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Demographic and Health Survey 1988 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 1988
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Reference ID
ZWE_1988_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office [Zimbabwe] and Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems Inc. (IRD)., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Aug 15, 2018
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Duration of use of current FP method, in months (B_FPCURUSEMO)

Data file: ZWE1988-B.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 401
End: 402
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
323) For how long have you been using (CURRENT METHOD) continuously?

DURATION

MONTHS ___

YEARS ___
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
95 Since last birth
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
For women who are current users of contraception, FPCURUSEMO (V335) reports the number of months they have been using their current method (for up to 12 months).

IPUMS-DHS users interested in this variable may also be interested in FPCURUSEYR (V336), which reports the number of years the respondent has been using her current method.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Recent use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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