Demographic and Health Survey 2010, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Malawi, 2010
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Reference ID
MWI_2010_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office [Malawi] and ICF Macro, Minnesota Population Center
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Aug 15, 2018
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Preferred waiting time for birth of a(nother) child (W_PREFTIMECH)
Data file: MWI2010-W
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Range:
100 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 100 | Less than one month (want now) |
| 101 | 1 month |
| 102 | 2 months |
| 103 | 3 months |
| 104 | 4 months |
| 105 | 5 months |
| 106 | 6 months |
| 107 | 7 months |
| 108 | 8 months |
| 109 | 9 months |
| 110 | 10 months |
| 111 | 11 months |
| 112 | 12 months |
| 113 | 13 months |
| 114 | 14 months |
| 115 | 15 months |
| 116 | 16 months |
| 117 | 17 months |
| 118 | 18 months |
| 119 | 19 months |
| 120 | 20 months |
| 121 | 21 months |
| 122 | 22 months |
| 123 | 23 months |
| 124 | 24 months |
| 125 | 25 months |
| 126 | 26 months |
| 127 | 27 months |
| 128 | 28 months |
| 129 | 29 months |
| 130 | 30 months |
| 131 | 31 months |
| 132 | 32 months |
| 133 | 33 months |
| 134 | 34 months |
| 135 | 35 months |
| 136 | 36 months |
| 137 | 37 months |
| 138 | 38 months |
| 139 | 39 months |
| 140 | 40 months |
| 141 | 41 months |
| 142 | 42 months |
| 143 | 43 months |
| 144 | 44 months |
| 145 | 45 months |
| 146 | 46 months |
| 147 | 47 months |
| 148 | 48 months |
| 149 | 49 months |
| 150 | 50 months |
| 151 | 51 months |
| 152 | 52 months |
| 153 | 53 months |
| 154 | 54 months |
| 155 | 55 months |
| 156 | 56 months |
| 157 | 57 months |
| 158 | 58 months |
| 159 | 59 months |
| 160 | 60 months |
| 161 | 61 months |
| 162 | 62 months |
| 163 | 63 months |
| 164 | 64 months |
| 165 | 65 months |
| 166 | 66 months |
| 167 | 67 months |
| 168 | 68 months |
| 169 | 69 months |
| 170 | 70 months |
| 171 | 71 months |
| 172 | 72 months |
| 173 | 73 months |
| 174 | 74 months |
| 175 | 75 months |
| 176 | 76 months |
| 177 | 77 months |
| 178 | 78 months |
| 179 | 79 months |
| 180 | 80 months |
| 181 | 81 months |
| 182 | 82 months |
| 183 | 83 months |
| 184 | 84 months |
| 185 | 85 months |
| 186 | 86 months |
| 187 | 87 months |
| 188 | 88 months |
| 189 | 89 months |
| 190 | 90 months |
| 191 | 91 months |
| 192 | 92 months |
| 193 | 93 months |
| 194 | 94 months |
| 195 | 95 months |
| 196 | 96 months |
| 197 | 97 months |
| 198 | 98 months |
| 199 | Months, number unspecified |
| 200 | Less than one year |
| 201 | 1 year |
| 202 | 2 years |
| 203 | 3 years |
| 204 | 4 years |
| 205 | 5 years |
| 206 | 6 years |
| 207 | 7 years |
| 208 | 8 years |
| 209 | 9 years |
| 210 | 10 years |
| 211 | 11 years |
| 212 | 12 years |
| 213 | 13 years |
| 214 | 14 years |
| 215 | 15 years |
| 216 | 16 years |
| 217 | 17 years |
| 218 | 18 years |
| 219 | 19 years |
| 220 | 20 years or more |
| 299 | Years, number unspecified |
| 987 | After weaning |
| 989 | After finishing school |
| 990 | When spouse returns |
| 991 | Up to God |
| 992 | After marriage |
| 993 | Any time |
| 994 | Soon or immediately |
| 995 | Other, non-numeric response |
| 996 | Inconsistent response |
| 997 | Don't know |
| 998 | Missing |
| 999 | 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 want to have a/another child, PREFTIMECH (V603) reports the amount of time, in months or years, they would like to wait before the birth of a/another child (top-coded at 20 years). The complementary variable PREFTIMECH (V604) reports responses to the same question, but in terms of years only, top-coded at 6+ years.
PREFTIMECH includes women who are either pregnant or at risk of pregnancy. However, the definition of "at risk of pregnancy" varies across samples, and the way this variable was asked and calculated also changed over time; see Comparability.
PREFTIMECH includes women who are either pregnant or at risk of pregnancy. However, the definition of "at risk of pregnancy" varies across samples, and the way this variable was asked and calculated also changed over time; see Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| General family planning Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |