Demographic and Health Survey 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 1996

Reference ID

BEN_1996_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministère du Plan, de la Restructuration Économique et de la Promotion de l'Emploi, Institut National de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Économique, Bureau Central de Recensement [Bénin], and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Data file: BEN1996-B.dat

Birth records

Cases:	19359

Variables

B_AIDABSTLOWR

Thinks not having sex reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)

B_AIDCONLOWR

Thinks always using a condom reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)

B_AIDPROSTLOWR

Thinks avoiding sex with prostitutes reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)

B_AIDSAMESEXLOWR

Thinks avoiding homosexual intercourse reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)

B_AIDBLOODLOWR

Thinks avoiding blood transfusions lowers AIDS risk (open-ended)

B_AIDINJLOWR

Thinks avoiding injections reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)

B_AIDKISSLOWR

Thinks avoiding kissing reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)

B_AIDBITELOWR

Thinks avoiding mosquito bites reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)

B_AIDHEALLOWR

Thinks seeking traditional healing reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)

B_AIDOTHLOWR

Thinks some other response reduces AIDS risk (open-ended)

B_AIDDKLOWR

Does not know any ways to avoid AIDS

B_AIDMA2CHLD

Thinks AIDS can be transmitted from mother to child

B_AIDRISK

Perceived risk of getting AIDS

B_AIDLRISKABST

Low risk of getting AIDS: Abstains from sex

B_AIDLRISKCON

Low risk of getting AIDS: Uses condoms

B_AIDLRISK1PAR

Low risk of getting AIDS: Only one sexual partner

B_AIDLRISKLIMIT

Low risk of getting AIDS: Limited number of sexual partners

B_AIDLRISKSPOUSE

Low risk of getting AIDS: Faithful spouse

B_AIDLRISKSAMESEX

Low risk of getting AIDS: No homosexual contact

B_AIDLRISKBLOOD

Low risk of getting AIDS: No blood transfusions

B_AIDLRISKINJ

Low risk of getting AIDS: No injections

B_AIDLRISKOTH

Low risk of getting AIDS: Other

B_AIDHRISKCON

High risk of getting AIDS: Not using condoms

B_AIDHRISK1PAR

High risk of getting AIDS: More than one sexual partner

B_AIDHRISKPARS

High risk of getting AIDS: Has many sexual partners

B_AIDHRISKSPOUSE

High risk of getting AIDS: Spouse has other partners

B_AIDHRISKSAMESEX

High risk of getting AIDS: Homosexual contact

B_AIDHRISKBLOOD

High risk of getting AIDS: Has had blood transfusions

B_AIDHRISKINJ

High risk of getting AIDS: Had injections

B_AIDHRISKOTH

High risk of getting AIDS: Other

B_AIDBEHAVNOSEX

AIDS knowledge changed sexual behavior: Did not start sex

B_AIDBEHAVSTOPSEX

AIDS knowledge changed sexual behavior: Stopped all sex

B_AIDBEHAVCON

AIDS knowledge changed sexual behavior: Started using condoms

B_AIDBEHAV1PAR

AIDS knowledge changed sexual behavior: One sex partner

B_AIDBEHAVLIMIT

AIDS knowledge changed sexual behavior: Limit number of partners

B_AIDBEHAVFAITH

AIDS knowledge changed sexual behavior: Asked spouse to be faithful

B_AIDBEHAVSAMESEX

AIDS knowledge changed sexual behavior: No homosexual contacts

B_AIDBEHAVNOINJ

AIDS knowledge changed sexual behavior: Stopped injections

B_AIDBEHAVOTHNSEX

AIDS knowledge changed sexual behavior: Other non-sexual change

B_AIDBEHAVOTHSEX

AIDS knowledge changed sexual behavior: Other (sexual)

B_AIDBEHAVDK

AIDS knowledge changed sexual behavior: Don't know

B_AIDBEHAVNONE

AIDS knowledge changed sexual behavior: No change

B_AIDBEHAVNONEN

AIDS knowledge changed sexual behavior: No non-sexual change

B_AIDSINFORADIO

Source of AIDS information: Radio

B_AIDSINFOTV

Source of AIDS information: Television

B_AIDSINFONEWS

Source of AIDS information: Newspaper/magazine

B_AIDSINFOPOSTER

Source of AIDS information: Posters/brochures/pamphlets

B_AIDSINFOWKR

Source of AIDS information: Clinic/Health worker

B_AIDSINFOCHURCH

Source of AIDS information: Church/mosque

B_AIDSINFOSCHOOL

Source of AIDS information: Schools/teachers

B_AIDSINFOCOMM

Source of AIDS information: Community meetings

B_AIDSINFOFRND

Source of AIDS information: Friend/relative

B_AIDSINFOWORK

Source of AIDS information: Workplace

B_AIDSINFOOTH

Source of AIDS information: Other

B_TIMESINCESEX

Time since last intercourse

B_TIMESINCESEXD

Time since last intercourse in days

B_TIMESINCESEXM

Time since last intercourse in months (imputed)

B_TIMESINCESEXFLAG

Flag for time since last sex (months, imputed)

B_SXTIMETOHUS

Time since last intercourse: Husband

B_SXTIMETOEXMAR

Time since last intercourse: Extra-marital partner

B_SXPARTNER

Has regular or occasional sex partner

B_SXPARYRNO2

Number of sex partners, excluding spouse, in past 12 months

B_AGE1STSEX

Age at first intercourse

B_AGE1STSEXIMP

Age at first intercourse (imputed)

B_AGE1STSEXFLAG

Flag for age at first intercourse

B_MONEYFORSEX

Ever received or gave money/gifts for sex

B_AIDCONHEARD

Knowledge of condom use for FP and/or STI prevention

B_AIDCONKNOW

Heard of using condoms to avoid HIV/AIDS

B_CONUSEHUS

Condom used at last sex: With husband/cohabiting partner

B_CONUSMAN1

Condom used during woman's most recent intercourse

B_CONUSEXMAR

Condom used at last sex: With extra-marital partner

B_AIDCONUSE

Ever used a condom for FP and/or STI prevention

B_CONUSESTI

Used a condom to avoid HIV/AIDS or other STI

B_HCMDK

Do not know a source for male condom

B_HCMSRC

Known source for condoms

B_HCMPUBHOS

Known source for male condoms: Public hospital

B_HCMPUBHC

Known source for male condoms: Public health center/post

B_HCMPUBFPC

Known source for male condoms: Family planning clinic (public)

B_HCMPUBFW

Known source for male condoms: Public field worker

B_HCMPUBOTH

Known source for male condoms: Other public source

B_HCMPRIVHOS

Known source for male condoms: Private hospital, clinic

B_HCMPRIVDRUG

Known source for male condoms: Private pharmacy, drug store, or dispensary

B_HCMPRIVDR

Known source for male condoms: Private doctor

B_HCMPRIVFW

Known source for male condoms: Private field worker

B_HCMPRIVFPC

Known source for male condoms: Family planning clinic (private)

B_HCMPRIVMIS

Known source for male condoms: Religious/mission hospital, health center, clinic, or dispensary

B_HCMPRIVOTH

Known source for male condoms: Other private source

B_HCMSHOP

Known source for male condoms: Shop (other)

B_HCMFRND

Known source for male condoms: Friends/relatives (other)

B_HCMOTHER

Known source for male condoms: Other

B_STIHEARD

Heard of AIDS or other sexually transmitted infections

B_STIKNOWSYPH

Heard of STI: Syphilis

B_STIKNOWGON

Heard of STI: Gonorrhea

B_STIKNOWAIDS

Heard of STI: HIV/AIDS

B_STIKNOWCHAN

Heard of STI: Chancroid

B_STIKNOWTRICH

Heard of STI: Trichomoniasis

B_STIKNOWOTH

Heard of STI: Other

B_STIKNOWDK

Heard of STI: Don't know name

B_STIANYR

Had any sexually transmitted infection in last 12 months

B_STISYPHYR

Had STI in past 12 months: Syphilis

B_STIGONYR

Had STI in past 12 months: Gonorrhea

B_STIAIDSYR

Had STI in past 12 months: AIDS

B_STIGENWYR

Had STI in past 12 months: Genital warts

B_STIOTHYR

Had STI in past 12 months: Other

B_STIDKYR

Had STI in past 12 months: Unknown STI

B_STIPTOLD

Told partner(s) last time had STI

B_STIPAVOID

Tried to avoid infecting partner(s) with last STI infection

B_STIPCONDOM

How avoided infecting partner: Used condoms

B_STIADVICE

Sought advice for last STI

B_STIADPUBHOS

Sought STI advice from: Public hospital

B_STIADPUBHC

Sought STI advice from: Public health center

B_STIADPUBFPC

Sought STI advice from: Family planning clinic (public)

B_STIADPUBFW

Sought STI advice from: Public fieldworker

B_STIADPUBOTH

Sought STI advice from: Other public

B_STIADPRIVHOS

Sought STI advice from: Private hospital/clinic/doctor

B_STIADPRIVDRUG

Sought STI advice from: Private pharmacy, dispensary, or drug store

B_STIADPRIVFW

Sought STI advice from: Private fieldworker

B_STIADPRIVFPC

Sought STI advice from: Family planning clinic (private)

B_STIADPRIVMIS

Sought STI advice from: Religious/mission hospital, health center, or clinic

B_STIADPRIVOTH

Sought STI advice from: Other private medical

B_STIADSHOP

Sought STI advice from: Shop

B_STIADFRND

Sought STI advice from: Friend/relative (other)

B_STIADPRIVHL

Sought STI advice from: Traditional healer/herbalist (other)

B_STIADOTHER

Sought STI advice from: Other

B_STIADBJ1

Sought STI advice from: Private hospital/clinic (Benin)

B_STIADBJ2

Sought STI advice from: Private doctor (Benin)

B_STIADBJ8

Sought STI advice from: Social center (public) (Benin)

B_DELCESRLAST

Last birth caesarean section

B_PPAMENNOW

Woman currently postpartum amenorrheic

B_PPABSTAINNOW

Woman currently postpartum abstaining

B_MATERNITYIDX

Number of children in maternity history

B_HEALTHIDX

Number of children in immunization/health history

B_BIOIDX

Number of children in height and weight table

B_BFEEDNITE

Times mother breastfed last child during previous night

B_BFEEDAY

Times mother breastfed last child during previous day

B_BOTTLE24H

Mother fed last-born child from bottle with nipple in last day or night

B_BFEEDANYNOW

Woman currently breastfeeding any child

B_BFEEDST

When mother first put last-born child to breast

B_DIATRORSHEARD

Heard of ORS for diarrhea treatment

B_DIASHOULDEAT

Amount children should be given to eat with diarrhea

B_DIASHOULDRINK

Amount children should be given to drink with diarrhea

B_DIATRREPWATERY

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Repeated watery stools

B_DIATRANYWATERY

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Any watery stools

B_DIATRREPVOMIT

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Repeated vomiting

B_DIATRANYVOMIT

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Any vomiting

B_DIATRBLOODST

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Blood in stools

B_DIATRFEVER

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Fever

B_DIATRTHIRST

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Marked thirst

B_DIATRNOTEAT

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Not eating or drinking well

B_DIATRSICKER

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Getting sicker or very sick

B_DIATRNOTBETR

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Not getting better

B_DIATRWEAK

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Weak and tired

B_DIATROTHER

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Other

B_DIATRDK

Signs diarrhea needs treatment: Don't know

B_COUTRFASTBREATH

Signs cough needs treatment: Fast breathing

B_COUTRDIFBREATH

Signs cough needs treatment: Difficult breathing

B_COUTRNOISBREATH

Signs cough needs treatment: Noisy breathing

B_COUTRFEVER

Signs cough needs treatment: Fever

B_COUTRNOTDRINK

Signs cough needs treatment: Unable to drink

B_COUTRNOTEAT

Signs cough needs treatment: Not eat/drink

B_COUTRSICKER

Signs cough needs treatment: Getting sicker

B_COUTRNOTBETR

Signs cough needs treatment: Not getting better

B_COUTRWEAK

Signs cough needs treatment: Weak and tired

B_COUTROTHER

Signs cough needs treatment: Other

B_COUTRDK

Signs cough needs treatment: Don't know

B_BIOMEASCODE

Code of person measuring children's height and weight

B_BIOASSTMEASCODE

Code of assistant measurer

B_WEIGHTFEM

Weight of woman (kilos)

B_HEIGHTFEM

Height of woman in centimeters

B_BIOFHTAPCT

Height for age percentile for respondents to women's survey

B_BIOFHTASDRM

Height for age standard deviations from the reference median (for respondents to female survey)

B_BIOFHTAPCTRM

Height for Age percent of reference median for respondents to female survey

B_BIOFWTHTRMDHS

Weight for height percent of reference median (DHS) (respondents to women's survey)

B_BIOFWTHTRMFOG

Weight for height percent of reference median (MetLife or Fogarty) (respondents to women's survey)

B_BIOFWTHTRMWHO

Weight for height percent of reference median (WHO) (respondents to women's survey)

B_BIOFWTHTSDRMDHS

Weight for height standard deviations from the reference median (DHS) (respondents to female survey)

B_BIOFBMI

Body Mass Index (BMI) for respondents to the women's survey

B_BIOFROHRER

Rohrer's index (mass/height cubed) (for respondents to female survey)

B_BIOFWHYNOTMEAS

Result of measurement of the respondent

B_KIDSEX

Sex of child

B_KIDALIVE

Child is alive

B_KIDBIRTHMO

Child's month of birth

B_KIDBIRTHYR

Child's year of birth

B_KIDAGEINFO

Completeness of information about child's age and date of birth

B_KIDCURAGE

Current age of child in years

B_KIDDOBCMC

Child's date of birth (CMC)

B_KIDBORD

Child's birth order number

B_KIDTWIN

Child is twin or single birth

B_KIDAGEDEATH

Child age at death (non-imputed)

B_KIDAGEDIEDIMP

Child's age at death in month (including imputed)

B_KIDAGEDEATHFLAG

Flags for reported age at death of child

B_KIDLIVESWITH

Child lives with female respondent or with others

B_BIRTHINTPREMO

Length of preceding birth interval, in months

B_BIRTHINTPOSTMO

Length of following birth interval, in months

B_BINT4YR

Interval between birth and previous birth is 4+ years

B_OTHBIRTHININT

Any other live births in interval between birth and previous reported birth

B_SOIL

Soil type

B_ECOREGION

Ecoregion of household

B_CROPLAND

Proportion of land area used for agriculture (circa 2000)

B_PASTURELAND

Proportion of land area used for pastureland (circa 2000)

B_PRECIP

Precipitation monthly time-series

B_PRECIP_60

Precipitation 60 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_59

Precipitation 59 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_58

Precipitation 58 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_57

Precipitation 57 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_56

Precipitation 56 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_55

Precipitation 55 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_54

Precipitation 54 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_53

Precipitation 53 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_52

Precipitation 52 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_51

Precipitation 51 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_50

Precipitation 50 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_49

Precipitation 49 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_48

Precipitation 48 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_47

Precipitation 47 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_46

Precipitation 46 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_45

Precipitation 45 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_44

Precipitation 44 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_43

Precipitation 43 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_42

Precipitation 42 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_41

Precipitation 41 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_40

Precipitation 40 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_39

Precipitation 39 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_38

Precipitation 38 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_37

Precipitation 37 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_36

Precipitation 36 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_35

Precipitation 35 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_34

Precipitation 34 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_33

Precipitation 33 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_32

Precipitation 32 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_31

Precipitation 31 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_30

Precipitation 30 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_29

Precipitation 29 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_28

Precipitation 28 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_27

Precipitation 27 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_26

Precipitation 26 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_25

Precipitation 25 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_24

Precipitation 24 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_23

Precipitation 23 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_22

Precipitation 22 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_21

Precipitation 21 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_20

Precipitation 20 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_19

Precipitation 19 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_18

Precipitation 18 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_17

Precipitation 17 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_16

Precipitation 16 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_15

Precipitation 15 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_14

Precipitation 14 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_13

Precipitation 13 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_12

Precipitation 12 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_11

Precipitation 11 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_10

Precipitation 10 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_09

Precipitation 9 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_08

Precipitation 8 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_07

Precipitation 7 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_06

Precipitation 6 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_05

Precipitation 5 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_04

Precipitation 4 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_03

Precipitation 3 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_02

Precipitation 2 months before survey start date

B_PRECIP_01

Precipitation 1 month before survey start date

B_PRECIP_00

Precipitation month of survey start date

B_PRECIP_A01

Precipitation 1 month after survey start date

B_PRECIP_A02

Precipitation 2 months after survey start date

B_PRECIP_A03

Precipitation 3 months after survey start date

B_PRECIP_A04

Precipitation 4 months after survey start date

B_PRECIP_A05

Precipitation 5 months after survey start date

B_PRECIP_A06

Precipitation 6 months after survey start date

B_PRECIP_A07

Precipitation 7 months after survey start date

B_PRECIP_A08

Precipitation 8 months after survey start date

B_PRECIP_A09

Precipitation 9 months after survey start date

B_PRECIP_A10

Precipitation 10 months after survey start date

B_PRECIP_A11

Precipitation 11 months after survey start date

B_TEMPMIN

Average minimum monthly temperature

B_TEMPMIN_60

Average minimum temperature 60 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_59

Average minimum temperature 59 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_58

Average minimum temperature 58 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_57

Average minimum temperature 57 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_56

Average minimum temperature 56 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_55

Average minimum temperature 55 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_54

Average minimum temperature 54 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_53

Average minimum temperature 53 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_52

Average minimum temperature 52 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_51

Average minimum temperature 51 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_50

Average minimum temperature 50 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_49

Average minimum temperature 49 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_48

Average minimum temperature 48 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_47

Average minimum temperature 47 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_46

Average minimum temperature 46 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_45

Average minimum temperature 45 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_44

Average minimum temperature 44 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_43

Average minimum temperature 43 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_42

Average minimum temperature 42 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_41

Average minimum temperature 41 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_40

Average minimum temperature 40 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_39

Average minimum temperature 39 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_38

Average minimum temperature 38 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_37

Average minimum temperature 37 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_36

Average minimum temperature 36 months before survey start date

B_TEMPMIN_35

Average minimum temperature 35 months before survey start date

Total: 759

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