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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Sep 19, 2018

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Current FP use by method type (M_FPTYPNOWMN)

Data file: BEN1996-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 403

End: 403

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

308) Which method are you using?
(CHECK THAT THE METHOD LISTED IS KNOWN AND ALREADY USED)
(CIRCLE "08" FOR MALE STERILIZATION)

PILL 01 (GO TO 401)
IUD 02 (GO TO 401)
INJECTABLES 03 (GO TO 401)
NORPLANT 04 (GO TO 401)
DIAPHRAGM/FOAM/JELLY 05 (GO TO 401)
CONDOM 06 (GO TO 401)
FEMALE STERILIZATION 07 (GO TO 401)
MALE STERILIZATION 08 (GO TO 401)
PERIODIC ABSTINENCE 09 (GO TO 401)
WITHDRAWAL 10 (GO TO 401)
OTHER (SPECIFY) ___________ 96 (GO TO 401)

Value	Category
0	No method
1	Folkloric method
2	Traditional method
3	Modern method
7	Don't know
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPTYPNOWMN (MV313) indicates whether the man is currently using a modern, traditional, or folkloric method of contraception.

In the DHS, modern methods are the Pill, IUD, injections, diaphragm, condom, female sterilization, male sterilization, implants, female condom, foam/jelly, lactational amenorrhea, and emergency contraception. Traditional methods are periodic abstinence (rhythm), withdrawal, and abstinence. Folkloric methods are the category "other" and country-specific methods (such as herbs or amulet), which vary across samples.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Recent use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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