Demographic and Health Survey 1996 - IPUMS Subset
Tanzania, 1996
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Reference ID
TZA_1996_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of Statistics, Planning Commission [Tanzania] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Who performed respondent's circumcision (W_FCPERF)
Data file: TZA1996-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
831
End:
833
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
1005. Who performed the circumcision?
DOCTOR 1
TRAINED NURSE/MIDWIFE 2
TRADITIONAL MIDWIFE 3
CIRCUMCISION PRACTITIONER 4
OTHER (SPECIFY) ____________ 6
DOES NOT KNOW 8
DOCTOR 1
TRAINED NURSE/MIDWIFE 2
TRADITIONAL MIDWIFE 3
CIRCUMCISION PRACTITIONER 4
OTHER (SPECIFY) ____________ 6
DOES NOT KNOW 8
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 998 | Missing |
| 997 | Don't know |
| 210 | Traditional circumciser |
| 200 | TRADITIONAL |
| 100 | HEALTH PROFESSIONAL |
| 130 | Birth attendant |
| 110 | Doctor/physician |
| 111 | Male doctor |
| 112 | Female doctor |
| 120 | Trained nurse/midwife |
| 121 | Nurse |
| 122 | Midwife |
| 190 | Other health professional |
| 211 | Traditional male circumciser |
| 212 | Traditional female circumciser |
| 213 | Excisioner |
| 220 | Traditional birth attendant |
| 230 | Matronne/older woman |
| 240 | Traditional healer |
| 241 | Barber |
| 242 | Ghagaria (gypsy) |
| 290 | Other traditional |
| 995 | OTHER |
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 are circumcised, FCPERF (G107) reports who performed the procedure. Responses vary considerably across samples. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Own circumcision Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |