Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011
Ghana, 2011
Ghana Statistical Service
Number of sex partners in lifetime (MS15)
Data file: Men
Overview
Valid
2538
Invalid
973
Min
1
Max
98
Interval
discrete
Decimal
0
Range
1 - 99
Questions and instructions
Literal question
IN TOTAL, WITH HOW MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE YOU HAD SEXUAL INTERCOURSE IN YOUR LIFETIME?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 429 |
16.9%
|
|
| 2 | 532 |
21%
|
|
| 3 | 458 |
18%
|
|
| 4 | 290 |
11.4%
|
|
| 5 | 225 |
8.9%
|
|
| 6 | 143 |
5.6%
|
|
| 7 | 52 |
2%
|
|
| 8 | 61 |
2.4%
|
|
| 9 | 19 |
0.7%
|
|
| 10 | 106 |
4.2%
|
|
| 11 | 11 |
0.4%
|
|
| 12 | 15 |
0.6%
|
|
| 13 | 7 |
0.3%
|
|
| 14 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 15 | 31 |
1.2%
|
|
| 16 | 7 |
0.3%
|
|
| 17 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 18 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 19 | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| 20 | 30 |
1.2%
|
|
| 21 | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| 22 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 23 | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| 24 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 25 | 9 |
0.4%
|
|
| 27 | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| 28 | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| 29 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 30 | 14 |
0.6%
|
|
| 32 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 34 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 35 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 36 | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| 37 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 38 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 39 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 40 | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| 41 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 42 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 43 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 45 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 46 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 49 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 50 | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| 51 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 53 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 55 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 60 | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| 66 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 70 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 72 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 78 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 89 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 90 | 5 |
0.2%
|
|
| 98 | DK | 28 |
1.1%
|
| 99 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| Sysmiss | 973 |
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.
Interviewer instructions
If a non-numeric answer is given, probe to get an estimate.
If number of partners is 95 or more, write ‘95’.
If number of partners is 95 or more, write ‘95’.