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Demographic and Health Survey 2005-06 - IPUMS Subset

India, 2005 - 2006
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IND_2005_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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International Institute for Population Sciences and Macro International., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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Thinks not having sex reduces AIDS risk (open-ended) (W_AIDABSTLOWR)

Data file: IND2005-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 828
End: 828
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
908. In your opinion, can people reduce their chance of getting HIV/AIDS by abstaining from sexual intercourse?

YES 1
NO 2
DOESN'T KNOW 8
Categories
Value Category
9 NIU (not in universe)
8 Missing
7 Don't know
1 Yes
0 No
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
AIDABSTLOWR (V754B) indicates whether the woman reported that abstaining from sex reduces the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.

For a similar variable using a yes/no question format, see AIDABSTLOWRYN (V754BP).

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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