Demographic and Health Survey 2006 - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 2006

Reference ID

BEN_2006_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Institut National de la Statistique et de l’Analyse Économique (INSAE) in collaboration with the Programme National de Lutte contre le Sida (PNLS) [Bénin] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Aug 15, 2018

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May 14, 2020

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Desire for more children (M_KIDDESIREMN)

Data file: BEN2006-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 522

End: 523

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

503) CHECK 502:

NO WIFE/PARTNER PREGNANT/DON'T KNOW: Now I have some question about the future. Would you like to have (a/another) child, or would you prefer not to have any (more) children?

YES, WIFE/PARTNER IS PREGNANT: Now I have some questions about the future. After the child your wife/partner is expecting now, would you like to have another child, or would you prefer not to have any more children?

HAVE (A/ANOTHER) CHILD 1
NO MORE/NONE 2 (GO TO 505)
WIFE/PARTNER CAN'T GET PREGNANT/STERILIZED 3 (GO TO 505)
UNDECIDED/DON'T KNOW 8 (GO TO 505)

Value	Category
10	Wants more children
11	Wants within 2 years
12	Wants after 2+ years
13	Wants, unsure timing
20	Undecided
30	Wants no more
40	Not at risk of pregnancy
41	Sterilized
42	Declared infecuned
43	Never had sex
98	Missing
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

KIDDESIREMN (MV605) is a constructed variable distinguishing between men who want another child soon (in less than two years), who want another child later (in 2+ years), who want no more children, and who aren't sure (about timing or about the number of children desired), This variable also identifies male respondents who are not at risk of having (more) children.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
General family planning Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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