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MICS

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011

Ghana, 2011
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Reference ID
GHA_2011_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Ghana Statistical Service
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Sep 02, 2014
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  • birth history
  • children under
    5 years
  • female genital
    mutilation
  • household
  • household
    listing
  • Men
  • treated net
  • women

Desired waiting time (number) (UN7N)

Data file: women

Overview

Valid: 7275
Invalid: 3688
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 98
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 248
End: 249
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
HOW LONG WOULD YOU LIKE TO WAIT BEFORE THE BIRTH OF (A/ANOTHER) CHILD?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 382
5.3%
2 783
10.8%
3 1005
13.8%
4 806
11.1%
5 835
11.5%
6 294
4%
7 148
2%
8 136
1.9%
9 79
1.1%
10 253
3.5%
11 36
0.5%
12 30
0.4%
13 27
0.4%
14 28
0.4%
15 48
0.7%
16 4
0.1%
17 3
0%
18 4
0.1%
19 4
0.1%
20 12
0.2%
23 2
0%
25 1
0%
26 2
0%
27 1
0%
30 2
0%
93 Soon / Now 891
12.2%
94 Says she cannot get pregnant 46
0.6%
95 After marriage 1071
14.7%
96 Other 91
1.3%
98 Don't know 251
3.5%
99 Missing 0
0%
Sysmiss 3688
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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