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
Knows about medicinal plants or herbs as a method of family planning (C_FPKNOPLT)
Data file: ZAF1998-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
569
End:
570
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
302 Have you ever heard (METHOD)?
01 PILL Women can take a pill every day.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
02 IUD Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
03 INJECTIONS Women can have an injection by a doctor or nurse which stops them from becoming pregnant for several months.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
04 DIAPAGM, FOAM, JELLY Women can place a sponge, suppository, jelly, or cream in their vagina before sexual intercourse.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
05 CONDOM Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis before sexual intercourse.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
06 FEMALE STERILIZATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
07 MALE STERILIZATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
08 RHYTHM, CALENDAR METHOD Every month that a woman is sexually active she can avoid having sexual intercourse on the days of the month she is most likely to get pregnant.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
09 WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before climax.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
10 HERBS. Women use natural herbs or Dutch remedies to avoid pregnancy
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
11 Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?
SPONTANEOUS YES 1
(SPECIFY) ________
(SPECIFY) ________
NO 3
01 PILL Women can take a pill every day.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
02 IUD Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or a nurse.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
03 INJECTIONS Women can have an injection by a doctor or nurse which stops them from becoming pregnant for several months.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
04 DIAPAGM, FOAM, JELLY Women can place a sponge, suppository, jelly, or cream in their vagina before sexual intercourse.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
05 CONDOM Men can put a rubber sheath on their penis before sexual intercourse.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
06 FEMALE STERILIZATION Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
07 MALE STERILIZATION Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
08 RHYTHM, CALENDAR METHOD Every month that a woman is sexually active she can avoid having sexual intercourse on the days of the month she is most likely to get pregnant.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
09 WITHDRAWAL Men can be careful and pull out before climax.
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
10 HERBS. Women use natural herbs or Dutch remedies to avoid pregnancy
SPONTANEOUS YES1
PROBED YES 2
NO 3 (GO TO NEXT METHOD)
11 Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men can use to avoid pregnancy?
SPONTANEOUS YES 1
(SPECIFY) ________
(SPECIFY) ________
NO 3
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No |
| 10 | Yes |
| 11 | Yes, spontaneously |
| 12 | Yes, probed |
| 97 | Method not asked about at all |
| 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
FPKNOPLT indicates whether the woman knew about using medicinal plants or herbs as a method for family planning. The complementary variable FPEVUSPLT indicates whether the woman had ever used this method to delay or avoid a pregnancy.
Some samples differentiate between spontaneous and probed affirmative responses; see Comparability.
Some samples differentiate between spontaneous and probed affirmative responses; see Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Knowledge of family planning Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |