Demographic and Health Survey 1996-1997 - IPUMS Subset

Bangladesh, 1996 - 1997

Reference ID

BGD_1996_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) [Bangladesh], Mitra and Associates, and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

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Current FP use by method type (folk, traditional, modern) (C_FPTYPNOW)

Data file: BGD1997-C.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 561

End: 562

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

314. Which method are you using?
314A. CIRCLE '06' FOR FEMALE STERILIZATION.

PILL 01
IUD 02 (GO TO 317A)
INJECTIONS 03 (GO TO 317B)
IMPLANTS 04 (GO TO 317A)
CONDOMS 05 (GO TO 317C)
FEMALE STERILIZATION 06 (GO TO 318)
MALE STERILIZATION 07 (GO TO 318)
MENSTRUAL REGULATION 08 (GO TO 325)
SAFE PERIOD, COUNTING DAYS 09 (GO TO 323)
WITHDRAWAL 10 (GO TO 324)
OTHER (SPECIFY) 96 (GO TO 324)

Value	Category
00	No method
10	Folkloric or traditional method
11	Folkloric method
12	Traditional method
20	Modern method
98	Missing
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

FPTYPNOW (V313) indicates whether the woman is currently using a modern, traditional, or folkloric method of contraception.

When children are chosen as the unit of analysis, the woman respondent indicates the mother of the child.

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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