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Demographic and Health Survey 1987 - IPUMS Subset

Burundi, 1987
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BDI_1987_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Département de la Population du Ministère de l'Intérieur [Burundi], Insitute for Resrouce Development (IRD)., Minnesota Population Center
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Jan 16, 2021
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Reason for best interval between births: Other (W_IDEALBTHOTH)

Data file: BDI1987-W.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 399
End: 399
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
606) Why is this interval the best?

REST, HEALTH OF MOTHER 1
HEALTH OF CHILD 1
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION 1
ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES 1
CUSTOMS 1
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 1
DON'T KNOW 1
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Yes
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
IDEALBTHOTH indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported she believes some other reason should determine the ideal amount of time between births. The meaning of "other" must be interpreted relative to the specific response categories included in a particular sample.

The reported variable IDEALBTHINT (V615) reports what the woman considers the best number of months or years between births.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
General family planning Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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