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[India] National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16 - IPUMS Subset

India, 2015 - 2016
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Reference ID
IND_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Aug 15, 2018
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Type of method: Female sterilization (M_FPTYPFSTMN)

Data file: IND2015-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 581
End: 581
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
532. What method did you or your partner use?
PROBE: Did you use any other method to prevent pregnancy?
RECORD ALL MENTIONED.

FEMALE STERILIZATION A
IUD/PPIUD B
INJECTABLES C
PILL D
FEMALE CONDOM E
DIAPHRAGM F
FOAM/JELLY G
STANDARD DAYS METHOD H
RHYTHM METHOD I
WITHDRAWAL J
OTHER (SPECIFY)______X
Categories
Value Category
1 Modern method
2 Traditional method
3 Folkloric method
9 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
FPTYPFSTMN (M304A_06) reports whether female sterilization is considered to be a modern method, a traditional method, or a folkloric method of family planning in a given sample.

In the DHS, generally modern methods are the Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception. Traditional methods are periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and abstinence. Folkloric methods are the category "other" and country-specific methods (such as herbs or amulet), which vary across samples.

IPUMS-DHS users may be interested in the complementary variable FPTYPNOWMN (MV313), which indicates whether the man's current contraceptive method is modern, traditional, or folkloric.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Type of family planning method Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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