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Demographic and Health Survey 2001-02 - IPUMS Subset

Zambia, 2001 - 2002
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ZMB_2001_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, Central Board of Health [Zambia] and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Delivery by caesarian section (last birth) (W_DELCESR_01)

Data file: ZMB2001-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1041
End: 1041
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
428. Was (NAME) delivered by caesarean section?
[Last Birth Only]

YES 1
NO 2
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
8 Missing
9 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 gave birth in the last three to five years, DELCESR_01 (M17_1) indicates whether the child was born by caesarian section (for the last birth). Question wording varied somewhat across samples. See Comparability.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Maternal delivery care, general Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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