Demographic and Health Survey 1999 - IPUMS Subset
Nigeria, 1999
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Man's preferred waiting time for birth of a/another child (grouped) (M_PREFTIMECHGPMN)
Data file: NGA1999-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
415
End:
416
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
506. CHECK 503:
WIFE/PARTNER NOT PREGNANT OR UNSURE NO WIFE/PARTNER: How long would you like to wait from now before the birth of (a/another) child?
WIFE/PARTNER PREGNANT: After the child your wife/partner is expecting, how long would you like to wait before the birth of another child?
MONTHS 1 ___
YEARS 2 ___
SOON/NOW 993
SAYS WIFE CAN'T GET PREGNANT 994
AFTER MARRIAGE 995
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 996
DOES NOT KNOW 998
WIFE/PARTNER NOT PREGNANT OR UNSURE NO WIFE/PARTNER: How long would you like to wait from now before the birth of (a/another) child?
WIFE/PARTNER PREGNANT: After the child your wife/partner is expecting, how long would you like to wait before the birth of another child?
MONTHS 1 ___
YEARS 2 ___
SOON/NOW 993
SAYS WIFE CAN'T GET PREGNANT 994
AFTER MARRIAGE 995
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 996
DOES NOT KNOW 998
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Less than 1 year |
| 01 | 1 year |
| 02 | 2 years |
| 03 | 3 years |
| 04 | 4 years |
| 05 | 5 years |
| 06 | 6+ years |
| 96 | Non-numeric |
| 97 | Don't know |
| 98 | Missing |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
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
For men who want to have a/another child, PREFTIMECHGPMN (MV604) reports the amount of time, in years, they would like to wait before the birth of a/another child, top-coded at 6+ years.
The related variable PREFTIMECHMN (MV603) presents the same information in more detail, in terms of months or years, top-coded at 20 years.
The related variable PREFTIMECHMN (MV603) presents the same information in more detail, in terms of months or years, top-coded at 20 years.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| General family planning Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |