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Demographic and Health Survey 1992 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1992
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MWI_1992_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office [Malawi] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Data file: MWI1992-B.dat

Birth records

Cases: 16330

Variables

B_SAMPLE
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier
B_SAMPLESTR
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier (string)
B_COUNTRY
Country
B_YEAR
Year of sample
B_IDHSPID
Unique cross-sample respondent identifier
B_IDHSHID
Unique cross-sample household identifier
B_DHSID
Key to link DHS clusters to context data (string)
B_IDHSPSU
Unique sample-case PSU identifier
B_IDHSSTRATA
Unique cross-sample sampling strata
B_CASEID
Sample-specific respondent identifier
B_HHID
Sample-specific household identifier
B_PSU
Sample-specific primary sampling unit
B_STRATA
Sample-specific sampling strata
B_DOMAIN
Sample-specific domain
B_HHNUM
Household number in cluster
B_CLUSTERNO
Sample-specific cluster number
B_ULTAREAUNIT
Sample-specific ultimate area unit
B_LINENO
Household line number of woman respondent
B_LINENOHHRESP
Respondent's line number (answering Household questionnaire)
B_BIDX
Birth history index number
B_PERWEIGHT
Sample weight for persons
B_AWFACTT
All woman factor for total population
B_MENSELHH
Household selected for men's/husband's survey (individual-level)
B_INTYEAR
Year of interview
B_MONTHINT
Month of interview
B_INTDAY
Day of interview
B_INTDATECMC
Century month date of interview
B_INTSTARTCMC
Century month code (CMC) for start of survey
B_INTENDCMC
Century month code (CMC) for end of survey
B_INTSTART
Time interview started (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
B_INTEND
Time interview ended (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
B_INTDURATION
Length of interview (minutes)
B_INTVISITNO
Number of visits for the interview
B_INTRESULT
Result of individual interview
B_EVMARALLSAMP
Ever-married or all-women sample
B_INTERVIEWERIDIR
Identification number of interviewer, women's survey
B_INTERVIEWERIDHH
Identification number of interviewer, household survey
B_URBAN
Urban-rural status
B_DEFACTORES
De facto place of residence
B_RESIDEINTYR
Years lived in place of residence
B_PREVRESTYP
Type of place of previous residence
B_KIDRESTYP
Childhood place of residence
B_GEO_MW1992_2016
Malawi regions, 1992-2016 [integrated; GIS]
B_GEO_MW1992
Malawi regions, 1992 [GIS]
B_DHS_IPUMSI_MW
DHS-IPUMS-I Malawi regions, 1987-2016
B_AGE
Age
B_AGE5YEAR
Age in 5 year groups
B_BIRTHMO
Woman's month of birth
B_BIRTHYEAR
Woman's year of birth
B_DOBCMC
Respondent's date of birth, in century months
B_DOBINFORESP
Information given on respondent's date of birth
B_RESIDENT
Usual resident or visitor
B_RELATE
Respondent's relationship to HH head
B_PREGNANT
Currently pregnant
B_DURCURPREG
Duration of current pregnancy
B_MARSTAT
Woman's current marital or union status
B_CURRMARR
Woman never, currently, or formerly married
B_UNION1MORE
Woman had one or more than one union
B_AGEFRSTMAR
Age at first marriage or cohabitation
B_DURMARGRP
Marital or cohabitation duration (grouped)
B_MAR1STMO
Month of first marriage or cohabitation
B_MAR1STYR
Year of first marriage or cohabitation
B_YRSTO1STMAR
Years since starting date of 1st marriage or union
B_MAR1STCMC
Date of first marriage or cohabitation (CMC)
B_MAR1STDATINFO
Completeness of information, date of first marriage/union
B_MARTO1STBORNMO
Months between respondent's 1st marriage and 1st birth
B_WIFENUM
Number of other wives
B_WIFERANK
Wife rank number
B_HUSBINHOME
Husband/partner lives in woman's household
B_CHEB
Total children ever born
B_TOTBIRTHIST
Number of entries in the birth history
B_SONSATHOME
Number of own sons living at home
B_DAUSATHOME
Number of own daughters living at home
B_SONSAWAYHOME
Number of own sons living away from home
B_DAUSAWAYHOME
Number of own daughters living away from home
B_SONSDIED
Number of own sons who have died
B_DAUSDIED
Number of own daughters who have died
B_BIRTHSIN5YRS
Number of births in last 5 years
B_BIRTHSIN1YR
Number of births in the past year
B_BIRTHSIN1MO
Total number of births in month of interview
B_DOB1STKIDCMC
Date of respondent's first birth, in century months
B_TIMEMENSTRUATE
Time since woman's last menstrual period
B_MENSTRUATE6WK
Woman menstruated last 6 weeks
B_OVCYCLE
When in cycle thinks pregnancy is most likely
B_CHEBALIVE
Total number of living children born to respondent
B_CHSURVPLUSPG
Total number of living children including current pregnancy
B_CHEBALIVETRUNC
Total number of living children, truncated at 6+
B_LASTBIRTHTOINTMO
Interval between last birth and interview, in months
B_CONCEPTDATEFLAG
Completeness of information on date of conception, current pregnancy
B_MENSTIMFLAG
Flag for reported time since last menstrual period
B_TIMEMENSCALC
Computed time since last menstrual period
B_AGEAT1STBIRTH
Age of respondent at time of first birth
B_HHMEMTOTAL
Total number of household members
B_HHKIDLT5
Number of children under 5 in household
B_HHELIGWOMEN
Number of eligible women in household
B_HHEADAGE
Age of household head
B_HHEADAGEHH
Age of household head (from HH record)
B_HHEADSEX
Sex of household head
B_HHEADSEXHH
Sex of household head (from hh record)
B_FAMSTRUCTR
Relationship structure in HH
B_SLEEPROOMS
Number of rooms in HH used for sleeping
B_FLOOR
Main material of floor
B_ROOF
Main material of roof
B_ELECTRC
Has electricity
B_ELECTRCHH
Dwelling has electricity (from hh record)
B_TOILETTYPE
Type of toilet facility
B_NDRINKWTR
Major source of non-drinking water
B_DRINKWTR
Major source of drinking water
B_SAMEH2OSRC
Same water source used for drinking and other water
B_SAMEH2OSRCHH
Same water source used for drinking and other water (HH record)
B_TIMETOWTRIND
Time to water source (from individual respondent record)
B_TIMETOWTRHH
Time to reach water source and return, in minutes (from HH record)
B_BIKE
HH has bicycle
B_BIKEHH
HH has bicycle (from HH record)
B_CAR
HH has car/truck
B_CARHH
HH has car/truck (from HH record)
B_MOTORCYCL
HH has motorcycle/scooter
B_MOTORCYCLHH
HH has motorcycle/scooter (from HH record)
B_RADIO
HH has radio
B_RADIOHH
HH has radio (from HH record)
B_PARALAMPYN
HH has paraffin/kerosene lamp
B_DRAWNCART
HH has animal-drawn cart
B_CURRWORK
Currently working
B_WKCURRJOB
Woman's occupation
B_WKCURRTYPE
Respondent's current type of employment.
B_WHOWORKFOR
Whom the respondent works for
B_WKEARNCASH
Woman earns cash for work
B_WKHOMEAWAY
Woman works at home or away from home
B_WKKIDWITH
Child with woman while working
B_WKKIDCARE
Who cares for youngest child while woman works
B_HUSJOB
Partner's occupation
B_WKHUSLAND
Type of land where partner works
B_WEALTHQ
Household wealth index in quintiles
B_WEALTHS
Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)
B_LIT1
Reported literacy
B_LITBRIG
Literacy bridging variable
B_EDUCLVL
Highest educational level
B_YRSCHL
Highest year of education in level
B_EDYRTOTAL
Total years education
B_EDACHIEVER
Summary educational achievement
B_INSCHOOL
Woman still in school
B_HUSEDLVL
Partner's educational level
B_HUSEDYR
Partner's highest year of education in level
B_HUSEDYRS
Partner's education in total years schooling
B_HUSEDACHIEVER
Husband's summary educational achievement
B_HUSLIT
Literacy of woman' s current/last partner.
B_NEWSWK
Reads newspaper once a week
B_NEWSBRIG
Reads newspaper: Bridging variable
B_RADIOWK
Listens to radio every week
B_RADIOBRIG
Listens to radio: Bridging variable
B_FERTPREF
Fertility preferences
B_UNMETNEED
Unmet need for FP
B_UNMETNEED2
Unmet need for FP (2nd def)
B_KIDDESIRE
Desire for more children
B_FPLCHDESIRE
Wanted last child
B_PGDESIRE
Time wanted current pregnancy
B_IDEALKID
Ideal number of children
B_IDEALKIDGRP
Ideal number of children (grouped)
B_IDEALBTHFUT
Ideal time before future birth
B_IDEALBTHINT
Best interval between births
B_PREFTIMECH
Preferred waiting time for birth of a(nother) child
B_PREFTIMECHGP
Preferred waiting time for birth of a(nother) child (grouped)
B_IDEALAGECH
Desired age of youngest child at future birth
B_FERTPREFTLKH
Discussed number of children with partner
B_HUSFERTPREF
Husband's desire for children
B_FPAPPROVE
Respondent approves of couples using FP
B_HUSPROFP
Husband approves FP use
B_EXPOSURE1
Fecund, pregnant, amenorrheic, or infecund
B_EXPOSURE2
Fecund, pregnant, amenorrheic, or infecund (2nd def)
B_FPKNOTYP
Know any type of FP method
B_FPKNOPILL
Know about Pill for FP
B_FPKNOIUD
Know about IUD for FP
B_FPKNOINJ
Know about injectable FP
B_FPKNODIA
Know about diaphragm for FP
B_FPKNOCON
Know about condom for FP
B_FPKNOFST
Know about female sterilization for FP
B_FPKNOMST
Know about male sterilization for FP
B_FPKNOWD
Know about withdrawal for FP
B_FPKNORHY
Know about rhythm for FP
B_FPKNOCHARM
Knows about charms or amulets as a method of family planning
B_FPKNOPLT
Knows about medicinal plants or herbs as a method of family planning
B_FPKNOSTR
Know about strings as a method of family planning
B_FPKNOOM
Knows about other contraceptive as a method of family planning
B_FPKNOANYSRC
Known source for FP
B_FPKNOANYSRCS
Known source for FP, standardized
B_FPTYPNOW
Current FP use by method type (folk, traditional, modern)
B_FPUSPATRN
Pattern of use of contraceptive method
B_FPMETHNOW
Current method of FP
B_FPCURNOMO
Months of use of current family planning method
B_FPLASTSRCD
Last source for FP for current users, detailed
B_FPLASTSRCS
Last source for FP for current users, standardized
B_FPSRCEASE
Easy or difficult to get to FP source
B_FPSRCTIME
Time to get to FP source
B_FPSRCTIMEGP
Time to get to FP source (grouped)
B_FPPILLCOST
Cost of Pills
B_FPPILLBRAND
Brand of Pills currently used
B_FPPILLPACK
Shown pill package
B_FPLPILSAWDR
Saw doctor or nurse last time got Pill
B_FP1STUSGPKID
Number living children at first use of FP (grouped)
B_FP1STUSLVKID
Number living children at first use of FP
B_FP1PILSAWDR
Saw doctor or nurse for first use of Pill
B_FPUSINTENT
FP current use or future intention
B_FPUSPLAN
Intention to use FP in future
B_FPMETHFUTR
Preferred future FP method
B_FPSRCFUTR
The source of the preferred method is the source the respondent believes the preferred method is available.
B_FPSRCFUTRS
Source of preferred future FP method, standardized
B_FPEVUSE
Ever use any type of FP (folk, traditional, modern)
B_FPEVUSPILL
Ever use Pill for FP
B_FPEVUSIUD
Ever use IUD for FP
B_FPEVUSINJ
Ever use injectable for FP
B_FPEVUSDIA
Ever use diaphragm for FP
B_FPEVUSCON
Ever use condom for FP
B_FPEVUSFST
Ever use female sterilization for FP
B_FPEVUSWD
Ever use withdrawal for FP
B_FPEVUSRHY
Ever use rhythm for FP
B_FPEVUSMST
Ever use male sterilization for FP
B_FPEVUSCHARM
Ever use charms or amulets for FP
B_FPEVUSPLT
Ever use medicinal plants or herbs for FP
B_FPEVUSOM
Ever use other methods for FP
B_FPSTERAGN
Thinks would have sterilization again
B_FPSTERREG
Reason regrets sterilization
B_FPSTERILAGE
Age at sterilization (grouped)
B_FPSTERILPAR
Parity at sterilization
B_FPSTERMARDUR
Marital duration at time of sterilization
B_FPSTERYRAGO
Years since sterilization
B_FPSTERILDTCMC
Date when sterilized (CMC)
B_FPSTERILMO
Month of sterilization
B_FPSTERILYR
Year when sterilized
B_FPSTERCOMP
Completeness of information - date of sterilization
B_FPRADIOHR
Heard FP message on radio
B_FPRADIOOK
Acceptability of FP message on radio
B_FPKNOMODSRC
Know source for modern FP method
B_FPKNOSRCCON
Know source of information for condom: Yes or no
B_FPKNOSRCDIA
Know source of information for diaphragm: Yes or no
B_FPKNOSRCFST
Know source of information for female sterilization: Yes or no
B_FPKNOSRCINJ
Know source of information for injectable contraception: Yes or no
B_FPKNOSRCIUD
Know source of information for IUD: Yes or no
B_FPKNOSRCMST
Know source of information for male sterilization: Yes or no
B_FPKNOSRCPIL
Know source of information for Pill: Yes or no
B_FPKNOSRCRHY
Know source of information for rhythm: Yes or no
B_FPYNOTFUS
Why not intend to use FP in future
B_FPTYPPILL
Type of method: Pill
B_FPTYPIUD
Type of method: IUD
B_FPTYPINJ
Type of method: Injectables
B_FPTYPDIA
Type of method: Diaphragm
B_FPTYPCON
Type of method: Condom
B_FPTYPFST
Type of method: Female sterilization
B_FPTYPMST
Type of method: Male sterilization
B_FPTYPRHY
Type of method: Rhythm method
B_FPTYPWD
Type of method: Withdrawal
B_FPTYPPLT
Type of method: Medicinal plants or herbs
B_FPTYPCHARM
Type of method: Charms or amulets
B_FPTYPOM
Type of method: Other method
B_FPTALKHUSNO
Number of times discussed FP with partner in past year
B_AIDSHEARD
Heard of AIDS
B_AIDHEALTHY
Thinks a healthy-looking person can have AIDS
B_AIDTHRUSEX
AIDS transmission: Sexual intercourse
B_AIDTHRUBLOOD
AIDS transmission: Blood transfusions
B_AIDTHRUINJ
AIDS transmission: Injections
B_AIDTHRUKISS
AIDS transmission: Kissing
B_AIDTHRUBITE
AIDS transmission: Mosquito/insect bites
B_AIDABSTLOWR
Thinks not having sex reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)
B_AIDCONLOWR
Thinks always using a condom reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)
B_AIDPROSTLOWR
Thinks avoiding sex with prostitutes reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)
B_AIDLIMITLOWR
Thinks limiting number of sexual partners reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)
B_AIDOTHLOWR
Thinks some other response reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)
B_AIDSINFORADIO
Source of AIDS information: Radio
B_AIDSINFONEWS
Source of AIDS information: Newspaper/magazine
B_AIDSINFOPOSTER
Source of AIDS information: Posters/brochures/pamphlets
B_AIDSINFOWKR
Source of AIDS information: Clinic/Health worker
B_AIDSINFOCHURCH
Source of AIDS information: Church/mosque
B_AIDSINFOSCHOOL
Source of AIDS information: Schools/teachers
B_AIDSINFOCOMM
Source of AIDS information: Community meetings
B_AIDSINFOFRND
Source of AIDS information: Friend/relative
B_DELCESRLAST
Last birth caesarean section
B_PPAMENNOW
Woman currently postpartum amenorrheic
B_IDEALPOSTPT
Ideal period for post-partum abstinence
B_IDEALPOSTPT2
Ideal period for post-partum abstinence (months and years only)
B_SEXBRSTFD
Alright to have sex while breastfeeding
B_MATERNITYIDX
Number of children in maternity history
B_HEALTHIDX
Number of children in immunization/health history
B_BIOIDX
Number of children in height and weight table
B_BFEEDNITE
Times mother breastfed last child during previous night
B_BFEEDAY
Times mother breastfed last child during previous day
B_BOTTLE24H
Mother fed last-born child from bottle with nipple in last day or night
B_BFEEDANYNOW
Woman currently breastfeeding any child
B_BFEEDST
When mother first put last-born child to breast
B_DIATRORSHEARD
Heard of ORS for diarrhea treatment
B_ORSPREPEV
Ever prepared ORS solution
B_ORSPREPWAT
Amount of water (in mL) used for ORS
B_ORSANY
Known source for ORS: Knows any source
B_ORSPRIVDR
Known source for ORS: Private doctor
B_ORSPRIVDRUG
Known source for ORS: Private pharmacy, drug store, or dispensary
B_ORSPRIVHL
Known source of ORS: Traditional healer/practitioner (other)
B_ORSPRIVHOS
Known source for ORS: Private hospital/clinic
B_ORSPRIVMOB
Known source for ORS: Private mobile clinic
B_ORSPUBHC
Known source for ORS: Public health center
B_ORSPUBHOS
Known source for ORS: Public hospital
B_ORSPUBHP
Known source for ORS: Public health post
B_ORSPUBMOB
Known source for ORS: Public mobile clinic
Total: 331
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