Demographic and Health Survey 1997 - IPUMS Subset
Madagascar, 1997
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Reference ID
MDG_1997_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Direction de la Démographie et des Statistiques Sociales, Institut National de la Statistique [Madagascar] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Aug 15, 2018
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- Data files
- MDG1997-B.dat
- MDG1997-C.dat
- MDG1997-H.dat
- MDG1997-W.dat
Time since last intercourse in days (C_TIMESINCESEXD)
Data file: MDG1997-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
699
End:
700
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Now I would like to ask you some questions about your sexual activity in order to gain a better understanding of certain problems related to family planning.
515. How long has it been since the last time you had sexual intercourse (if you've ever had it)?
NEVER 00 (GO TO 608)
DAYS AGO 1 ______
WEEKS AGO 2 _______
MONTHS AGO 3 _______
YEARS AGO 4 ______
BEFORE LAST BIRTH 996
515. How long has it been since the last time you had sexual intercourse (if you've ever had it)?
NEVER 00 (GO TO 608)
DAYS AGO 1 ______
WEEKS AGO 2 _______
MONTHS AGO 3 _______
YEARS AGO 4 ______
BEFORE LAST BIRTH 996
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31+ days |
| 92 | Not married/no regular partner |
| 93 | Within last 4 weeks |
| 94 | Before last birth |
| 95 | With former husband |
| 96 | Inconsistent |
| 97 | Don't know |
| 98 | Missing |
| 99 | 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
TIMESINCESEXD (V528) reports the number of days that have passed since the respondent last had sexual intercourse. Durations of more than 30 days are grouped into "31+."
If the respondent reported having sexual intercourse in the last 4 weeks but replied that her last sexual intercourse was one month before the interview (in TIMESINCESEX (V527), this response is recoded to "30" in TIMESINCESEXD. In all other cases, a response of "One month" in TIMESINCESEX is coded as "31+."
If the respondent reported having sexual intercourse in the last 4 weeks but replied that her last sexual intercourse was one month before the interview (in TIMESINCESEX (V527), this response is recoded to "30" in TIMESINCESEXD. In all other cases, a response of "One month" in TIMESINCESEX is coded as "31+."
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Recent sexual experience Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |