Demographic and Health Survey 2004 - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2004
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Reference ID
LSO_2004_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) [Lesotho], Bureau of Statistics (BOS) [Lesotho], and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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May 01, 2020
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May 14, 2020
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Number living children at first use of FP (C_FP1STUSLVKID)
Data file: LSO2004-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
614
End:
615
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
306 Now I would like to ask you about the first time that you did something or used a method to avoid getting pregnant. How many living children did you have at that time, if any?
IF NONE, RECORD '00'.
NUMBER OF CHILDREN __________
IF NONE, RECORD '00'.
NUMBER OF CHILDREN __________
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 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 96 | Inconsistent |
| 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
FP1STUSLVKID (V310) reports the number of living children the woman had the first time she used a contraceptive method. The same information is also reported in FP1STUSGPKID, except responses are top-coded at 4+ children in that variable and women who have never used contraception are coded as "9."
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| First use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |