2-3
3
4-5
4
6-7
5
8-9
6
10+
Age at sterilization
1
<25
2
25-29
3
30-34
4
35-39
5
40-44
6
45-49
Marital duration at steriliz.
0
Single,before marr.
1
0-4
2
5-9
3
10-14
4
15-19
5
20-24
6
25+
Parity at sterilization
5
5+
Brand of pill used
96
Not able to show
Using social marketing brand
0
No
1
Yes
Cost of pills
996
Free
998
Don't know
Last source for current users
1
Govmt hosp/hlth clin
2
Church/hosp or clini
3
FPAL clinic
4
Private doctor/clini
5
Pharmacy/shop
6
Field worker
7
Other
8
Don't know
Last source for users by type
1
Govt Clinical/Pharm
2
Govt Home/Comm deliv
3
Private Clin/Deliv
4
Private Pharmacy
5
Church,friends,books
6
Other
8
Don't know
Satisfaction with services
0
No problems
1
Country specific
Source of info. for trad.users
1
Govmt hosp/hlth clin
2
Church/hosp or clini
3
FPAL clinic
4
Private doctor/clini
5
Pharmacy/shop
6
Field worker
7
Other
8
Don't know
Source of info. for trad.users
0
Did not visit source
1
Govt Clinical/Pharm
2
Govt Home/Comm deliv
3
Private Clin/Deliv
4
Private Pharmacy
5
Church,friends,books
6
Other
8
Don't know
Satisf. with services(trad.us)
0
No problems
1
Country specific
Last source for past users
0
Did not visit source
1
Country specific
98
Don't know
Source for past users by type
0
Did not visit source
1
Govt Clinical/Pharm
2
Govt Home/Comm deliv
3
Private Clin/Deliv
4
Private Pharmacy
5
Church,friends,books
6
Other
8
Don't know
Satisf. with services(past us)
0
No problems
1
Country specific
Duration of current use <M>
96
Since last birth
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Duration of current use <Y>
96
Since last birth
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Months of use of current meth
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Problem with current method
0
No problem
1
Country specific
98
Don't know
Problem with current method
0
No problem
2
Method ineffective
3
Husband disapproves
4
Health concerns
5
Access, availibility
6
Costs too much
7
Inconvenient to use
8
Infrequent sex
9
Permanent method
10
Fatalistic
11
Other
98
Don't know
Other method used
0
No other method
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Last method used before curr
0
No previous method
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Date of previous use <M>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Date of previous use <Y>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Date started using prev. meth.
9997
Inconsistent
9998
Don't know
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
3
Year -var=missing/DK
5
Month-var=missing/DK
6
None -var=missing/DK
Duration of previous use <M>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Duration of previous use <Y>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Months using previous method
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Reason stopped using prev. met
1
Country specific
98
Don't know
Method used in OBI past users
0
No method
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Date started last method <M>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Date started last method <Y>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Date started using last method
9997
Inconsistent
9998
Don't know
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
3
Year -var=missing/DK
5
Month-var=missing/DK
6
None -var=missing/DK
Duration last method in OBI<M>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Duration last method in OBI<Y>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Months using last method
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Reason stopped using last meth
1
Country specific
98
Don't know
Last method disc. last 5 years
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Reason of last discontinuation
1
Country specific
98
Don't know
Pattern of use
1
Currently using
2
Used since last brth
3
Used before last brt
4
Never used
Intention to use
3
Intends - no timing
4
Use unsure
5
Does not intend
Preferred future method
0
Unsure
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
98
Don't know
Contraceptive use & intention
1
Using modern method
2
Using tradit. method
3
Non-user intend to
4
Does not intend to
Heard FP message on radio
0
Never
1
Once
2
More than once
Acceptability of media message
0
Not acceptable
1
Acceptable
8
Don't know
Wanted last child
1
Wanted then
2
Wanted later
3
Wanted no more
8
Don't know
Entries in contraception table
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Tetanus injection before birth
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Prenatal care before birth
0
No one
1
Doctor
2
Trained nurse
3
Trained midwife
4
Birth attendant
5
Other
Assistance at delivery
0
No one
1
Doctor
2
Trained nurse
3
Trained midwife
4
Birth attendant
5
Relative
6
Other
Duration of breastfeeding
93
Brstfd no duration
94
Never Breastfed
95
Sill breastfeeding
96
Brstfed until died
97
Inconsistent
Months of breastfeeding
93
Brstfd no duration
94
Never Breastfed
95
Sill breastfeeding
96
Brstfed until died
97
Inconsistent
Duration of amenorrhea
93
Pd. ret/no duration
96
Pd. not returned
97
Inconsistent
Months of amenorrhea
93
Pd. ret/no duration
96
Pd. not returned
97
Inconsistent
Duration of abstinence
93
Sex res/no duration
96
Still abstaining
97
Inconsistent
Months of abstinence
97
Inconsistent
Case Identification
Last birth ceasarean section
0
No
1
Yes
Tetanus injection current preg
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Prenatal care current preg.
0
No one
1
Doctor
2
Trained nurse
3
Trained midwife
4
Birth attendant
5
Other
8
Don't know
Currently breastfeeding
0
No
1
Yes
Currently amenorrheic
0
No
1
Yes
Currently abstaining
0
No
1
Yes
Times breastfed during night
96
On demand
98
Don't know
Times breastfed during day
96
On demand
98
Don't know
Gave child plain water
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child juice
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child powdered milk
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child cows or goats milk
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child other liquid
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child solid or mushy food
0
No
1
Yes
Fed food in bottle with nipple
0
No
1
Yes
Heard of oral rehydration
0
No
1
Yes
Entries in maternity table
Entries in health table
Entries in height/weight table
Measurer's code
Assistant measurer's code
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Has health card
0
No card
1
Yes, seen
2
Yes, not seen
Received BCG
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
BCG day
97
Inconsistent
BCG month
97
Inconsistent
BCG year
97
Inconsistent
Received DPT 1
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
DPT 1 day
97
Inconsistent
DPT 1 month
97
Inconsistent
DPT 1 year
97
Inconsistent
Received POLIO 1
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
POLIO 1 day
97
Inconsistent
POLIO 1 month
97
Inconsistent
POLIO 1 year
97
Inconsistent
Received DPT 2
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
DPT 2 day
97
Inconsistent
DPT 2 month
97
Inconsistent
DPT 2 year
97
Inconsistent
Received POLIO 2
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
POLIO 2 day
97
Inconsistent
POLIO 2 month
97
Inconsistent
POLIO 2 year
97
Inconsistent
Received DPT 3
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
DPT 3 day
97
Inconsistent
DPT 3 month
97
Inconsistent
DPT 3 year
97
Inconsistent
Received POLIO 3
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
POLIO 3 day
97
Inconsistent
POLIO 3 month
97
Inconsistent
POLIO 3 year
97
Inconsistent
Received MEASLES
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
MEASLES day
97
Inconsistent
MEASLES month
97
Inconsistent
MEASLES year
97
Inconsistent
Ever had vaccination
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Had diarrhea recently
0
No
1
Yes, last 24 hours
2
Yes, last 2-14 days
8
Don't know
Received medical treatment
0
No
1
Country specific
Given oral rehydration
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Given home solution of sugar
0
No
1
Yes
Given tablets,injections,syrup
0
No
1
Yes
Increase fluids
0
No
1
Yes
Decrease fluids
0
No
1
Yes
Increase foods
0
No
1
Yes
Decrease foods
0
No
1
Yes
Given other treatment
0
No
1
Yes
Received any treatment
0
No
1
Yes
Had fever in last 4 weeks
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Received medical treatment
0
No
1
Given treatment
8
Don't know
Given antimalarials
0
No
1
Yes
Given antibiotics
0
No
1
Yes
Given liquid or syrup
0
No
1
Yes
Given aspirin
0
No
1
Yes
Given injection
0
No
1
Yes
Other treatment for fever
0
No
1
Yes
Had any treatment for fever
0
No
1
Yes
Had cough/difficult breathing
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Received medical treament
0
No
1
Given treatment
Given antibiotics
0
No
1
Yes
Given cough syrup
0
No
1
Yes
Given pill
0
No
1
Yes
Given injection
0
No
1
Yes
Other treatment for cough
0
No
1
Yes
Given any treatment for cough
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Current marital status
0
Never married
1
Married
2
Living together
3
Widowed
4
Divorced
5
Not living together
Currently/formerly/never marr.
0
Never married
1
Currently married
2
Formerly married
Number of unions
1
Once
2
More than once
Husband lives in house
1
Living with her
2
Staying elsewhere
Number of other wives
0
No other wives
93
Other wives/no qty
98
Don't know
Wife rank number
98
Don't know
Month of first marriage
Year of first marriage
Date of first marriage (CMC)
Completeness of date inform.
1
Month and year
2
Year and age - m imp
3
Year - m imp, a calc
4
Age - y calc, m imp
5
Month - date placed
6
None - date placed
Age at first marriage
Years since first marriage
Marital duration (grouped)
0
Never married
1
0-4
2
5-9
3
10-14
4
15-19
5
20-24
6
25-29
7
30+
Respondents mother still alive
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Respondents father still alive
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Husband's mother still alive
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Husband's father still alive
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Resp. mother alive at union
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Resp. father alive at union
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Husb. mother alive at union
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Husb. father alive at union
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Years lived with parents
95
Did not live with
96
Up to present
Currently living with parents
0
No
1
Yes
Localities since first marr.
Age at first intercourse
0
Not had intercourse
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Frequency of intercourse
0
No intercourse
98
Don't know
Time since last intercourse
995
Within last 4 weeks
996
Before last birth
998
Don't know
Time since last intercourse(g)
31
31+ days
95
Within last 4 weeks
96
Before last birth
98
Don't know
Case Identification
Preference and certainty
1
Another (definitely)
2
Another (not sure)
3
Undecided (another)
4
Undecided (not sure)
5
Undecided (no more)
6
No more (not sure)
7
No more (definitely)
8
Regret ster. (anoth)
9
Regret ster.(no/uns)
10
Sterilized no regret
11
Sterilized (missing)
12
Declared infecund
Fertility preference
1
Have another
2
Undecided
3
No more
4
Sterilized
5
Declared infecund
Preferred waiting time
996
Non-numeric
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Preferred waiting time (grpd)
0
<12 months
1
1 year
2
2 years
3
3 years
4
4 years
5
5 years
6
6+ years
7
Non-numeric
8
Don't know
Desire for more children
1
Wants within 2 years
2
Wants after 2+ years
3
Wants, unsure timing
4
Undecided
5
Wants no more
6
Declared infecund
Attitude toward becoming preg.
1
Happy
2
Unhappy
3
Would not matter
8
Don't know
Main reason for non-use
1
Partner objects
2
Too costly
3
Menop/subfecund
4
No method
5
Diff to get
6
Infreq sex
7
Religion
8
Breastfeeding
9
Fear side effects
10
Opposed FP
11
Other
Ideal post-partum abst. period
Sex while brestfeeding
1
Wait
2
Doesn't matter
8
Don't know
Husband approves FP
0
Disapproves
1
Approves
8
Don't know
Discussed FP with partner
0
Never
1
Once or twice
2
More often
Respondent approves FP
0
Disapproves
1
Approves
8
Don't know
Ideal number of children
96
Plenty, lots
97
Any, as God sends
98
Don't know,Undecided
Ideal number of children (grp)
6
6+
7
Non-numeric response
Case Identification
Husband's education level
0
No education
1
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Higher
8
Don't know
Highest year of education
98
Don't know
Husband's literacy
1
Reads easily
2
Reads with difficult
3
Cannot read
8
Don't know
Husband's occupation
Husband's occupation
0
Never worked
1
Prof., Tech., Manag.
2
Clerical
3
Sales
4
Agric-self employed
5
Agric-employee
6
Household & domestic
7
Services
8
Skilled manual
9
Unskilled manual
98
Don't know
Nonagricultural earnings
0
No wage/salary
1
Earns wage/salary
8
Don't know
Type of land where works
1
His/family land
2
Someone else's land
8
Don't know
Type of agricultural wages
1
Money
2
Share of crops
8
Don't know
Respondent worked before marr.
0
No
1
Yes
Wages for family or self
1
Family
2
Self
3
Equally
Respondent worked after marr.
0
No
1
Yes
Respondent worked (nev.marr.)
0
No
1
Yes
Wages for family or self
1
Family
2
Self
3
Equally
Respondent currently working
0
No
1
Yes
Husbands education-single yrs
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Case Identification
Time interview started
Time interview ended
Length of interview in minutes
96
2+ visits
97
Inconsistent
Number of visits
Interviewer identification
Keyer identification
Pres. children < 10 (sec 2)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. husband (sec 2)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. other males (sec 2)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. other females (sec 2)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. children < 10 (sec 5)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. husband (sec 5)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. other males (sec 5)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. other females (sec 5)
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
County code
1
Bomi
2
Bong
3
Grand Bassa
4
Grand Cape Mount
5
Grand Gedeh
6
Grand Kru
7
Lofa
8
Margibi
9
Maryland
10
Montserrado
11
Nimba
12
River Cess
14
Sinoe
District code
Occupation
Employment status
1
Employer
2
Employee
3
Self employed
4
Unemployed
5
Housewife
6
Student
7
7 ?
Where lived as young girl
1
Village
2
Town
3
Monrovia
4
Another City
Literacy
1
Easily
2
With Difficulty
3
Not at all
Highest level of education
1
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Vocational
4
Higher
Highest grade at that level
98
Don't know
Have table with chair
1
Yes
2
No
Have bed with mattress
1
Yes
2
No
Had period in last four weeks
1
Yes
2
No
Future source
1
Govmt hosp/hlth clin
2
Church/hosp or clini
3
FPAL clinic
4
Private doctor/clini
5
Pharmacy/shop
6
Field worker
7
Other
8
Doesn't know
Gave rice water
1
Yes
2
No
Gave any other liquid
1
Yes
2
No
Where last child born
1
At home
2
Hospital or clinic
3
Other
Husband's objection
1
Wants more children
2
Fear of side effects
3
Fear woman unfaith
4
Religion
5
Other
8
Doesn't know
Dollar cost for FP
88
Free
98
Don't know
Cents cost for FP
88
Free
98
Don't know
Ideal birth interval - years
96
Other 1
97
Other 2
98
Don't know
Type of woman preferred by man
1
Woman given birth
2
Woman not given birt
8
Doesn't know
Husband literate
1
Easily
2
With difficulty
3
Not at all
8
Doesn't know
Partner's highest level
1
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Vocational
4
Higher
8
Doesn't know
Highest grade at that level
98
Don't know
Past 4 weeks buy salt
1
Yes
2
No
Past 4 weeks buy soap
1
Yes
2
No
Past 4 weeks buy toothpaste
1
Yes
2
No
Past 4 weeks buy aspirin
1
Yes
2
No
Past 4 weeks buy canned fish
1
Yes
2
No
Past 4 weeks buy face powder
1
Yes
2
No
Past 4 weeks buy chloroquine
1
Yes
2
No
RS - Plenty food
0
No
1
Yes
RS - Drinking dirty water
0
No
1
Yes
RS - Eating bad food
0
No
1
Yes
RS - Sore in stomach
0
No
1
Yes
RS - Other
0
No
1
Yes
Knows nearest health clinic
1
Knows of a place
8
Doesn't know
Hours to clinic
Minutes to clinic
98
Don't know
Treatment at clinic
1
Yes
2
No
Treatment for what
1
Fever
2
Cough
3
Running stomach
4
Accident
5
Pregnancy/childbirth
6
Vaccination
7
Other
Reason did not go to clinic
1
Too costly
2
Went to pharmacy
3
Not sick
4
Other
Dollar cost for treatment
88
Free
98
Don't know
Cents cost for treatment
88
Free
98
Don't know
Knows nearest medicine store
1
Knows
8
Doesn't know
Hours to medicine store
Minutes to medicine store
98
Don't know
Purchased medicine at store
1
Yes
2
No
Type of medicine purchased
1
Antibiotics
2
Cough medicine
3
Other
Injections available at store
1
Yes
2
No
8
Doesn't know
Village Development Council
1
Yes
2
No
8
Doesn't know
Village Health Worker
1
Yes
2
No
8
Doesn't know
Native language
1
Bassa
2
Belle
3
Dey
4
Gbandi
5
Gio
6
Gola
7
Grebo
8
Kissi
9
Kpelle
10
Krahn
11
Kru/Sapo
12
Lorma
13
Mandingo
14
Mano
15
Mende
16
Vai
17
English
18
Other
Language of interview
1
Bassa
2
Belle
3
Dey
4
Gbandi
5
Gio
6
Gola
7
Grebo
8
Kissi
9
Kpelle
10
Krahn
11
Kru/Sapo
12
Lorma
13
Mandingo
14
Mano
15
Mende
16
Vai
17
English
18
Other
Interpreter for interview
1
None of interview
2
Some of interview
3
Most of interview
4
All of interview
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Had running stomach in 4 wks
1
Yes
2
No
8
Don't know
Treated running stomach
1
Yes
2
No
8
Don't know
RS - Country medecine or herbs
0
No
1
Yes
RS - Antibiotics
0
No
1
Yes
RS - Oral rehydration packet
0
No
1
Yes
RS - Homemade sugar salt water
0
No
1
Yes
RS - Other
0
No
1
Yes
Fever - Country med or herbs
0
No
1
Yes
Fever - Other treatments
0
No
1
Yes
Cough - Country med or herbs
0
No
1
Yes
Cough - Hospital
0
No
1
Yes
Cough - Other treatments
0
No
1
Yes
Ever had measles
1
Yes
2
No
8
Don't know