Demographic and Health Survey 2004 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 2004
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Flag for age at first intercourse (M_AGE1STSEXFLAGMN)
Data file: MWI2004-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
607
End:
607
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
416. Now I need to ask you some questions about sexual activity in order to gain a better understanding of some family life issues. How old were you when you first had sexual intercourse with a woman (if ever)?
NEVER 00 (GO TO 448)
AGE IN YEARS _______
FIRST TIME WHEN STARTED LIVING WITH (FIRST) WIFE/PARTNER 95
NEVER 00 (GO TO 448)
AGE IN YEARS _______
FIRST TIME WHEN STARTED LIVING WITH (FIRST) WIFE/PARTNER 95
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | No flag |
| 1 | After interview |
| 2 | After conception by 1 year or more |
| 3 | After conception by less than 1 year |
| 4 | At marriage, but never married |
| 5 | At marriage, but after conception |
| 6 | After marriage |
| 8 | Missing |
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
AGE1STSEXFLAGMN (MV532) is a flag variable reporting the type of inconsistency found when editing responses about when the respondent first had sexual intercourse.
Below are descriptions of each code:
0 = No flag
1 = Respondent reported age at first sexual intercourse that exceeds his current age (AGEMN (MV012))
2 = Respondent reported his age at first sexual intercourse as occurring more than one year after the conception of his first child
3 = Respondent reported his age at first sexual intercourse as occurring up to one year after the conception of his first child
4 = Respondent reported that his first sexual intercourse was at the time of his first marriage, but the respondent was never married (EVERMARRIEDMN (MV535))
5 = Respondent reported that his first sexual intercourse was at the time of his first marriage, but his first marriage occurred after the conception of his first child
6 = Respondent reported his first sexual intercourse as being some time after his first marriage
Below are descriptions of each code:
0 = No flag
1 = Respondent reported age at first sexual intercourse that exceeds his current age (AGEMN (MV012))
2 = Respondent reported his age at first sexual intercourse as occurring more than one year after the conception of his first child
3 = Respondent reported his age at first sexual intercourse as occurring up to one year after the conception of his first child
4 = Respondent reported that his first sexual intercourse was at the time of his first marriage, but the respondent was never married (EVERMARRIEDMN (MV535))
5 = Respondent reported that his first sexual intercourse was at the time of his first marriage, but his first marriage occurred after the conception of his first child
6 = Respondent reported his first sexual intercourse as being some time after his first marriage
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| First or ever sexual experience Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |