Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2014

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Reference ID

GHA_2014_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Aug 15, 2018

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Man's preferred waiting time for birth of a/another child (grouped) (M_PREFTIMECHGPMN)

Data file: GHA2014-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 573

End: 574

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

507) CHECK 503:

WIFE/PARTNER NOT PREGNANT OR DON'T KNOW: How long would you like to wait from now before the birth of (a/another) child?

WIFE/PARTNER PREGNANT: After the birth of the child you are expecting now, how long would you like to wait before the birth of another child?

MONTHS 1 _____ (GO TO 509)
YEARS 2 _____ (GO TO 509)

SOON/NOW 993 (GO TO 509)
COUPLE INFECUND 994 (GO TO 509)
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 996 (GO TO 509)
DON'T KNOW 998 (GO TO 509)

Value	Category
00	Less than 1 year
01	1 year
02	2 years
03	3 years
04	4 years
05	5 years
06	6+ years
96	Non-numeric
97	Don't know
98	Missing
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

For men who want to have a/another child, PREFTIMECHGPMN (MV604) reports the amount of time, in years, they would like to wait before the birth of a/another child, top-coded at 6+ years.

The related variable PREFTIMECHMN (MV603) presents the same information in more detail, in terms of months or years, top-coded at 20 years.

concept

Concept

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

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