Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 1998
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- Data files
- ZAF1998-B.dat
- ZAF1998-C.dat
- ZAF1998-H.dat
- ZAF1998-W.dat
Age at first period (C_AGEMENARCHE)
Data file: ZAF1998-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
344
End:
345
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
514 How old were you when you had your first period?
AGE _____
AGE _____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36+ |
| 95 | Never menstruated |
| 96 | Inconsistent |
| 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
AGEMENARCHE reports the woman's age at the time of her first menstrual period.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |