Demographic and Health Survey 2010, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Malawi, 2010
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Reference ID
MWI_2010_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Statistical Office [Malawi] and ICF Macro, Minnesota Population Center
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Aug 15, 2018
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Aug 23, 2018
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Ideal number of boy children (B_IDEALBOYS)
Data file: MWI2010-B
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Range:
0 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 60 | Non-numeric response |
| 61 | Up to God/As Allah wills |
| 62 | Any number/Fatalistic |
| 63 | Never thought about it |
| 64 | As many as possible |
| 65 | Depends on husband |
| 66 | Number she has currently |
| 69 | No sex preference |
| 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
Based on a follow-up question to IDEALKID (V613), which collects information about the ideal number of children the woman would hypothetically want to have in her whole life, IDEALBOYS (V627) reports how many of these children would ideally be boys.
Numeric responses to IDEALBOYS (V627), IDEALGIRLS (V628), and IDEALBOTH (V629) should sum to the total number of children in IDEALKID (V613). Non-numeric responses (such as "up to God") are allowed for each of these variables.
Numeric responses to IDEALBOYS (V627), IDEALGIRLS (V628), and IDEALBOTH (V629) should sum to the total number of children in IDEALKID (V613). Non-numeric responses (such as "up to God") are allowed for each of these variables.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| General family planning Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |