Demographic and Health Survey 1988

Zimbabwe, 1988 - 1989

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ZWE_1988_DHS_v01_M

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Central Statistical Office

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MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Current contraceptive method (v312)

Data file: REC32

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 14

End: 15

Width: 2

Range: 0 - 15

Format: Numeric

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Question pretext

Current contraceptive method. Pregnant women are coded 0 "Not currently using."

Categories

Value	Category
0	Not using
1	Pill
2	IUD
3	Injections
4	Diaphragm
5	Condom
6	Female Sterilization
7	Male Sterilization
8	Periodic Abstinence
9	Withdrawal
10	Other
11	Norplant
12	Abstinence
13	Foam/Jelly
14	Specific method 2
15	Specific method 3

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Notes

Number of living children at the time of first use is a grouped form of V310, with 4 or more truncated to 4 and respondents who have never used a contraceptive method coded 5.

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