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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May 14, 2020
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- Data files
- MDG1997-B.dat
- MDG1997-C.dat
- MDG1997-H.dat
- MDG1997-W.dat
Reason woman stopped attending school (W_WHYDROPOUT)
Data file: MDG1997-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
464
End:
465
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
112. What is the main reason you stopped going to school?
GOT PREGNANT 01
GOT MARRIED 02
TO WATCH YOUNGER CHILDREN 03
FAMILY NEEDED HELP IN FIELDS/AT WORK 04
COULD NOT PAY FEES 05
NEEDED TO EARN MONEY 06
SUFFICIENTLY SCHOOLED 07
FAILED AT SCHOOL 08
NO LONGER LIKED SCHOOL 09
SCHOOL INACCESSIBLE/TOO FAR 10
OTHER (SPECIFY) ______ 96
DOESN'T KNOW 98
GOT PREGNANT 01
GOT MARRIED 02
TO WATCH YOUNGER CHILDREN 03
FAMILY NEEDED HELP IN FIELDS/AT WORK 04
COULD NOT PAY FEES 05
NEEDED TO EARN MONEY 06
SUFFICIENTLY SCHOOLED 07
FAILED AT SCHOOL 08
NO LONGER LIKED SCHOOL 09
SCHOOL INACCESSIBLE/TOO FAR 10
OTHER (SPECIFY) ______ 96
DOESN'T KNOW 98
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Got pregnant |
| 02 | Got married |
| 03 | Needed to take care of children |
| 04 | Family needed help |
| 05 | Could not pay for school |
| 06 | Needed to earn money |
| 07 | Graduated/had enough schooling |
| 08 | Failed/did not pass exams |
| 09 | Did not like school |
| 10 | School was not accessible/too far |
| 11 | Preferred to work |
| 12 | Health problems/got sick |
| 13 | Told by parents to stop |
| 14 | No opportunity to continue/no vacancies |
| 15 | School shut down/no teacher |
| 16 | Moved |
| 17 | Waiting for approved admission |
| 18 | Family displaced |
| 96 | Other |
| 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
For women who had ever attended, but are no longer attending school, WHYDROPOUT (V154) reports the reason why they stopped attending school.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |