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Demographic and Health Survey 1997 - IPUMS Subset

Madagascar, 1997
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Reference ID
MDG_1997_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Direction de la Démographie et des Statistiques Sociales, Institut National de la Statistique [Madagascar] and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center
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Sep 19, 2018
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FP method currently used: Breastfeeding (W_FPNOWUSBF)

Data file: MDG1997-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 560
End: 560
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
342. Are you currently relying on breastfeeding in order to avoid getting pregnant?

YES 1
NO 2
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
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
For women who are currently doing something to delay or avoid getting pregnant, FPNOWUSBF (V399) indicates whether the woman is now using breastfeeding.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Recent use of family planning Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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