National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) [Bangladesh], Mitra and Associates, and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
608. When you use a method, which method would you prefer to use?
PILL 01
IUD 02
INJECTIONS 03
CONDOM 04
FEMALE STERILIZATION 05
MALE STERILIZATION 06
CALENDAR, COUNTING DAYS 07 (GO TO 611)
WITHDRAWAL 08 (GO TO 611)
OTHER (SPECIFY) 09 (GO TO 611)
UNSURE 98 (GO TO 611)
Categories
Value
Category
1
Using modern method
2
Using traditional method
3
Non-user intending to use
4
Does not intend to use
9
NIU (not in universe)
5
Never had sex
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
FPUSINTENT (V364) is a constructed variable drawing on responses to multiple survey questions that divides women into the following categories: those who are currently using a contraceptive method (either modern or traditional); those who are not now using contraception but intend to do so in the future; those who are neither using contraception now nor intend to do so in the future; and (in a minority of samples) those who never had sex.
When children are chosen as the unit of analysis, the woman respondent indicates the mother of the child.
IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review FPMETHNOW and FPUSPLAN for additional information on the variables used to construct FPUSINTENT.