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Demographic and Health Survey 1999 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 1999
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NGA_1999_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Population Commission [Nigeria] and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center
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FC should stop because: Other reason (open-ended) (W_FCBADOTH)

Data file: NGA1999-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 856
End: 856
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
533. Why do you think female circumcision should be discontinued? Any other reasons?
RECORD ALL REASONS MENTIONED.

BAD TRADITION A
AGAINST RELIGION B
MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS C
PAINFUL PERSONAL EXPERIENCE D
AGAINST DIGNITY OF WOMEN E
PREVENTS SEXUAL SATISFACTION F
OTHER (SPECIFY) ________________ X
DOES NOT KNOW Y
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
7 Don't know
8 Missing
9 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
FCBADOTH indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question about why female circumcision should not continue (FCCONTINU (G119)), the respondent reported the practice should be discontinued because of some other reason. The meaning of "other" must be interpreted relative to the specific response categories included in a particular sample.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Beliefs about FC Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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