World Bank, Development Economics Data Group
Nesstar Publisher
Version 1.1: (April 2011)
Demographic and Health Survey 1998
DHS 1998
GHA_1998_DHS_v01_M
Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
Macro International Inc.
Nesstar Publisher
United States Agency for International Development
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Demographic and Health Survey (standard) - DHS IV
The 1998 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey is the third survey of this type conducted in Ghana.
Ghana
National
Sample survey data
Face-to-face
MEASURE DHS
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RECH0.NSDstat
6375
34
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
RECH1.NSDstat
22652
20
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
RECH2.NSDstat
6003
23
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
RECH3.NSDstat
6375
12
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
RECH4.NSDstat
22652
13
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
4970
37
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
4843
52
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
13188
20
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
4843
40
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
38744
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.
REC32.NSDstat
4843
50
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
3298
95
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
4843
79
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
3298
115
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC44.NSDstat
3298
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.
REC51.NSDstat
4843
24
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
4843
35
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
4843
28
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC75.NSDstat
4843
73
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
4843
12
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
33965
178
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC92.NSDstat
13188
5
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC94.NSDstat
3298
30
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
3298
45
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC97.NSDstat
14492
23
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC98.NSDstat
3779
28
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC01.NSDstat
1285
37
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC11.NSDstat
1546
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.
MREC22.NSDstat
1546
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.
MREC31.NSDstat
12368
7
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC32.NSDstat
1546
17
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC51.NSDstat
1546
18
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC61.NSDstat
1546
28
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC71.NSDstat
1546
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.
MREC75.NSDstat
1546
73
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
MREC91.NSDstat
10847
138
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
HWREC.NSDstat
Height and Weight Scores - WHO Child Growth Standards
3298
7
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
SEC1.NSDstat
Wealth Index
6003
3
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
Case Identification
Country code and phase
Cluster number
Household number
Respondent's line number
Ultimate area unit
Sample weight
Month of interview
Year of interview
Date of interview (CMC)
Number of household members
Number of eligible women in HH
Number of eligible men in HH
Number of de jure members
Number of de facto members
Number of children 5 and under
Result of household interview
1
Completed
2
HH present, no resp
3
HH absent
4
Postponed
5
Refused
6
Dwelling vacant
7
Dwelling destroyed
8
Dwelling not found
9
Other
Day of interview
Number of visits
Interviewer identification
Keyer identification
Ever-married sample
0
All woman sample
1
Ever married sample
Primary sampling unit
Sample stratum number
Sample domain
1
Western Region - Urban
2
Wester Region - Rural
3
Central Region - Urban
4
Central Region - Rural
5
Greater Accra Region - Urban
6
Greater Accra Region - Rural
7
Volta Region - Urban
8
Volta Region - Rural
9
Eastern Region - Urban
10
Eastern Region - Rural
11
Ashanti Region - Urban
12
Ashanti Region - Rural
13
Brong Ahafo Region - Urban
14
Brong Ahafo Region - Rural
15
Northern Region - Urban
16
Northern Region - Rural
17
Upper West Region - Urban
18
Upper West Region - Rural
19
Upper East region - Urban
20
Upper East Region - Rural
Region
1
Western Region
2
Central Region
3
Greater Accra Region
4
Volta Region
5
Eastern Region
6
Ashanti Region
7
Brong Ahafo Region
8
Northern Region
9
Upper West Region
10
Upper East region
Type of place of residence
1
Urban
2
Rural
Place of residence
0
Capital, large city
1
Small city
2
Town
3
Countryside
Selection for male/husb. int.
0
Not selected
1
Men's survey
2
Husband's survey
Sample weight for male subsamp
Office editor
Ultimate area selection prob.
Case Identification
Line number
Relationship to head
1
Head
2
Wife or husband
3
Son/daughter
4
Son/daughter-in-law
5
Grandchild
6
Parent
7
Parent-in-law
8
Brother/sister
9
Co-spouse
10
Other relative
11
Adopted/foster child
12
Not related
98
DK
Usual resident
0
No
1
Yes
Slept last night
0
No
1
Yes
Sex of household member
1
Male
2
Female
Age of household members
97
97+
98
DK
Highest educational level
0
No education
1
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Higher
8
DK
Highest year of education
98
DK
Education in single years
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Educational attainment
0
No education
1
Incomplete primary
2
Complete primary
3
Incomplete secondary
4
Complete secondary
5
Higher
8
DK
Member still in school
0
No
1
Yes
Mother alive
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Mother's line number
0
Mother not in HH
Father alive
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Father's line number
0
Father not in HH
Current marital status
0
Never married
1
Married
2
Living together
3
Widowed
4
Divorced
5
Not living together
Currently, formerly, never
0
Never married
1
Currently married
2
Formerly/ever marr.
Eligibility for female intview
0
Not eligible
1
Eligible
Eligibility for male interview
0
Not eligible
1
Eligible
Case Identification
Source of drinking water
11
Piped into residence
12
Public tap/Neighbours house
21
Well in residence
22
Public well
23
Borehole
31
Spring water
32
River/Stream
33
Pond/Lake
34
Dam
35
Dugout
41
Rainwater
51
Tanker Truck
61
Bottled water
96
Other
Source of non-drinking water
11
Piped into residence
12
Public tap/Neighbours house
21
Well in residence
22
Public well
23
Borehole
31
Spring water
32
River/Stream
33
Pond/Lake
34
Dam
35
Dugout
41
Rainwater
51
Tanker Truck
61
Bottled water
96
Other
Same source of water
0
No
1
Yes
Time to get to water source
996
On premises
Type of toilet facility
10
FLUSH TOILET
11
Own flush toilet
12
Shared flush toilet
20
PIT TOILET LATRINE
21
Traditional pit latrine
22
Ventilated/improved pit latrine
23
Bucket/pan
30
NO FACILITY
31
No facility/bush/field
96
OTHER
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
Main floor material
10
NATURAL
11
Earth/mud
12
Mud mixed with dung
20
RUDIMENTARY
21
Wood planks
22
Palm/Bamboo
30
FINISHED
31
Parquet of polished wood
32
Linoleum
33
Ceramic tiles
34
Cement
35
Carpet
36
Terrazo
96
OTHER
Rooms for sleeping
Relationship structure
0
No adults
1
One adult
2
Two adults, opp. sex
3
Two adults, same sex
4
Three+ related adult
5
Unrelated adults
Line number of head of househ.
Sex of head of household
1
Male
2
Female
Age of head of household
97
97+
98
DK
Has telephone
0
No
1
Yes
Type of salt used for cooking
0
No salt available
1
Local salt
2
Pkgd salt-iodized
3
Pkgd salt-noniodized
4
Salt for animals
5
Loose salt
96
Other
98
Don't know
Case Identification
Structure Number
Supervisor number
Field editor number
Water for laundry and dishwashing
11
Piped into residence
12
Public tap/Neighbours house
21
Well in residence
22
Public well
23
Borehole
31
Spring water
32
River/Stream
33
Pond/Lake
34
Dam
35
Dugout
41
Rainwater
51
Tanker Truck
61
Bottled water
96
Other
Time to get water
Person fetching water
1
Respondent
2
Spouse/Partner
3
Son
4
Daughter
5
Both son and daughter
6
Other male member
7
Other female member
8
Other
Video Deck
0
No
1
Yes
Tractor
0
No
1
Yes
Horse/cart
0
No
1
Yes
Type of salt used for cooking
1
Mkt packaged iodated salt
2
3
Factory Pkgd salt-iodized
4
Factory pkgd non-iodated
5
Salt not tested
96
Other
98
Don't know
Iodine reading (PPM)
Case Identification
Index to household schedule
Loss of limbs or paralysed
0
No
1
Yes
Blind
0
No
1
Yes
Deaf
0
No
1
Yes
Mentally Retarded
0
No
1
Yes
Leprosy
0
No
1
Yes
Fits/epilepsy
0
No
1
Yes
Mental problems
0
No
1
Yes
Ever been to school
0
No
1
Yes
Level of Education
1
Primary
2
Middle/JSS
3
Secondary/SSS
4
Higher
8
DK
Highest grade completed
0
< 1 year completed
98
DK
Reasons for not attending school
1
Financial constraint
2
School too far
3
Lack of interest
4
Disability
5
Needed to help in family business
6
Graduated
7
Other
Case Identification
Case Identification
Country code and phase
Cluster number
Household number
Respondent's line number
Ultimate area unit
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
Month and age -y imp
3
Year and age - m imp
4
Y & age - y ignored
5
Year - a, m imp
6
Age - y, m imp
7
Month - a, y imp
8
None - all imp
Result of individual interview
1
Completed
2
Not at home
3
Postponed
4
Refused
5
Partly completed
6
Incapacitated
7
Other
Day of interview
Row of month of interview
0
No calendar
Length of calendar
0
No calendar
Ever-married sample
0
All woman sample
1
Ever married sample
Primary sampling unit
Sample stratum number
Sample domain
1
Western - urban
2
Western - rural
3
Central - urban
4
Central - rural
5
Greater Accra - urban
6
Greater Accra - rural
7
Eastern - urban
8
Eastern - rural
9
Volta - urban
10
Volta - rural
11
Ashanti - urban
12
Ashanti - rural
13
Brong Ahafo - urban
14
Brong Ahafo - rural
15
Northern - urban
16
Northern - rural
17
Upper West - urban
18
Upper West - rural
19
Upper East - urban
20
Upper East - rural
Region
1
Western Region
2
Central Region
3
Greater Accra Region
4
Volta Region
5
Eastern Region
6
Ashanti Region
7
Brong Ahafo Region
8
Northern Region
9
Upper West Region
10
Upper East region
Type of place of residence
1
Urban
2
Rural
De facto place of residence
0
Capital, large city
1
Small city
2
Town
3
Countryside
Number of visits
Interviewer identification
Keyer identification
Office editor
Ultimate area selection prob.
Line number of husband
0
Husband not in HH
Case Identification
Case Identification
Region of residence
1
Western Region
2
Central Region
3
Greater Accra Region
4
Volta Region
5
Eastern Region
6
Ashanti Region
7
Brong Ahafo Region
8
Northern Region
9
Upper West Region
10
Upper East region
Type of place of residence
1
Urban
2
Rural
Childhood place of residence
0
Capital, large city
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
4
Abroad
Years lived in place of res.
95
Always
96
Visitor
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Type of place of previous res.
0
Capital, large city
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
4
Abroad
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-NA
Source of drinking water
10
PIPED WATER
11
Piped water into residence/yard/compound
12
Public tap / neighbors house
20
WELL WATER
21
Well in residence/yard/compound
22
Public well
23
Borehole
30
SURFACE WATER
31
Spring
32
River/stream
33
Pond/lake
34
Dam
35
Dugout
41
Rainwater
51
Tanker truck
61
Bottled water
96
Other
Source of non-drinking water
10
PIPED WATER
11
Piped water into residence/yard/compound
12
Public tap / neighbors house
20
WELL WATER
21
Well in residence/yard/compound
22
Public well
23
Borehole
30
SURFACE WATER
31
Spring
32
River/stream
33
Pond/lake
34
Dam
35
Dugout
41
Rainwater
51
Tanker truck
61
Bottled water
96
Other
Time to get to water source
996
On premises
Type of toilet facility
11
Own flush toilet
12
Shared flush toilet
21
Trad. pit toilet
22
Vent.imp.pit latrine
23
Bucket/Pan
31
No facility/Bush/Field
96
Other
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
Main floor material
10
NATURAL
11
Natural floor
12
Mud mixed with dung
20
RUDIMENTARY
21
Wood planks
22
Palm/bamboo
30
FINISHED
31
Parquet or polished wood
32
Linoleum
33
Ceramic tiles
34
Cement
35
Carpet
36
Terrazzo
96
OTHER
Religion
0
No Religion + other
1
Catholic
2
Anglican
3
Methodist
4
Presbyterian
5
Spiritualist
6
Other Christian
7
Moslem
8
Traditional
Ethnicity
1
Asante
2
Akwapim
3
Fante
4
Other Akan
5
Ga/Adangbe
6
Ewe
7
Guan
8
Mole-Dagbani
9
Grussi
10
Gruma
11
Hausa
12
Dagarti
96
Other
Education in single years
97
Inconsistent
De facto place of residence
0
Capital, large city
1
Small 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
De jure region of residence
1
Western Region
2
Central Region
3
Greater Accra Region
4
Volta Region
5
Eastern Region
6
Ashanti Region
7
Brong Ahafo Region
8
Northern Region
9
Upper West Region
10
Upper East region
De jure type of place of res.
0
Abroad
1
Urban
2
Rural
De jure place of residence
0
Capital, large city
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
4
Abroad
Same source of water
0
No
1
Yes
Communities lived in >Jan.8-NA
Respondent still in school
0
No
1
Yes
Educational attainment
0
No education
1
Incomplete primary
2
Complete primary
3
Incomplete secondary
4
Complete secondary
5
Higher
Relationship to household head
1
Head
2
Wife
3
Daughter
4
Daughter-in-law
5
Grand-daughter
6
Mother
7
Mother-in-law
8
Sister
9
Co-spouse
10
Other relative
11
Adopted/foster child
12
Not related
98
DK
Sex of household head
1
Male
2
Female
Age of household head
Has telephone
0
No
1
Yes
Reason stop attending schoo-NA
All woman factor - urban/ru-NA
All woman factor - regional-NA
All woman factor - educatio-NA
Case Identification
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)
Current age of child
Who child lives with
0
Respondent
1
Father
2
Other relative
3
Someone else
4
Lives elsewhere
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
2
Month and age -y imp
3
Year and age - m imp
4
Y & age - y ignored
5
Year - a, m imp
6
Age - y, m imp
7
Month - a, y imp
8
None - all imp
Preceding birth interval
Succeeding birth interval
Flag for age at death
0
No flag
1
> interview
2
< breastfeeding
3
< age supplemented
4
< first breastfed
5
< last vaccination
6
Outside range
7
Imputed, units given
8
Imputed, no units
Birth interval >= 4 years
0
No
1
Yes
Live birth between births
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
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
In menopause
995
Before last birth
996
Never menstruated
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Menstruated in last six weeks
0
No
1
Yes
Knowledge of ovulatory cycl-NA
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 curr preg. inf
7
Month - exact date
8
None - date placed
Entries in birth history
Current pregnancy wanted
1
Then
2
Later
3
Not at all
Time since last period (comp)
994
In menopause
995
Before last birth
996
Never menstruated
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Flag for last period
0
No flag
1
N > int. since birth
2
N + amen. > interval
3
N, but per. not ret.
4
95, but no birth
5
95, but per.returned
6
96, but per.returned
7
N, last per. in preg
8
96, had children
9
N, per.bef.last birt
Ever had a terminated preg.
0
No
1
Yes
Month pregnancy ended
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Year pregnancy ended
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
CMC pregnancy ended
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
Completeness of last term. inf
1
Month and year
2
From calendar
5
Year
7
Month
8
None
Months when pregnancy ended
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Other such pregnancies
0
No
1
Yes
Index last child prior to c-NA
Last birth interval >= 4 years
0
No
1
Yes
Birth between last & interview
0
No
1
Yes
Births in last three years
Case Identification
Case Identification
Knowledge of any method
0
Knows no method
1
Knows only folkloric
2
Knows only trad. mth
3
Knows modern method
Ever use of any method
0
Never used
1
Used only folkloric
2
Used only trad. meth
3
Used modern method
Contraceptive Table
Type of method
1
Modern method
2
Traditional method
3
Folkloric method
Knows method
0
No
1
Yes, spontaneously
2
Yes, probed
8
Not asked
Ever used method
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
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
Lactational Amenorrhea
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Current use by method type
0
No method
1
Folkloric method
2
Traditional method
3
Modern method
Method of periodic abstinence
1
Calendar
2
Body temperature
3
Cervical mucus
4
Body temp. & mucus
5
No specific system
6
Other
Month of sterilization
Year of sterilization
Date of sterilization (CMC)
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
5
Year - m imp, a calc
7
Month - date placed
8
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
1
Secure
2
Micromovum
3
Overette
4
Microgynon
5
Lo-femenal
6
Micronon
7
Duofemano Femanate
8
Sacharin
9
Period oil
10
Eugenon 30 ED
11
Ferrous Femarate
96
Not able to show
98
Don't know
Cost of pills
Last source for current users
11
Gvt. hospital/polyclinic
12
Gvt. health centre
13
Family planning clin
14
Mobile clinic
15
Public field worker
16
Other public
21
Private hosp, clinic
22
Pharmacy
23
Chemist
24
Drug store
25
Mobile clinic
26
Field worker
27
FP/PPAG clinic
28
Maternity home
29
Other private
31
Church
32
Shop
33
Friend/Relative
36
Other
96
Other
98
Don't know
Last source for users by type
1
Govt Clinical/Pharm
2
Govt Home/Comm deliv
3
NGO
4
Private Clin/Deliv
5
Private Pharmacy
6
Shop, church, friend
7
Other
8
Don't know
Main reason use current source
0
Knows no other sourc
10
ACCESS-RELATED
11
Closer to home
12
Closer market, work
13
Transport
20
SERVICE-RELATED
21
Staff compet, frndly
22
Cleaner facility
23
Offers more privacy
24
Shorter waiting time
25
Long hours operation
26
Use other services
30
COST RELATED
31
Lower cost, cheaper
41
Wanted anonymity
96
Other
98
DK
Months of use of current meth
95
All cal. {A core}
96
96+ {B core}
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Last method disc. last 5 ye-NA
Reason of last discontinuat-NA
Pattern of use
1
Currently using
2
Used since last brth
3
Used before last brt
4
Never used
Intention to use
1
In next 12 months
2
Use later
3
Unsure about timing
4
Unsure about use
5
Does not intend
6
Never had sex
Preferred future 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
Lactational Amenorrhea
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
5
Never had sex
Acceptability of radio message
0
Not acceptable
1
Acceptable
8
Don't know
Acceptability of TV message
0
Not acceptable
1
Acceptable
8
Don't know
Wanted last child
1
Wanted then
2
Wanted later
3
Wanted no more
First use to space or limit
1
Wanted child later
2
Did not want another
6
Other
Shown pill package
0
Package not seen
1
Package seen
Main reason not using a method
11
Not married
20
FERTILITY-RELATED
21
Not having sex
22
Infrequent sex
23
Menopausal, hyster.
24
Subfecund, infecund
25
Postpartum, breastf.
26
Wants more children
27
Pregnant
30
OPPOSITION TO USE
31
Respondent opposed
32
Husband opposed
33
Others opposed
34
Religious prohibit.
40
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
41
Knows no method
42
Knows no source
50
METHOD-RELATED
51
Health concerns
52
Fear side effects
53
Lack of access
54
Cost too much
55
Inconvenient to use
56
Interfere with body
96
Other
98
DK
Main reason not to use a meth.
11
Not married
20
FERTILITY-RELATED
22
Infrequent sex
23
Menopausal, hyster.
24
Subfecund, infecund
26
Wants more children
30
OPPOSITION TO USE
31
Respondent opposed
32
Husband opposed
33
Others opposed
34
Religious prohibit.
40
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
41
Knows no method
42
Knows no source
50
METHOD-RELATED
51
Health concerns
52
Fear side effects
53
Lack of access
54
Cost too much
55
Inconvenient to use
56
Interfere with body
96
Other
98
DK
Would ever use method if marr.
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Source known for any method
11
Gvt. hospital/polyclinic
12
Gvt. health centre
13
Family planning clin
14
Mobile clinic
15
Public field worker
16
Other public
21
Private hosp, clinic
22
Pharmacy
23
Chemist
24
Drug store
25
Mobile clinic
26
Field worker
27
FP/PPAG clinic
28
Maternity home
29
Other private
31
Church
32
Shop
33
Friend/Relative
36
Other
96
Other
98
Don't know
Source known for any method
1
Govt Clinical/Pharm
2
Govt Home/Comm deliv
3
NGO
4
Private Clin/Deliv
5
Private Pharmacy
6
Shop, church, friend
7
Other
8
Don't know
Heard FP on radio last months
0
No
1
Yes
Heard FP on TV last months
0
No
1
Yes
Heard FP newspaper last months
0
No
1
Yes
Heard FP on poster last months
0
No
1
Yes
Heard FP brochures last months
0
No
1
Yes
Visited by FP worker last 1-NA
Visited health facil. last -NA
At health facility, told of-NA
Breastfeeding affect pre-NA
Pregnancy risk of breastfee-NA
Relied breastfeed. avoid pr-NA
Currently rely on breastfee-NA
Case Identification
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Tetanus injections bef. birth
0
Received no inject.
7
7+
8
Don't know
Prenatal: doctor
0
No
1
Yes: doctor
Prenatal: nurse
0
No
1
Yes: nurse
Prenatal: midwife
0
No
1
Yes: midwife
Prenatal: CS health profess-NA
Prenatal: CS health profess-NA
Prenatal: trained birth attendant
0
No
1
Yes: trained traditional birth attendant
Prenatal: trad.birth attendant
0
No
1
Yes: trad.birth att.
Prenatal: other resp (uncoded)
0
No
1
Yes: other responses
Prenatal: no one
0
No: some care
1
Yes: no one
Assistance: doctor
0
No
1
Yes: doctor
Assistance: nurse
0
No
1
Yes: nurse
Assistance: midwife
0
No
1
Yes: midwife
Assistance: CS health profe-NA
Assistance: CS health profe-NA
Assistance: trained birth attendant
0
No
1
Yes: trained trad. birth attendant
Assistance: trad.birth attend.
0
No
1
Yes: trad.birth att.
Assistance: relative, frien-NA
Assistance: CS other person-NA
Assistance: CS other person-NA
Assistance: other resp (uncod)
0
No
1
Yes: other responses
Assistance: no one
0
No: some assistance
1
Yes: no one
Duration of breastfeeding
94
Never breastfed
95
Still breastfeeding
96
Breastfed until died
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Months of breastfeeding
94
Never breastfed
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Duration of amenorrhea
96
Period not returned
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Months of amenorrhea
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Duration of abstinence
96
Still abstaining
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Months of abstinence
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Time wanted pregnancy
1
Then
2
Later
3
No more
Time would have waited
998
DK
Timing of 1st antenatal check
98
DK
Antenatal visits for pregnancy
0
No antenatal visits
98
DK
Place of delivery
10
HOMES
11
Respondents home
12
BA's home
13
Other home
20
PUBLIC SECTOR
21
Govt. hospital
22
Govt. health center
23
Govt. health post
26
Other public
30
PRIVATE SECTOR
31
Private hosp/clinic
32
Maternity home
36
Other private medica
96
OTHER
Delivery by caesarian section
0
No
1
Yes
Size of child at birth
1
Very large
2
Larger than average
3
Average
4
Smaller than average
5
Very small
8
DK
Birth weight (kilos - 3 dec.)
9996
Not weighed at birth
9998
DK
Weight at birth recall
0
Not weighed
1
From card
2
From recall
9
Special answers
Reason stopped breastfeeding
1
Mother ill, weak
2
Child ill, weak
3
Child died
4
Nipple, breast prob.
5
Insufficient milk
6
Working
7
Child refused
8
Weaning age
9
Became pregnant
10
Started using method
96
Other
97
Missing ever breastf
Flag for breastfeeding
0
No flag
1
> interval
2
> interval by 1 mnth
3
> age at death
4
During preg in cal.
Flag for amenorrhea
0
No flag
1
> interval
2
> interval by 1 mnth
4
During preg in cal.
Flag for abstinence
0
No flag
1
> interval
2
> interval by 1 mnth
4
During preg in cal.
At birth - prolonged labor -NA
At birth - excessive bleedi-NA
At birth - high fever/disch-NA
When child put to breast
0
Immediately
101
Hours: 1
201
Days: 1
Times breastfed during night
96
On demand
Times breastfed during day
96
On demand
Gave child plain water
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Gave child sugar water
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Gave child juice
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Gave child powder/tinned milk
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Gave child baby formula
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Country specific other liqu-NA
Country specific other liqu-NA
Country specific other liqu-NA
Country specific other liqu-NA
Gave child other liquid
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Country specific other food-NA
Country specific other food-NA
Country specific other food-NA
Other solid, semi-solid foods
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Food made from local grain
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Food made from local tuber -NA
Gave child eggs, fish, poultry
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Gave child meat
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Drank from bottle with nipple
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Times ate other food yesterday
0
None
7
7+
8
DK
Last 7 days - other liquids-NA
Last 7 days - local grain f-NA
Last 7 days - local tuber f-NA
Last 7 days - egg/fish/poul-NA
Last 7 days - other solid f-NA
Last 7 days - country speci-NA
Last 7 days - country speci-NA
Last 7 days - country speci-NA
Last 7 days - country speci-NA
Last 7 days - country speci-NA
Last 7 days - country speci-NA
Last 7 days - country speci-NA
Case Identification
Case Identification
Last birth ceasarean section
0
No
1
Yes
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
Times breastfed during day
96
On demand
Gave child plain water
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Gave child sugar water
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Gave child juice
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Gave child powder/tinned milk
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Gave child baby formula
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Country specific other liqu-NA
Country specific other liqu-NA
Country specific other liqu-NA
Country specific other liqu-NA
Gave child other liquid
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Country specific other food-NA
Country specific other food-NA
Country specific other food-NA
Other solid, semi-solid foods
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Food made from local grain
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Food made from local tuber -NA
Gave child eggs, fish, poultry
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Gave child meat
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Drank from bottle with nipple
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Heard of oral rehydration
0
Never heard of
1
Used ORS
2
Heard of ORS
Entries in maternity table
Entries in health table
Entries in height/weight table
When child put to breast
0
Immediately
Arm circumference (cms-1d)
Respondent's weight (kilos-1d)
Respondent's height (cms-1d)
Ht/A Percentile (resp.)
9998
Flagged cases
Ht/A Standard deviations (resp
9998
Flagged cases
Ht/A Percent ref. median (resp
99998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Percent ref. median (DHS
99998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Percent ref. median (Fog
99998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Percent ref. median (WHO
99998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Std deviations(resp) DHS
9998
Flagged cases
Body mass index for respondent
9998
Flagged cases
Rohrer's index for respondent
9998
Flagged cases
Result of measurement of resp.
0
Measured
2
Sick
3
Not present
4
Refused
6
Other
Drinking pattern with diarrhea
1
Less to drink
2
Same amount to drink
3
More to drink
8
DK
Eating pattern with diarrhea
1
Less to eat
2
Same amount to eat
3
More to eat
8
DK
Diarrhea: repeat watery stools
0
No
1
Repeat watery stools
Diarrhea: Any watery stools
0
No
1
Any watery stools
Diarrhea: Repeated vomiting
0
No
1
Repeated vomiting
Diarrhea: Any vomiting
0
No
1
Any vomiting
Diarrhea: Blood in stools
0
No
1
Blood in stools
Diarrhea: Fever
0
No
1
Fever
Diarrhea: Marked thirst
0
No
1
Marked thirst
Diarrhea: Not eating/drinking
0
No
1
Not eating/drinking
Diarrhea: Getting sicker
0
No
1
Getting sicker
Diarrhea: Not getting better
0
No
1
Not getting better
Diarrhea: Frequency crying
0
No
1
Frequent crying
Diarrhea: Loosing weight
0
No
1
Loosing weight
Diarrhea: Sunken eyes
0
No
1
Sunken eyes
Diarrhea: Other responses
0
No
1
Other responses
Diarrhea: Does not know
0
No: knows some sign
1
Yes: does not know
Cough: Fast breathing
0
No
1
Fast breathing
Cough: Difficult breathing
0
No
1
Difficult breathing
Cough: Noisy breathing
0
No
1
Noisy breathing
Cough: Fever
0
No
1
Fever
Cough: Unable to drink
0
No
1
Unable to drink
Cough: Not eating/drinking
0
No
1
Not eating/drinking
Cough: Getting sicker
0
No
1
Getting sicker
Cough: Not getting better
0
No
1
Not getting better
Cough: Chest in drawing
0
No
1
Chest in drawing
Cough: Continuous coughing
0
No
1
Continuous coughing
Cough: Vomiting
0
No
1
Vomiting
Cough: Other responses
0
No
1
Other responses
Knows no sign of illness
0
No: knows some sign
1
Yes: know no sign
Case Identification
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Has health card
0
No card
1
Yes, seen
2
Yes, not seen
3
No longer has card
Received BCG
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
BCG day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
BCG month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
BCG year
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
Received DPT 1
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
DPT 1 day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
DPT 1 month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
DPT 1 year
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
Received POLIO 1
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
POLIO 1 day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 1 month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 1 year
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
Received DPT 2
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
DPT 2 day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
DPT 2 month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
DPT 2 year
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
Received POLIO 2
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
POLIO 2 day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 2 month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 2 year
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
Received DPT 3
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
DPT 3 day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
DPT 3 month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
DPT 3 year
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
Received POLIO 3
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
POLIO 3 day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 3 month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 3 year
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
Received MEASLES
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
MEASLES day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
MEASLES month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
MEASLES year
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
Polio 0
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
Polio 0 day
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 0 month
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
POLIO 0 year
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
Ever had vaccination
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Had diarrhea recently
0
No
1
Yes, last 24 hours
2
Yes, last two weeks
8
Don't know
Blood in the stools
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Bowel movements in worst day
98
DK
Diarrhea: government hosp.
0
No
1
Government hospital
Diarrhea: govt health center
0
No
1
Govt. health center
Diarrhea: govt health post
0
No
1
Govt. health post
Diarrhea: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Public mobile clinic
Diarrhea: comm.health worker
0
No
1
Community health wrk
Diarrhea: CS public sector -NA
Diarrhea: CS public sector -NA
Diarrhea: CS public sector -NA
Diarrhea: other public sector
0
No
1
Other public sector
Diarrhea: private hosp/clin.
0
No
1
Private hosp./clinic
Diarrhea: private pharmacy
0
No
1
Private pharmacy
Diarrhea: private doctor
0
No
1
Private doctor
Diarrhea: private mobile cln
0
No
1
Private mobile clin.
Diarrhea: comm.health worker
0
No
1
Community health wrk
Diarrhea: CS med.priv secto-NA
Diarrhea: CS med.priv secto-NA
Diarrhea: CS med.priv secto-NA
Diarrhea: other med.priv sect.
0
No
1
Oth med.priv. sector
Diarrhea: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Diarrhea: traditional pract.
0
No
1
Traditional pract.
Diarrhea: Drug peddler
0
No
1
Drug peddler
Diarrhea: CS oth.priv secto-NA
Diarrhea: CS oth.priv secto-NA
Diarrhea: Other
0
No
1
Other
Diarrhea: no treatment
0
No: received treatm.
1
Yes: no treatment
Diarrhea: medical treatment
0
No
1
Yes: medical treatm.
Given oral rehydration
0
No
1
Yes: ORS - spontan.
2
Yes: ORS - probed
8
Don't know
Given recommend. home solution
0
No
1
Yes: RHS - spontan.
2
Yes: RHS - probed
8
Don't know
Given other pills or syrups
0
No
1
Yes: oth pill, syrup
8
Don't know
Given an injection
0
No
1
Yes: injection
8
Don't know
Given an intravenous (IV)
0
No
1
Yes: intravenous (IV
8
Don't know
Given home remedy, herbal med.
0
No
1
Yes: home rem, herb.
8
Don't know
Given sugar-salt-water solution
0
No
1
Yes: sugar-salt-water solution
8
Don't know
Increase or decrease fluids
0
Same
1
Increase
2
Decrease
8
DK
Increase or decrease in foods
0
Same
1
Increase
2
Decrease
8
DK
Given other treatment
0
No
1
Yes
Given no treatment
0
No: received treatm.
1
Yes: no treatment
8
DK
Received any treatment
0
No
1
Yes
Had fever in last two weeks
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Had cough in last two weeks
0
No
1
Yes, last 24 hours
2
Yes, last two weeks
8
Don't know
Short, rapid breaths
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Fever/cough: government hosp.
0
No
1
Government hospital
Fever/cough: govt health cntr
0
No
1
Govt. health center
Fever/cough: govt health post
0
No
1
Govt. health post
Fever/cough: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Public mobile clinic
Fever/cough: comm.health wrkr
0
No
1
Community health wrk
Fever/cough: CS public sect-NA
Fever/cough: CS public sect-NA
Fever/cough: CS public sect-NA
Fever/cough: oth public sector
0
No
1
Other public sector
Fever/cough: private hosp/clin
0
No
1
Private hosp./clinic
Fever/cough: private pharmacy
0
No
1
Private pharmacy
Fever/cough: private doctor
0
No
1
Private doctor
Fever/cough: private mobile cl
0
No
1
Private mobile clin.
Fever/cough: comm.health wrkr
0
No
1
Community health wrk
Fever/cough: CS med.priv se-NA
Fever/cough: CS med.priv se-NA
Fever/cough: CS med.priv se-NA
Fever/cough: oth med.priv sect
0
No
1
Oth med. priv. sect.
Fever/cough: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Fever/cough: traditional pract
0
No
1
Traditional pract.
Fever/cough: Drug peddler
0
No
1
Drug peddler
Fever/cough: CS oth.priv se-NA
Fever/cough: CS oth.priv se-NA
Fever/cough: Other
0
No
1
Other
Fever/cough: no treatment
0
No: received treatm.
1
Yes: no treatment
Fever/cough: medical treatment
0
No
1
Yes: medical treatm.
Case Identification
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Age in months
Weight in kilograms (1 dec.)
Height in centimeters (1 dec.)
Ht/A Percentile
9998
Flagged cases
Ht/A Standard deviations
9998
Flagged cases
Ht/A Percent of ref. median
99998
Flagged cases
Wt/A Percentile
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/A Standard deviations
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/A Percent of ref. median
99998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Percentile
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Standard deviations
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Percent of ref. median
99998
Flagged cases
Reason not measured
0
Measured
1
Dead
2
Sick
3
Not present
4
Refused
5
Mother refused
6
Other
BCG scar on arm or shoulder
0
No scar
1
Scar seen
Height: lying or standing
1
Lying
2
Standing
Day of birth of child
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Date measured (day)
Date measured (month)
Date measured (year)
Arm circumference (cms - 1d)
Arm circ/A Percentile
9998
Flagged cases
Arm circ/A Standard deviations
9998
Flagged cases
Arm c/A Percent of ref. median
99998
Flagged cases
Arm circ/Ht Percentile
9998
Flagged cases
Arm cir/Ht Standard deviations
9998
Flagged cases
Arm cir/Ht Percent ref. median
99998
Flagged cases
Case Identification
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
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
Month and age -y imp
3
Year and age - m imp
5
Year - a, m imp
6
Age - y, m imp
7
Month - a, y imp
8
None - all imp
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+
Age at first intercourse
0
Not had intercourse
96
At first union
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Time since last intercourse
995
Within last 4 weeks
996
Before last birth
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Time since last intercourse(g)
31
31+ days
95
Within last 4 weeks
96
Before last birth
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Time since last intercourse(im
995
Within last 4 weeks
996
Before last birth
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Flag for V529
0
No flag
1
N > int. since birth
2
N + abst. > interval
3
N, but sex not res.
4
96, but no birth
5
96, but curr.preg.
6
96, but resumed sex
7
N, last sex bef preg
8
N, inconsis 4 weeks
9
N, sex bef last birt
Age at first intercourse (imp)
0
Not had intercourse
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Flag for V531
0
No flag
1
After interview
2
After concep >= 1 yr
3
After concep < 1 yr
4
At marr, never marr
5
At marr,after concep
6
After marriage
Have a regular sex partner
0
No sexual partner
1
Regular sex partner
2
Occasio. sex partner
Have ever been married
0
No
1
Formerly married
2
Lived with a man
Case Identification
Case Identification
Fertility preference
1
Have another
2
Undecided
3
No more
4
Sterilized
5
Declared infecund
6
Never had sex
Preferred waiting time
993
After marriage
994
Soon, now
996
Other, 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
Sterilized
7
Declared infecund
8
Never had sex
Attitude toward becoming preg.
1
Happy
2
Unhappy
3
Would not matter
8
DK
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
Non-numeric response
98
DK
Ideal number of children (grp)
6
6+
7
Non-numeric response
Time for future birth
993
After marriage
994
Soon/now
995
Can't get pregnant
996
Other
998
DK
Reason regrets sterilization
0
No regret
1
Resp. wants another
2
Part. wants another
3
Side effects
4
Child died
6
Other reason
Husbands desire for children
1
Both want same
2
Husband wants more
3
Husband wants fewer
8
DK
Exposure
0
Fecund
1
Pregnant
2
Amenorrheic
3
Infecund, menopausal
Unmet need
0
Never had sex
1
Unmet need to space
2
Unmet need to limit
3
Using to space
4
Using to limit
5
Spacing failure
6
Limiting failure
7
Desire birth < 2 yrs
8
No sex, want to wait
9
Infecund, menopausal
Exposure (definition 2)
0
Fecund
1
Pregnant
2
Amenorrheic
3
Infecund, menopausal
Unmet need (definition 2)
0
Never had sex
1
Unmet need to space
2
Unmet need to limit
3
Using to space
4
Using to limit
5
Spacing failure
6
Limiting failure
7
Desire birth < 2 yrs
8
No sex, want to wait
9
Infecund, menopausal
Ideal number of boys
95
Up to God
96
Other
98
DK
Ideal number of girls
95
Up to God
96
Other
98
DK
Ideal number of either sex
95
Up to God
96
Other
98
DK
Discussed FP with partner
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with mother
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with father
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with sister(s)
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with brother(s)
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with daughter(s)
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with mother-inlaw
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with friends/nbrs
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with other relative
0
No
1
Other relative
Discussed FP with health worker
0
No
1
Health worker
Discussed FP -country speci-NA
Discussed FP -country speci-NA
Discussed FP with others
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Case Identification
Partner's education level
0
No education
1
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Higher
8
Don't know
Highest year of education
98
Don't know
Partner's occupation
0
Student, pensioner
1
Physical scientists and rel. techn.
2
Architects
3
Engineers and related techn.
4
Aircraft and ship officers
5
Life scientists and rel. tech.
6
Medical, dental, veterinary and rel. workers
7
Professional nurses
8
Statisticians, mathematicians, system anal. and rel. workers
9
Economists
11
Accountants
12
Jurists (eg. lawyers, judges)
13
Teachers
14
Workers in religion
15
Authors, journalists and rel. workers
16
Sculptors, painters, photographers and rel. creative art.
17
Composers and performing artists
18
Athletes, sportsmen and rel. workers
19
Professional, technical & rel. workers not elsewhere class.
20
Legislative officers and government workers
21
Managers (excluding farm managers)
30
Clerical and related workers
31
Government executive officials
32
Stenographers, typists and data entry operators
33
Book-keepers, cashiers and related workers
34
Computer machine operators
35
Transport and communications supervisors
36
Transport conductors
37
Mail distribution clerks
38
Telephone and telegraph operators
39
Clerical and related workers not elsewhere class.
40
Managers (wholesale and retail trade)
41
Working proprietors (wholesale and retail trade)
42
Sales supervisors and buyers
43
Technical salesmen, commercial travellers and man. agents
44
Insurance, real estate and business serv. salesmen and auct.
45
Salesmen, shop assistants and related workers
49
Sales workers not elsewhere classified
50
Managers (catering, lodging service)
51
Working proprietors (catering and lodging services)
52
Housekeeping and related service supervisors
53
Cooks, waiters, bartenders and related workers
54
Maids and rel. housekeeping service workers
55
Building caretakers, charworkers, cleaners and rel. workers
56
Launderers, dry-cleaners and pressers
57
Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers
58
Protective service workers
59
Service workers not elsewhere classified
60
Farm managers and supervisors
61
Farmers
62
Agricultural and animal husbandry workers
63
Forestry workers
64
Fishermen, hunters and related workers
69
Unemployed and new workers searching for employment
70
Production supervisors and general foremen
71
Miners, quarrymen, well drillers and related workers
72
Metal processors
73
Wood preparation workers and paper makers
74
Chemical processors and related workers
75
Spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers and related workers
76
Tanners, fishmongers and pelt pressers
77
Food and beverage processors
78
Tobacco preparers and tobacco product makers
79
Tailors, dressmakers, sewers, upholsterers, and rel. workers
80
Shoemakers and leather goods makers
81
Cabinet makers and related wood workers
82
Stone carvers and stone cutters
83
Blacksmith, toolmakers and machine tool operators
84
Machinery, fitters, machine assemblers and prec. inst. maker
85
Electrical fitters and rel. electrical and electronics work.
86
Broadcasting stations, sound equipment and cinema operators
87
Plumbers, welders, sheet-metal and strucural metal preparers
88
Juwelry and precious metal workers
89
Glass formers, potters and related workers
90
Rubber and plastic product makers
91
Paper and paperboard product makers
92
Printers and related workers
93
Painters
94
Production and rel. workers not elsewhere classified
95
Bricklayers, carpenters and other construction workers
96
Stationary engine and related equipment workers
97
Mat. handling and rel. eq. workers, dockers, freight handler
98
Transport equipment operators
99
Labourers not elsewhere classified
Partner's occupation
0
Did not work
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
Type of land where works
0
His land
1
Family land
2
Someone else's land
3
Rented land
8
Don't know
Respondent currently working
0
No
1
Yes
Husbands education-single yrs
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Respondent's occupation
0
Not working
1
Physical scientists and rel. techn.
2
Architects
3
Engineers and related techn.
4
Aircraft and ship officers
5
Life scientists and rel. tech.
6
Medical, dental, veterinary and rel. workers
7
Professional nurses
8
Statisticians, mathematicians, system anal. and rel. workers
9
Economists
11
Accountants
12
Jurists (eg. lawyers, judges)
13
Teachers
14
Workers in religion
15
Authors, journalists and rel. workers
16
Sculptors, painters, photographers and rel. creative art.
17
Composers and performing artists
18
Athletes, sportsmen and rel. workers
19
Professional, technical & rel. workers not elsewhere class.
20
Legislative officers and government workers
21
Managers (excluding farm managers)
30
Clerical and related workers
31
Government executive officials
32
Stenographers, typists and data entry operators
33
Book-keepers, cashiers and related workers
34
Computer machine operators
35
Transport and communications supervisors
36
Transport conductors
37
Mail distribution clerks
38
Telephone and telegraph operators
39
Clerical and related workers not elsewhere class.
40
Managers (wholesale and retail trade)
41
Working proprietors (wholesale and retail trade)
42
Sales supervisors and buyers
43
Technical salesmen, commercial travellers and man. agents
44
Insurance, real estate and business serv. salesmen and auct.
45
Salesmen, shop assistants and related workers
49
Sales workers not elsewhere classified
50
Managers (catering, lodging service)
51
Working proprietors (catering and lodging services)
52
Housekeeping and related service supervisors
53
Cooks, waiters, bartenders and related workers
54
Maids and rel. housekeeping service workers
55
Building caretakers, charworkers, cleaners and rel. workers
56
Launderers, dry-cleaners and pressers
57
Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers
58
Protective service workers
59
Service workers not elsewhere classified
60
Farm managers and supervisors
61
Farmers
62
Agricultural and animal husbandry workers
63
Forestry workers
64
Fishermen, hunters and related workers
69
Unemployed and new workers searching for employment
70
Production supervisors and general foremen
71
Miners, quarrymen, well drillers and related workers
72
Metal processors
73
Wood preparation workers and paper makers
74
Chemical processors and related workers
75
Spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers and related workers
76
Tanners, fishmongers and pelt pressers
77
Food and beverage processors
78
Tobacco preparers and tobacco product makers
79
Tailors, dressmakers, sewers, upholsterers, and rel. workers
80
Shoemakers and leather goods makers
81
Cabinet makers and related wood workers
82
Stone carvers and stone cutters
83
Blacksmith, toolmakers and machine tool operators
84
Machinery, fitters, machine assemblers and prec. inst. maker
85
Electrical fitters and rel. electrical and electronics work.
86
Broadcasting stations, sound equipment and cinema operators
87
Plumbers, welders, sheet-metal and strucural metal preparers
88
Juwelry and precious metal workers
89
Glass formers, potters and related workers
90
Rubber and plastic product makers
91
Paper and paperboard product makers
92
Printers and related workers
93
Painters
94
Production and rel. workers not elsewhere classified
95
Bricklayers, carpenters and other construction workers
96
Stationary engine and related equipment workers
97
Mat. handling and rel. eq. workers, dockers, freight handler
98
Transport equipment operators
99
Labourers not elsewhere classified
Respondent's occupation
0
Not working
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
Current type of employment
0
Did not work
1
Paid employee, away
2
Paid employee, home
3
Self-employed, away
4
Self-employed, home
5
Unpaid worker, away
6
Unpaid worker, home
Work for family, others, self
1
For family member
2
For someone else
3
Self-employed
Earns cash for work
0
No
1
Yes
Works at home or away
1
At home
2
Away
Child minder
0
Respondent
1
Husband/partner
2
Other child
3
Other relatives
4
Neighbors
5
Friends
6
Servants/hired help
7
Child is in school
8
Institutional care
10
Other female child
11
Other male child
95
Not worked since bth
96
Other
Partner's educational attainm.
0
No education
1
Incomplete primary
2
Complete primary
3
Incomplete secondary
4
Complete secondary
5
Higher
8
Don't know
Partners age
96
96+
98
DK
Worked in last 12 months
0
No
1
In the past year
2
Currently working
Employment all year/seasonal
1
All year
2
Seasonal
3
Occasional
Months worked in last 12 mnths
Days in a week normally work
Days worked in last 12 months
Earnings for work
Daily earnings for work
Yearly earnings for work
Who decides how to spend money
1
Respondent
2
Partner
3
Jointly with partner
4
Someone else
5
Jointly with someone
Type of land where resp. works
0
Own land
1
Family land
2
Someone else's land
3
Rented land
8
Don't know
Case Identification
Case Identification
Ever heard of AIDS
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS: radio
0
No
1
Radio
AIDS: television
0
No
1
Television
AIDS: newspapers/magazines
0
No
1
Newspaper/magazine
AIDS: pamphlets/posters
0
No
1
Pamphlets/posters
AIDS: clinic/health workers
0
No
1
Clinic/health worker
AIDS: churches/mosques
0
No
1
Churches/mosques
AIDS: schools/teachers
0
No
1
Schools/teachers
AIDS: community meetings
0
No
1
Community meetings
AIDS: friends/relatives
0
No
1
Friends/relatives
AIDS: work place
0
No
1
Work place
AIDS: slogans / music
0
No
1
Slogans / music
AIDS: cinema
0
No
1
Cinema
AIDS: aids patient
0
No
1
Aids patient
AIDS: other responses
0
No
1
Other responses
Ways to avoid AIDS
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
AIDS: Safe sex
0
No
1
Safe sex
AIDS: abstain from sex
0
No
1
Abstain from sex
AIDS: use condoms during sex
0
No
1
Condoms during sex
AIDS: only one sex partner
0
No
1
Only one sex partner
AIDS: avoid sex prostitutes
0
No
1
Avoid prostitutes
AIDS: avoid sex homosexuals
0
No
1
Avoid homosexuals
AIDS: avoid blood transfusions
0
No
1
Avoid blood transfus
AIDS: avoid injections
0
No
1
Avoid injections
AIDS: avoid kissing
0
No
1
Avoid kissing
AIDS: avoid mosquito bites
0
No
1
Avoid mosquito bites
AIDS: protection trad. healer
0
No
1
Seek trad. healing
AIDS: avoid infected needles
0
No
1
Avoid infected needles
AIDS: avoid sharing infected blades
0
No
1
Avoid sharing infected blades
AIDS: other responses
0
No
1
Other responses
AIDS: DK ways to avoid AIDS
0
No: knows ways
1
Yes: DK ways
Safe sex: abstain from sex
0
No
1
Abstain from sex
Safe sex: use condoms during
0
No
1
Condoms during sex
Safe sex: only one partner
0
No
1
Only one sex partner
Safe sex: avoid prostitutes
0
No
1
Avoid prostitutes
Safe sex: avoid homosexuals
0
No
1
Avoid homosexuals
Safe sex: country specific -NA
Safe sex: country specific -NA
Safe sex: country specific -NA
Safe sex: country specific -NA
Safe sex: other responses
0
No
1
Other responses
Safe sex: DK meaning
0
No: knows meaning
1
Yes: DK meaning
Can a healthy person have AIDS
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Chances of getting AIDS
0
No risk at all
1
Small
2
Moderate
3
Great
4
Has AIDS
8
DK
Behavior: Did not start sex
0
No
1
Did not start sex
Behavior: Stopped all sex
0
No
1
Stopped all sex
Behavior: Started using condom
0
No
1
Started using condom
Behavior: Only one sex partner
0
No
1
Only one sex partner
Behavior: Reduced partners
0
No
1
Reduced partners
Behavior: Ask spouse faithf-NA
Behavior: No homosexual contac
0
No
1
No homosexual contac
Behavior: Stopped injection-NA
Behavior: Stopped sex with prostitutes
0
No
1
Stopped sex with prostitutes
Behavior: Country specific -NA
Behavior: Country specific -NA
Behavior: Country specific -NA
Behavior: Spouse avoid pros-NA
Behavior: No nonsexual chan-NA
Behavior: Other (non-sexual-NA
Behavior: Other (sexual)
0
No
1
Other (sexual)
Behavior: No change
0
No
1
Yes
Behavior: Don't know
0
No
1
Yes
Last intercourse used condom
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Source for condoms
11
Government hospital
12
Government health c.
13
Family planning clin
14
Mobile clinic
15
Public field worker
16
Other public
21
Private hosp, clinic
22
Pharmacy
23
Chemist
24
Private mobile clin
25
Private field worker
26
Other private
27
Drug store
28
FP/PFAG clinic
29
Maternity home
31
Shop
32
Church
33
Friends, relatives
96
Other
98
DK source for condom
Knowledge of condom
0
Never heard condom
1
Knows (unclear)
2
Knows for FP only
3
Knows for STD only
4
Knows for FP & STD
Ever use of condom
0
Never used condom
1
Used, unclear why
2
Used for FP only
3
Used for STD only
4
Used for FP & STD
Case Identification
Case Identification
Time interview started
Time interview ended
Length of interview in minutes
95
95+
96
2+ visits
97
Inconsistent
Number of visits
Interviewer identification
Keyer identification
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
Case Identification
Structure number
City\Town\Countryside
1
Large city
2
Medium city
3
Small city
4
Town
5
Village
Language of Questionnaire
1
English
2
Akan
3
Ga
4
Ewe
5
Hausa
6
Dagbani
7
Other
Language of interview
1
English
2
Akan
3
Ga
4
Ewe
5
Hausa
6
Dagbani
7
Other
Native language of respondent
1
English
2
Akan
3
Ga
4
Ewe
5
Hausa
6
Dagbani
7
Other
Translator used?
0
No
1
Yes
Supervisor number
Field editor number
Ever attended school
0
No
1
Yes
Highest educational level
1
Primary
2
Middle/JSS
3
Secondary/SSS
4
Higher
Highest grade at that level
Can read a letter or newspaper
1
Easily
2
With difficulty
3
Not at all
Religion
1
Catholic
2
Anglican
3
Methodist
4
Presbyterian
5
Spiritualist
6
Other Christian
7
Moslem
8
Traditional
9
No Religion
96
Other
Pregnancy that did not result in a live birth?
0
No
1
Yes
Number of pregnancy losses
Total children ever born and pregnancy losses
First use to space or limit
1
Wanted child later
2
Did not want another
6
Other
Consultation at first use of pill
0
No
1
Yes
Consultation for last pill
0
No
1
Yes
Number of cycles of pills
8
Dont Know
Any side effects from pill
0
No
1
Yes
Side effects from use of pill: dizziness
0
No
1
Dizziness
Side effects from use of pill: weight gain
0
No
1
Weight gain
Side effects from use of pill: headaches
0
No
1
Headaches
Side effects from use of pill: excessive bleeding
0
No
1
Excessive bleeding
Side effects from use of pill: irregular cycle
0
No
1
Irregular cycle
Side effects from use of pill: painful period/cramps
0
No
1
Painful period/cramps
Side effects from use of pill: palpitation
0
No
1
Palpitation / irregular heart beat
Side effects from use of pill: other
0
No
1
Other
Month of sterilization
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Year of sterilization
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
Age at sterilization
Time to/from source
998
Dont Know
Access to source
1
Easy
2
Difficult
8
Dont Know
Last FP method used
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Implants
5
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
6
Condom
7
Female Sterilization
8
Male Sterilization
9
Periodic Abstinence
10
Withdrawal
11
LAM
96
Other
Duration of usage (months)
Seen an ORS product
0
No
1
Yes
Ever prepared ORS packet
0
No
1
Yes
Used whole are part of packet
1
Whole packet at once
2
Only part of packet
Water used to mix with ORS
1
1/2 liter
2
1 liter
3
1 1/2 liter
4
1 beer bottle
5
Follow package instructions
6
1/3 liter
96
Other
98
DK
Obtain ORS: gvt. hospital/clinic
0
No
1
Gvt. hospital/clinic
Obtain ORS: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Gvt. health centre
Obtain ORS: gvt. health post
0
No
1
Gvt. health post
Obtain ORS: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Obtain ORS: comm. health worker
0
No
1
Comm. health worker
Obtain ORS: other public
0
No
1
Other public
Obtain ORS: hospital
0
No
1
Hospital
Obtain ORS: pharmacy/drug store/chemic
0
No
1
Pharmacy/drug store/chemic
Obtain ORS: clinic
0
No
1
Clinic
Obtain ORS: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Obtain ORS: comm. health worker
0
No
1
Comm. health worker
Obtain ORS: other private
0
No
1
Other private
Obtain ORS: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Obtain ORS: trad. pratitioner
0
No
1
Traditional praticioner
Obtain ORS: drug peddler
0
No
1
Drug peddler
Obtain ORS: other
0
No
1
Other
Date of last union (month)
97
Inconsistent
98
DK month
Date of last union (year)
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK year
Date of last union (CMC)
Date flag for Q514C
1
Month and year
2
Month and age -y imp
5
Year - a, m imp
6
Age - y, m imp
7
Month - a, y imp
8
None - all imp
Source condoms: gvt. hospital
0
No
1
Gvt. hospital
Source condoms: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Gvt. health centre
Source condoms: family planning clinic
0
No
1
Fam. plan. clinic
Source condoms: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Source condoms: field worker
0
No
1
Field worker
Source condoms: other public
0
No
1
Other public
Source condoms: pvt. hospital/clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. hospital/clinic
Source condoms: pharmacy
0
No
1
Pharmacy
Source condoms: chemist
0
No
1
Chemist
Source condoms: drug store
0
No
1
Drug store
Source condoms: pvt. mobile clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. mobile clinic
Source condoms: pvt. field worker
0
No
1
Pvt. field worker
Source condoms: pvt. FP/PPAG clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. FP/PPAG clinic
Source condoms: pvt. maternity home
0
No
1
Pvt. maternity home
Source condoms: other private
0
No
1
Other private
Source condoms: church
0
No
1
Church
Source condoms: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Source condoms: friend/relative
0
No
1
Friend/relative
Source condoms: other
0
No
1
Other
Age at first period
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Partner ever attended school
0
No
1
Yes
Partners level of education
1
Primary
2
Middle/JSS
3
Secondary/SSS
4
Higher
8
DK
Partners highest grade
98
DK
Can child be born with AIDS virus
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Can AIDS be transmitted by breastfeeding
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Government action for people with AIDS
1
Free medical treatment
2
Help relatives provide care
3
Isolate/quarantine
4
Should not be involved
6
Other
8
Don't know
Care for relative with AIDS
1
Relatives
2
Friends
3
Government organization
4
Religious organization
5
Nobody/abandon
6
Other
8
Don't know
Heard of other STD's
0
No
1
Yes
Heard of: gonorrhea
0
No
1
Yes: gonorrhea
Heard of: syphilis
0
No
1
Yes: syphilis
Heard of: herpes
0
No
1
Yes: herpes
Heard of: hepatitis
0
No
1
Yes: hepatites
Heard of: other
0
No
1
Yes: other
Treatment gonorrhea: gvt. hospital
0
No
1
Gvt. hospital
Treatment gonorrhea: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Gvt. health centre
Treatment gonorrhea: gvt. health post
0
No
1
Gvt. health post
Treatment gonorrhea: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Treatment gonorrhea: gvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Gvt. comm. health worker
Treatment gonorrhea: hospital
0
No
1
Hospital
Treatment gonorrhea: phar./chemist/drug store
0
No
1
Pharmacy/chemist/drug store
Treatment gonorrhea: pvt. clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. clinic
Treatment gonorrhea: pvt. mobile clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. mobile clinic
Treatment gonorrhea: pvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Pvt. comm. health worker
Treatment gonorrhea: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Treatment gonorrhea: drug peddler
0
No
1
Drug peddler
Treatment gonorrhea: trad. practitioner
0
No
1
Trad. practitioner
Treatment gonorrhea: faith healer/spiritualist
0
No
1
Faith healer/spiritualist
Treatment gonorrhea: other
0
No
1
Other
Treatment syphilis: gvt. hospital
0
No
1
Gvt. hospital
Treatment syphilis: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Gvt. health centre
Treatment syphilis: gvt. health post
0
No
1
Gvt. health post
Treatment syphilis: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Treatment syphilis: gvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Gvt. comm. health worker
Treatment syphilis: hospital
0
No
1
Hospital
Treatment syphilis: phar./chemist/drug store
0
No
1
Pharmacy/chemist/drug store
Treatment syphilis: pvt. clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. clinic
Treatment syphilis: pvt. mobile clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. mobile clinic
Treatment syphilis: pvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Pvt. comm. health worker
Treatment syphilis: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Treatment syphilis: drug peddler
0
No
1
Drug peddler
Treatment syphilis: trad. practitioner
0
No
1
Trad. practitioner
Treatment syphilis: faith healer/spiritualist
0
No
1
Faith healer/spiritualist
Treatment syphilis: other
0
No
1
Other
Treatment herpes: gvt. hospital
0
No
1
Gvt. hospital
Treatment herpes: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Gvt. health centre
Treatment herpes: gvt. health post
0
No
1
Gvt. health post
Treatment herpes: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Treatment herpes: gvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Gvt. comm. health worker
Treatment herpes: hospital
0
No
1
Hospital
Treatment herpes: phar./chemist/drug store
0
No
1
Pharmacy/chemist/drug store
Treatment herpes: pvt. clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. clinic
Treatment herpes: pvt. mobile clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. mobile clinic
Treatment herpes: pvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Pvt. comm. health worker
Treatment herpes: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Treatment herpes: drug peddler
0
No
1
Drug peddler
Treatment herpes: trad. practitioner
0
No
1
Trad. practitioner
Treatment herpes: faith healer/spiritualist
0
No
1
Faith healer/spiritualist
Treatment herpes: other
0
No
1
Other
Treatment hepatites: gvt. hospital
0
No
1
Gvt. hospital
Treatment hepatites: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Gvt. health centre
Treatment hepatites: gvt. health post
0
No
1
Gvt. health post
Treatment hepatites: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Treatment hepatites: gvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Gvt. comm. health worker
Treatment hepatites: hospital
0
No
1
Hospital
Treatment hepatites: phar./chemist/drug store
0
No
1
Pharmacy/chemist/drug store
Treatment hepatites: pvt. clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. clinic
Treatment hepatites: pvt. mobile clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. mobile clinic
Treatment hepatites: pvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Pvt. comm. health worker
Treatment hepatites: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Treatment hepatites: drug peddler
0
No
1
Drug peddler
Treatment hepatites: trad. practitioner
0
No
1
Trad. practitioner
Treatment hepatites: faith healer/spiritualist
0
No
1
Faith healer/spiritualist
Treatment hepatites: other
0
No
1
Other
Treatment other: gvt. hospital
0
No
1
Gvt. hospital
Treatment other: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Gvt. health centre
Treatment other: gvt. health post
0
No
1
Gvt. health post
Treatment other: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Treatment other: gvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Gvt. comm. health worker
Treatment other: hospital
0
No
1
Hospital
Treatment other: phar./chemist/drug store
0
No
1
Pharmacy/chemist/drug store
Treatment other: pvt. clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. clinic
Treatment other: pvt. mobile clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. mobile clinic
Treatment other: pvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Pvt. comm. health worker
Treatment other: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Treatment other: drug peddler
0
No
1
Drug peddler
Treatment other: trad. practitioner
0
No
1
Trad. practitioner
Treatment other: faith healer/spiritualist
0
No
1
Faith healer/spiritualist
Treatment other: other
0
No
1
Other
Chances of getting STD's
1
Small
2
Moderate
3
Great
4
No risk at all
5
Has STD's
8
DK
Measurer
Assistant measurer
Item created from ISSA Group
Contraceptive method
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Implants
5
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
6
Condom
7
Female Sterilization
8
Male Sterilization
9
Periodic Abstinence
10
Withdrawal
11
LAM
12
Other
13
Other
Ever heard about method?
0
No
1
Yes
Ever used method
0
No
1
Yes
Know source of method
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Born alive/dead or lost pregnancy
1
Born Alive
2
Born Dead
3
Lost Pregnancy
Did baby cry/move/breath
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Antenatal ID card for pregnancy
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Timing of last antenatal visit
98
DK
Measured Weight
0
No
1
Yes
Measured Height
0
No
1
Yes
Measured Blood pressure
0
No
1
Yes
Urine tested
0
No
1
Yes
Blood tested
0
No
1
Yes
Iron tablets?
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Folic/folate acid tablets?
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Checked mother/child health?
0
No
1
Yes
Timing of first postnatal visit
998
DK
Assistance first postnatal checkup: doctor
0
No
1
Doctor
Assistance first postnatal checkup: nurse
0
No
1
Nurse
Assistance first postnatal checkup: midwife
0
No
1
Midwife
Assistance first postnatal checkup: train. trad. birth att.
0
No
1
Trained traditional birth attendant
Assistance first postnatal checkup: untrain. trad. birth att
0
No
1
Untrained traditional birth attendant
Assistance first postnatal checkup: other
0
No
1
Other
Place of check up
11
Resp. home
12
TBA's home
13
Other home
21
Gvt. hospital/clinic
22
Gvt. health centre
23
Gvt. health post
26
Other public
31
Prv. hospital/clinic
32
Prv. maternity home
36
Other private
96
Other
Advice: newborn care
0
No
1
Yes
Advice: breasfeeding
0
No
1
Yes
Advice: compl. feeding
0
No
1
Yes
Advice: vitamins
0
No
1
Yes
Advice: immunizations
0
No
1
Yes
Advice: delv. complications
0
No
1
Yes
Advice: family planning
0
No
1
Yes
Vitamin A within 6 weeks
0
No
1
Yes
Reason did not breastfeed
1
Mother ill/weak
2
Child ill/weak
3
Child died
4
Nipple/breast problem
5
Insufficient milk
6
Mother working
7
Child refused
96
Other
Case Identification
Case Identification
Index to birth history
Received Yellow fever
0
No
1
Vacc. date on card
2
Reported by mother
3
Vacc. marked on card
8
DK
Yellow fever day
0
Not given
44
Marked on card
66
Mother reported
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
99
Missing
Yellow fever month
0
Not given
44
Marked on card
66
Mother reported
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
99
Missing
Yellow fever year
0
Not given
4444
Marked on card
6666
Mother reported
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
9999
Missing
Yellow fever vaccine
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Vitamin A during last 6 months
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Health related home visits during last 6 months
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Treatment for fever: injection
0
No
1
Injection
Treatment for fever: antibiotic
0
No
1
Antibiotic
Treatment for fever: antimalarial
0
No
1
Antimalarial
Treatment for fever: cough syrup
0
No
1
Cough syrup
Treatment for fever: other pill or syrup
0
No
1
Other pill or syrup
Treatment for fever: unknown pill or syrup
0
No
1
Unknown pill or syrup
Treatment for fever: home remedy/herbal medicine
0
No
1
Home remedy/herbal medicine
Treatment for fever: sponging
0
No
1
Sponging
Treatment for fever: other
0
No
1
Other
Seek advice to treat fever
0
No
1
Yes
Advice or treatment for fever: gvt. hospital/clinic
0
No
1
Yes: gvt. hospital/clinic
Advice or treatment for fever: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Yes: gvt. health centre
Advice or treatment for fever: gvt. health post
0
No
1
Yes: gvt. health post
Advice or treatment for fever: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes: mobile clinic
Advice or treatment for fever: comm. health worker
0
No
1
Yes: gvt. comm. health worker
Advice or treatment for fever: other public
0
No
1
Yes: other public
Advice or treatment for fever: pvt. hospital
0
No
1
Yes: pvt. hospital
Advice or treatment for fever: pvt. pharmacy/drugstore/chem.
0
No
1
Yes: pvt. pharmacy/drugstore/chemist
Advice or treatment for fever: pvt. clinic
0
No
1
Yes: pvt. clinic
Advice or treatment for fever: pvt. mobile clinic
0
No
1
Yes: pvt. mobile clinic
Advice or treatment for fever: pvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Yes: pvt. comm. health worker
Advice or treatment for fever: other private
0
No
1
Yes: other private
Advice or treatment for fever: shop
0
No
1
Yes: shop
Advice or treatment for fever: trad. practitioner
0
No
1
Yes: trad. practitioner
Advice or treatment for fever: drug peddler
0
No
1
Yes: drug peddler
Advice or treatment for fever: other
0
No
1
Yes: other
Anything given to treat cough
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Treatment for cough: injection
0
No
1
Yes: injection
Treatment for cough: antibiotic
0
No
1
Yes: antibiotic
Treatment for cough: antimalarial
0
No
1
Yes: antimalarial
Treatment for cough: cough syrup
0
No
1
Yes: cough syrup
Treatment for cough: other pill/syrup
0
No
1
Yes: other pill/syrup
Treatment for cough: unknown pill or syrup
0
No
1
Yes: unknown pill or syrup
Treatment for cough: home remedy/herbal medicine
0
No
1
Yes: home remedy/herbal medicine
Treatment for cough: other
0
No
1
Yes: other
Case Identification
Case Identification
Index to pregnancy history
Single or Multiple Birth
1
Single
2
Multiple
Born alive/dead or lost pregnancy
1
Born Alive
2
Born Dead
3
Lost Pregnancy
Did baby cry/move/breath
0
No
1
Yes
Sex of child
1
Male
2
Female
Month of birth
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Year of birth
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
Child is still alive
0
No
1
Yes
Current age of child
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Child living with respondent
0
No
1
Yes
Age at death
997
Inconsistent
998
DK
Month pregnancy ended
98
Don't Know
99
Missing
Year pregnancy ended
9998
Don't Know
9999
Missing
Duration of pregnancy
Duration between this and previous pregnancy
0
No
1
Yes
Pregnancy in between
0
No
1
Yes
Date of birth of child or termination of pregancy (CMC)
Date flag for Q220C
1
Month and year
2
Month and age -y imp
3
Year and age - m imp
4
Y & age - y ignored
5
Year - a, m imp
6
Age - y, m imp
7
Month - a, y imp
8
None - all imp
Age at death months (imputed)
Date flag for Q224C
0
No flag
1
> interview
2
< breastfeeding
3
< age supplemented
4
< first breastfed
5
< last vaccination
6
Outside range
7
Imputed, units given
8
Imputed, no units
Index to birth history
0
Non-live birth
Case Identification
Case Identification
Index to pregn. and breastf. section (all pregs last 5 year)
Line number
Time wanted pregnancy
1
Then
2
Later
3
No more
Time would have waited
998
DK
Antenatal care for pregnancy: doctor
0
No
1
Yes: doctor
Antenatal care for pregnancy: nurse
0
No
1
Yes: nurse
Antenatal care for pregnancy: midwife
0
No
1
Yes: midwife
Antenatal care for pregnancy: trained TBA
0
No
1
Yes: trained TBA
Antenatal care for pregnancy: untrained TBA
0
No
1
Yes: untrained TBA
Antenatal care for pregnancy: other
0
No
1
Yes: other
Antenatal care for pregnancy: no one
0
No
1
Yes: no one
Antenatal ID card for pregnancy
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Timing of 1st antenatal check
98
DK
Timing of last antenatal visit
98
DK
Measured Weight
0
No
1
Yes
Measured Height
0
No
1
Yes
Measured BP
0
No
1
Yes
Urine tested
0
No
1
Yes
Blood tested
0
No
1
Yes
Number of antenatal checks
98
DK
Tetanus injection in pregnancy
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Number of injections
8
DK
Iron tablets?
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Folic/folate acid tablets?
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Index to birth history
0
Non-live birth
Birth order number
Case Identification
Country code and phase
Cluster number
Household number
Respondent's line number
Ultimate area unit
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
8
50-54
9
55-59
10
60-64
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
2
Month and age -y imp
3
Year and age - m imp
4
Y & age - y ignored
5
Year - a, m imp
6
Age - y, m imp
7
Month - a, y imp
8
None - all imp
Result of individual interview
1
Completed
2
Not at home
3
Postponed
4
Refused
5
Partly completed
6
Incapacitated
7
Other
Day of interview
Primary sampling unit
Sample stratum number
Sample domain
1
Western Region - Urban
2
Wester Region - Rural
3
Central Region - Urban
4
Central Region - Rural
5
Greater Accra Region - Urban
6
Greater Accra Region - Rural
7
Eastern Region - Urban
8
Eastern Region - Rural
9
Volta Region - Urban
10
Volta Region - Rural
11
Ashanti Region - Urban
12
Ashanti Region - Rural
13
Brong Ahafo Region - Urban
14
Brong Ahafo Region - Rural
15
Northern Region - Urban
16
Northern Region - Rural
17
Upper West Region - Urban
18
Upper West Region - Rural
19
Upper East region - Urban
20
Upper East Region - Rural
Region
1
Western Region
2
Central Region
3
Greater Accra Region
4
Volta Region
5
Eastern Region
6
Ashanti Region
7
Brong Ahafo Region
8
Northern Region
9
Upper West Region
10
Upper East region
Type of place of residence
1
Urban
2
Rural
De facto place of residence
0
Capital, large city
1
Small city
2
Town
3
Countryside
Number of visits
Interviewer identification
Keyer identification
Office editor
Ultimate area selection prob.
Number of wives, partners
0
No wives/partners
Time interview started
Time interview ended
Length of interview in minutes
95
95+
96
2+ visits
97
Inconsistent
Item created from ISSA Group
Line numbers of wives
0
Wife not in HH
Case Identification
Region
1
Western Region
2
Central Region
3
Greater Accra Region
4
Volta Region
5
Eastern Region
6
Ashanti Region
7
Brong Ahafo Region
8
Northern Region
9
Upper West Region
10
Upper East region
Type of place of residence
1
Urban
2
Rural
Childhood place of residence
0
Capital, large city
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
4
Abroad
Years lived in place of res.
95
Always
96
Visitor
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Type of place of previous res.
0
Capital, large city
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
4
Abroad
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-NA
Religion
0
No Religion + other
1
Catholic
2
Anglican
3
Methodist
4
Presbyterian
5
Spiritualist
6
Other Christian
7
Moslem
8
Traditional
Ethnicity
1
Asante
2
Akwapim
3
Fante
4
Other Akan
5
Ga/Adangbe
6
Ewe
7
Guan
8
Mole-Dagbani
9
Grussi
10
Gruma
11
Hausa
12
Dagarti
96
Other
Education in single years
97
Inconsistent
De facto place of residence
0
Capital, large city
1
Small city
2
Town
3
Countryside
Usual resident or visitor
1
Usual resident
2
Visitor
Number of household members
Number of eligible men in HH
Respondent still in school
0
No
1
Yes
Educational attainment
0
No education
1
Incomplete primary
2
Complete primary
3
Incomplete secondary
4
Complete secondary
5
Higher
Relationship to household head
1
Head
2
Husband
3
Son
4
Son-in-law
5
Grand-son
6
Father
7
Father-in-law
8
Brother
10
Other relative
11
Adopted/foster child
12
Not related
98
DK
Sex of household head
1
Male
2
Female
Age of household head
Case Identification
Total children ever born
Sons at home
Daughters at home
Sons elsewhere
Daughters elsewhere
Sons who have died
Daughters who have died
Partner currently pregnant
0
No
1
Yes
8
Unsure
Number of living children
Current pregnancy wanted
1
Then
2
Later
3
Not at all
Case Identification
Knowledge of any method
0
Knows no method
1
Knows only folkloric
2
Knows only trad. mth
3
Knows modern method
Ever use of any method
0
Never used
1
Used only folkloric
2
Used only trad. meth
3
Used modern method
Contraceptive Table
Type of method
1
Modern method
2
Traditional method
3
Folkloric method
Knows method
0
No
1
Yes, spontaneously
2
Yes, probed
8
Not asked
Ever used method
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
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
Lactational Amenorrhea
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Current use by method type
0
No method
1
Folkloric method
2
Traditional method
3
Modern method
Pattern of use
1
Currently using
3
Ever used
4
Never used
Intention to use
1
In next 12 months
2
Use later
3
Unsure about timing
4
Unsure about use
5
Does not intend
6
Never had sex
Preferred future 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
Lactational Amenorrhea
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
5
Never had sex
Acceptability of radio message
0
Not acceptable
1
Acceptable
8
Don't know
Acceptability of TV message
0
Not acceptable
1
Acceptable
8
Don't know
Wanted last child
1
Wanted then
2
Wanted later
3
Wanted no more
Main reason not using a method
21
Not having sex
22
Infrequent sex
23
Menopausal, hyster.
24
Subfecund, infecund
25
Postpartum, breastf.
26
Wants more children
27
Wife pregnant
31
Respondent opposed
32
Partner opposed
33
Others opposed
34
Religious prohibit.
41
Knows no method
42
Knows no source
51
Health concerns
52
Fear side effects
53
Lack of access
54
Cost too much
55
Inconvenient to use
56
Interfere with body
96
Other
98
DK
Main reason not to use a meth.
11
Not married
20
FERTILITY-RELATED
22
Infrequent sex
23
Menopausal, hyster.
24
Subfecund, infecund
26
Wants more children
30
OPPOSITION TO USE
31
Respondent opposed
32
Partner opposed
33
Others opposed
34
Religious prohibit.
40
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
41
Knows no method
42
Knows no source
50
METHOD-RELATED
51
Health concerns
52
Fear side effects
53
Lack of access
54
Cost too much
55
Inconvenient to use
56
Interfere with body
61
Up to woman to use
96
Other
98
DK
Heard FP on radio last months
0
No
1
Yes
Heard FP on TV last months
0
No
1
Yes
Heard FP newspaper last months
0
No
1
Yes
Heard FP on poster last months
0
No
1
Yes
Heard FP brochures last months
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
Number of wives, partners
Month of first marriage
Year of first marriage
Date of first marriage (CMC)
Completeness of date inform.
1
Month and year
2
Month and age -y imp
3
Year and age - m imp
5
Year - a, m imp
6
Age - y, m imp
7
Month - a, y imp
8
None - all imp
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+
Age at first intercourse
0
Not had intercourse
96
At first union
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Time since last intercourse
995
Within last 4 weeks
996
Before last birth
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Age at first intercourse (imp)
0
Not had intercourse
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Flag for MV531
0
No flag
1
After interview
2
After concep >= 1 yr
3
After concep < 1 yr
4
At marr, never marr
5
At marr,after concep
6
After marriage
Have a regular sex partner
0
No sexual partner
1
Regular sex partner
2
Occasio. sex partner
Have ever been married
0
No
1
Formerly married
2
Lived with a woman
Case Identification
Fertility preference
1
Have another
2
Undecided
3
No more
4
Sterilized
5
Wife declared infec
6
Never had sex
7
Man declared infec.
Preferred waiting time
993
After marriage
994
Soon, now
996
Other, 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
Sterilized
7
Declared infecund
8
Never had sex
Wife 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
95
Up to God
96
Non-numeric response
98
DK
Ideal number of children (grp)
6
6+
7
Non-numeric response
Time for future birth
993
After marriage
994
Soon/now
995
Can't get pregnant
996
Other
998
DK
Wifes desire for children
1
Both want same
2
Wife wants more
3
Wife wants fewer
8
DK
Ideal number of boys
95
Up to God
96
Other
98
Don't know
Ideal number of girls
95
Up to God
96
Other
98
Don't know
Ideal number of either sex
95
Up to God
96
Other
98
Don't know
Discussed FP with partner
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with mother
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with father
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with sister(s)
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with brother(s)
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with daughter(-NA
Discussed FP with mother-in-NA
Discussed FP with friends/neigh
0
No
1
Yes
Discussed FP with son
0
No
1
Yes: son
Discussed FP with father-in-law
0
No
1
Yes: father-in-law
Discussed FP with other relative
0
No
1
Yes: other relative
Discussed FP with health worker
0
No
1
Yes: health worker
Discussed FP with others
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Respondent currently working
0
No
1
Yes
Respondent's occupation
0
Not working
1
Physical scientists and rel. techn.
2
Architects
3
Engineers and related techn.
4
Aircraft and ship officers
5
Life scientists and rel. tech.
6
Medical, dental, veterinary and rel. workers
7
Professional nurses
8
Statisticians, mathematicians, system anal. and rel. workers
9
Economists
11
Accountants
12
Jurists (eg. lawyers, judges)
13
Teachers
14
Workers in religion
15
Authors, journalists and rel. workers
16
Sculptors, painters, photographers and rel. creative art.
17
Composers and performing artists
18
Athletes, sportsmen and rel. workers
19
Professional, technical & rel. workers not elsewhere class.
20
Legislative officers and government workers
21
Managers (excluding farm managers)
30
Clerical and related workers
31
Government executive officials
32
Stenographers, typists and data entry operators
33
Book-keepers, cashiers and related workers
34
Computer machine operators
35
Transport and communications supervisors
36
Transport conductors
37
Mail distribution clerks
38
Telephone and telegraph operators
39
Clerical and related workers not elsewhere class.
40
Managers (wholesale and retail trade)
41
Working proprietors (wholesale and retail trade)
42
Sales supervisors and buyers
43
Technical salesmen, commercial travellers and man. agents
44
Insurance, real estate and business serv. salesmen and auct.
45
Salesmen, shop assistants and related workers
49
Sales workers not elsewhere classified
50
Managers (catering, lodging service)
51
Working proprietors (catering and lodging services)
52
Housekeeping and related service supervisors
53
Cooks, waiters, bartenders and related workers
54
Maids and rel. housekeeping service workers
55
Building caretakers, charworkers, cleaners and rel. workers
56
Launderers, dry-cleaners and pressers
57
Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and related workers
58
Protective service workers
59
Service workers not elsewhere classified
60
Farm managers and supervisors
61
Farmers
62
Agricultural and animal husbandry workers
63
Forestry workers
64
Fishermen, hunters and related workers
69
Unemployed and new workers searching for employment
70
Production supervisors and general foremen
71
Miners, quarrymen, well drillers and related workers
72
Metal processors
73
Wood preparation workers and paper makers
74
Chemical processors and related workers
75
Spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers and related workers
76
Tanners, fishmongers and pelt pressers
77
Food and beverage processors
78
Tobacco preparers and tobacco product makers
79
Tailors, dressmakers, sewers, upholsterers, and rel. workers
80
Shoemakers and leather goods makers
81
Cabinet makers and related wood workers
82
Stone carvers and stone cutters
83
Blacksmith, toolmakers and machine tool operators
84
Machinery, fitters, machine assemblers and prec. inst. maker
85
Electrical fitters and rel. electrical and electronics work.
86
Broadcasting stations, sound equipment and cinema operators
87
Plumbers, welders, sheet-metal and strucural metal preparers
88
Juwelry and precious metal workers
89
Glass formers, potters and related workers
90
Rubber and plastic product makers
91
Paper and paperboard product makers
92
Printers and related workers
93
Painters
94
Production and rel. workers not elsewhere classified
95
Bricklayers, carpenters and other construction workers
96
Stationary engine and related equipment workers
97
Mat. handling and rel. eq. workers, dockers, freight handler
98
Transport equipment operators
99
Labourers not elsewhere classified
Respondent's occupation
0
Not working
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
Work for family, others, self
1
For family member
2
For someone else
3
Self-employed
Employment all year/seasonal
1
All year
2
Seasonal
3
Occasional
Months worked in last 12 mnths
Earnings for work
Type of land where resp. works
0
Own land
1
Family land
2
Someone else's land
3
Rented land
8
Don't know
Case Identification
Ever heard of AIDS
0
No
1
Yes
AIDS: radio
0
No
1
Radio
AIDS: television
0
No
1
Television
AIDS: newspapers/magazines
0
No
1
Newspaper/magazine
AIDS: pamphlets/posters
0
No
1
Pamphlets/posters
AIDS: clinic/health workers
0
No
1
Clinic/health worker
AIDS: churches/mosques
0
No
1
Churches/mosques
AIDS: schools/teachers
0
No
1
Schools/teachers
AIDS: community meetings
0
No
1
Community meetings
AIDS: friends/relatives
0
No
1
Friends/relatives
AIDS: work place
0
No
1
Work place
AIDS: slogans / music
0
No
1
Slogans / music
AIDS: cinema
0
No
1
Cinema
AIDS: aids patient
0
No
1
Aids patient
AIDS: other responses
0
No
1
Other responses
Ways to avoid AIDS
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
AIDS: Safe sex
0
No
1
Safe sex
AIDS: abstain from sex
0
No
1
Abstain from sex
AIDS: use condoms during sex
0
No
1
Condoms during sex
AIDS: only one sex partner
0
No
1
Only one sex partner
AIDS: avoid sex prostitutes
0
No
1
Avoid prostitutes
AIDS: avoid sex homosexuals
0
No
1
Avoid homosexuals
AIDS: avoid blood transfusions
0
No
1
Avoid blood transfus
AIDS: avoid injections
0
No
1
Avoid injections
AIDS: avoid kissing
0
No
1
Avoid kissing
AIDS: avoid mosquito bites
0
No
1
Avoid mosquito bites
AIDS: protection trad. healer
0
No
1
Seek trad. healing
AIDS: Avoid sharing infected blades
0
No
1
Avoid sharing infected blades
AIDS: other responses
0
No
1
Other responses
AIDS: DK ways to avoid AIDS
0
No: knows ways
1
Yes: DK ways
Safe sex: abstain from sex
0
No
1
Abstain from sex
Safe sex: use condoms during
0
No
1
Condoms during sex
Safe sex: only one partner
0
No
1
Only one sex partner
Safe sex: avoid prostitutes
0
No
1
Avoid prostitutes
Safe sex: avoid homosexuals
0
No
1
Avoid homosexuals
Safe sex: country specific -NA
Safe sex: country specific -NA
Safe sex: country specific -NA
Safe sex: country specific -NA
Safe sex: other responses
0
No
1
Other responses
Safe sex: DK meaning
0
No: knows meaning
1
Yes: DK meaning
Can a healthy person have AIDS
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Chances of getting AIDS
0
No risk at all
1
Small
2
Moderate
3
Great
4
Has AIDS
8
DK
Behavior: Did not start sex
0
No
1
Did not start sex
Behavior: Stopped all sex
0
No
1
Stopped all sex
Behavior: Started using condom
0
No
1
Started using condom
Behavior: Only one sex partner
0
No
1
Only one sex partner
Behavior: Reduced partners
0
No
1
Reduced partners
Behavior: Ask spouse faithf-NA
Behavior: No homosexual contact
0
No
1
No homosexual contact
Behavior: Stopped injection-NA
Behavior: Country specific -NA
Behavior: Country specific -NA
Behavior: Country specific -NA
Behavior: Country specific -NA
Behavior: Avoid sex w. prostit
0
No
1
Avoid sex w. prostit
Behavior: No nonsexual chan-NA
Behavior: Other nonsexual r-NA
Behavior: Other responses
0
No
1
Other responses
Behavior: No change
0
No
1
Yes
Behavior: Don't know
0
No
1
Yes
Last intercourse used condom
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Source for condoms
11
Government hospital
12
Government health c.
13
Family planning clin
14
Mobile clinic
15
Public field worker
16
Other public
21
Private hosp, clinic
22
Pharmacy
23
Private doctor
24
Private mobile clin
25
Private field worker
26
Other private
27
FP/PPAG clinic
28
Maternity home
31
Shop
32
Church
33
Friends, relatives
34
Chemist
35
Drug store
96
Other
98
DK source for condom
Partners in last 12 months
Knowledge of condom
0
Never heard condom
1
Knows (unclear)
2
Knows for FP only
3
Knows for STD only
4
Knows for FP & STD
Ever use of condom
0
Never used condom
1
Used, unclear why
2
Used for FP only
3
Used for STD only
4
Used for FP & STD
Case Identification
Structure number
Language of Questionnaire
1
English
2
Akan
3
Ga
4
Ewe
5
Hausa
6
Dagbani
7
Other
Language of interview
1
English
2
Akan
3
Ga
4
Ewe
5
Hausa
6
Dagbani
7
Other
Native language of respondent
1
English
2
Akan
3
Ga
4
Ewe
5
Hausa
6
Dagbani
7
Other
Translator used?
0
No
1
Yes
Supervisor number
Field editor number
Ever attended school
0
No
1
Yes
Highest educational level
1
Primary
2
Middle/JSS
3
Secondary/SSS
4
Higher
Highest grade at that level
Can read a letter or newspaper
1
Easily
2
With difficulty
3
Not at all
Religion
1
Catholic
2
Anglican
3
Methodist
4
Presbyterian
5
Spiritualist
6
Other Christian
7
Moslem
8
Traditional
9
No Religion
96
Other
Month of birth of last child
97
Inconsistent
98
DK
Year of birth of last child
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK
Number of living children did you have
Have you used condom last four weeks
0
No
1
Yes
Brand name of condom last used
1
Tahiti
2
Sultan
3
Protector condom
4
Panther condom
5
Gold circle
6
Durex featherlite
7
Romantic
8
Durex extra safe
9
Alabama
10
Korean / PFAG / unbranded
11
Skinless harmony
12
Champion
13
Conquerer
14
Gold star
15
Dothan Aladan (MOH)
95
No brand name
98
Don't know
Cost of a pack of condoms
9991
Partner obtained
9992
Free
9996
Other
9998
Don't know
How many consdoms where in the pack
98
Don't know
Condom use compared to one year ago
1
More
2
Same
3
Fewer
Why using more condoms than year ago
1
Fear of getting AIDS
2
Fear of getting other STDs
3
Family planning
4
Less expensive now
5
More available
6
Other
7
Increased sexual activity
8
Don't know
Presence of Children under 10
0
No
1
Yes
Wife/Partner
0
No
1
Yes
Other Males
0
No
1
Yes
Other females
0
No
1
Yes
Date of last union (month)
97
Inconsistent
98
DK month
Date of last union (year)
9997
Inconsistent
9998
DK year
Source condoms: gvt. hospital
0
No
1
Gvt. hospital
Source condoms: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Gvt. health centre
Source condoms: family planning clinic
0
No
1
Fam. plan. clinic
Source condoms: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Source condoms: field worker
0
No
1
Field worker
Source condoms: other public
0
No
1
Other public
Source condoms: pvt. hospital/clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. hospital/clinic
Source condoms: pharmacy
0
No
1
Pharmacy
Source condoms: chemist
0
No
1
Chemist
Source condoms: drug store
0
No
1
Drug store
Source condoms: pvt. mobile clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. mobile clinic
Source condoms: pvt. field worker
0
No
1
Pvt. field worker
Source condoms: pvt. FP/PPAG clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. FP/PPAG clinic
Source condoms: pvt. maternity home
0
No
1
Pvt. maternity home
Source condoms: other private
0
No
1
Other private
Source condoms: church
0
No
1
Church
Source condoms: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Source condoms: friend/relative
0
No
1
Friend/relative
Source condoms: other
0
No
1
Other
Source for FP
11
Gvt. hospital/polyclinic
12
Gvt. health centre
13
Family planning clin
14
Mobile clinic
15
Public field worker
16
Other public
21
Private hosp, clinic
22
Pharmacy
23
Chemist
24
Drug store
25
Mobile clinic
26
Field worker
27
FP/PPAG clinic
28
Maternity home
29
Other private
31
Church
32
Shop
33
Friend/Relative
36
Other
98
Don't know
Can child be born with AIDS virus
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Can AIDS be transmitted by breastfeeding
0
No
1
Yes
8
DK
Government action for people with AIDS
1
Free medical treatment
2
Help relatives provide care
3
Isolate/quarantine
4
Should not be involved
6
Other
8
Don't know
Care for relative with AIDS
1
Relatives
2
Friends
3
Government organization
4
Religious organization
5
Nobody/abandon
6
Other
8
Don't know
Heard of Gonorrhea
0
No
1
Yes : gonorrhea
Heard of Syphilis
0
No
1
Yes : syphilis
Heard of Herpes
0
No
1
Yes : herpes
Heard of Hepatitis
0
No
1
Yes : hepatitis
Heard of other STD's
0
No
1
Yes : other STD's
Treatment gonorrhea: gvt. hospital
0
No
1
Gvt. hospital
Treatment gonorrhea: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Gvt. health centre
Treatment gonorrhea: gvt. health post
0
No
1
Gvt. health post
Treatment gonorrhea: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Treatment gonorrhea: gvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Gvt. comm. health worker
Treatment gonorrhea: hospital
0
No
1
Hospital
Treatment gonorrhea: phar./chemist/drug store
0
No
1
Pharmacy/chemist/drug store
Treatment gonorrhea: pvt. clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. clinic
Treatment gonorrhea: pvt. mobile clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. mobile clinic
Treatment gonorrhea: pvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Pvt. comm. health worker
Treatment gonorrhea: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Treatment gonorrhea: drug peddler
0
No
1
Drug peddler
Treatment gonorrhea: trad. practitioner
0
No
1
Trad. practitioner
Treatment gonorrhea: faith healer/spiritualist
0
No
1
Faith healer/spiritualist
Treatment gonorrhea: other
0
No
1
Other
Treatment syphilis: gvt. hospital
0
No
1
Gvt. hospital
Treatment syphilis: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Gvt. health centre
Treatment syphilis: gvt. health post
0
No
1
Gvt. health post
Treatment syphilis: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Treatment syphilis: gvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Gvt. comm. health worker
Treatment syphilis: hospital
0
No
1
Hospital
Treatment syphilis: phar./chemist/drug store
0
No
1
Pharmacy/chemist/drug store
Treatment syphilis: pvt. clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. clinic
Treatment syphilis: pvt. mobile clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. mobile clinic
Treatment syphilis: pvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Pvt. comm. health worker
Treatment syphilis: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Treatment syphilis: drug peddler
0
No
1
Drug peddler
Treatment syphilis: trad. practitioner
0
No
1
Trad. practitioner
Treatment syphilis: faith healer/spiritualist
0
No
1
Faith healer/spiritualist
Treatment syphilis: other
0
No
1
Other
Treatment herpes: gvt. hospital
0
No
1
Gvt. hospital
Treatment herpes: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Gvt. health centre
Treatment herpes: gvt. health post
0
No
1
Gvt. health post
Treatment herpes: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Treatment herpes: gvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Gvt. comm. health worker
Treatment herpes: hospital
0
No
1
Hospital
Treatment herpes: phar./chemist/drug store
0
No
1
Pharmacy/chemist/drug store
Treatment herpes: pvt. clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. clinic
Treatment herpes: pvt. mobile clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. mobile clinic
Treatment herpes: pvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Pvt. comm. health worker
Treatment herpes: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Treatment herpes: drug peddler
0
No
1
Drug peddler
Treatment herpes: trad. practitioner
0
No
1
Trad. practitioner
Treatment herpes: faith healer/spiritualist
0
No
1
Faith healer/spiritualist
Treatment herpes: other
0
No
1
Other
Treatment hepatites: gvt. hospital
0
No
1
Gvt. hospital
Treatment hepatites: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Gvt. health centre
Treatment hepatites: gvt. health post
0
No
1
Gvt. health post
Treatment hepatites: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Treatment hepatites: gvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Gvt. comm. health worker
Treatment hepatites: hospital
0
No
1
Hospital
Treatment hepatites: phar./chemist/drug store
0
No
1
Pharmacy/chemist/drug store
Treatment hepatites: pvt. clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. clinic
Treatment hepatites: pvt. mobile clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. mobile clinic
Treatment hepatites: pvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Pvt. comm. health worker
Treatment hepatites: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Treatment hepatites: drug peddler
0
No
1
Drug peddler
Treatment hepatites: trad. practitioner
0
No
1
Trad. practitioner
Treatment hepatites: faith healer/spiritualist
0
No
1
Faith healer/spiritualist
Treatment hepatites: other
0
No
1
Other
Treatment other: gvt. hospital
0
No
1
Gvt. hospital
Treatment other: gvt. health centre
0
No
1
Gvt. health centre
Treatment other: gvt. health post
0
No
1
Gvt. health post
Treatment other: mobile clinic
0
No
1
Mobile clinic
Treatment other: gvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Gvt. comm. health worker
Treatment other: hospital
0
No
1
Hospital
Treatment other: phar./chemist/drug store
0
No
1
Pharmacy/chemist/drug store
Treatment other: pvt. clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. clinic
Treatment other: pvt. mobile clinic
0
No
1
Pvt. mobile clinic
Treatment other: pvt. comm. health worker
0
No
1
Pvt. comm. health worker
Treatment other: shop
0
No
1
Shop
Treatment other: drug peddler
0
No
1
Drug peddler
Treatment other: trad. practitioner
0
No
1
Trad. practitioner
Treatment other: faith healer/spiritualist
0
No
1
Faith healer/spiritualist
Treatment other: other
0
No
1
Other
Chances of getting STD's
1
Small
2
Moderate
3
Great
4
No risk at all
5
Has STD's
8
DK
Item created from ISSA Group
Contraceptive method
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Implants
5
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
6
Condom
7
Female Sterilization
8
Male Sterilization
9
Periodic Abstinence
10
Withdrawal
11
LAM
12
Other
13
Other
Ever heard about method?
0
No
1
Yes
Ever used method
0
No
1
Yes
Know source of method
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Line
Data from HH or individual
1
From household
2
From individual questionnaire
Ht/A Standard deviations (according to WHO)
9996
Height out of plausible limits
9997
Age in days out of plausible limits
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/A Standard deviations (according to WHO)
9996
Height out of plausible limits
9997
Age in days out of plausible limits
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Standard deviations (according to WHO)
9996
Height out of plausible limits
9997
Age in days out of plausible limits
9998
Flagged cases
BMI Standard deviations (according to WHO)
9996
Height out of plausible limits
9997
Age in days out of plausible limits
9998
Flagged cases
Household ID
Wealth Index from factor scores
Quintiles of wealth index
1
Lowest quintile
2
Second quintile
3
Middle quintile
4
Fourth quintile
5
Highest quintile