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Demographic and Health Survey 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Bangladesh, 2011
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BGD_2011_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), Mitra and Associates, and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Duration of abstinence (months) (C_DURABST)

Data file: BGD2011-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 742
End: 743
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
614) Now I would like to ask you some questions about your recent sexual activity. Let me assure you again that your answers are completely confidential and will not be told anyone. If we should come to any question that you don't want to answer, just let me know and we will go to the next question.

615) When was the last time you had sexual intercourse?
IF LESS THAN 12 MONTHS, ANSWER MUST BE RECORDED IN DAYS, WEEKS OR MONTHS.
IF 12 MONTHS (ONE YEAR) OR MORE, ANSWER MUST BE RECORDED IN YEARS.

DAYS AGO 1 _______
WEEKS AGO 2 _______
MONTHS AGO 3_______
YEARS AGO 4________ (GO TO 701)
Categories
Value Category
00 Less than 1 month
01 1
02 2
03 3
04 4
05 5
06 6
07 7
08 8
09 9
10 10
11 11
12 12
13 13
14 14
15 15
16 16
17 17
18 18
19 19
20 20
21 21
22 22
23 23
24 24
25 25
26 26
27 27
28 28
29 29
30 30
31 31
32 32
33 33
34 34
35 35
36 36
37 37
38 38
39 39
40 40
41 41
42 42
43 43
44 44
45 45
46 46
47 47
48 48
49 49
50 50
51 51
52 52
53 53
54 54
55 55
56 56
57 57
58 58
59 59
60 60+
95 Before last birth
96 Inconsistent
97 Don't know
99 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
DURABST (V537) reports the duration of the respondent's abstinence (in months). This time interval includes postpartum and non-postpartum abstinence.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Recent sexual experience Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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