World Bank, Development Economics Data Group
2012-05-23
Nesstar Publisher
Demographic and Health Survey 1987
DHS 1987
LKA_1987_DHS_v01_M
Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Institute for Resource Development
Nesstar Publisher
U.S. Agency for International Development
DPE-3023-C-00-4083-00
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Data and Data Related Resources
Demographic and Health Survey (standard) - DHS I
The Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey 1987 is the first survey of its kind in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka
National
In principle, the sample was designed to cover private households in the areas sampled. The population residing in institutions and institutional households was excluded. For the detailed individual interview, the eligibility criteria were: ever-married women aged 15 through 49 who slept in the household the previous night.
Sample survey data
Department of Census and Statistics
It is important to note once again that the districts in the northern and eastern portions of the country were not covered by the SLDHS because of civil disturbances. Whenever comparisons are made between the SLDHS and the earlier SLWFS and SLCPS, the differences in areas covered by the surveys should be kept in mind.
Face-to-face
For the purpose of coordinating the field work and implementing quality control procedures, five field coordinators were appointed. The coordinators visited the interviewers in the field and reviewed questionnaires completed by each interviewer both at the beginning and midstream of field work.
Data were entered onto microcomputers starting just two weeks after the commencement of field work. The ISSA (Integrated System for Survey Analysis) software package of programs developed by IRD/Westinghouse was used for data entry, machine editing, and tabulation. An especially effective procedure for correcting errors and inconsistencies detected during office editing and data entry was to relay information about problems in a questionnaire to the interviewers while they were still in the field. In most cases the problem could be corrected by going back to a respondent. As a result of this procedure, field errors diminished considerabiy With time end the volume af editing was reduced to a minimal level.
MEASURE DHS
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
SEC01.NSDstat
8119
16
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
SEC02.NSDstat
40491
14
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC01.NSDstat
5865
16
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC11.NSDstat
5865
39
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC21.NSDstat
17705
16
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC22.NSDstat
5865
25
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC31.NSDstat
46920
11
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC32.NSDstat
5865
60
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC33.NSDstat
4430
11
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC41.NSDstat
4010
11
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC42.NSDstat
5865
22
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC43.NSDstat
3902
64
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC44.NSDstat
2203
15
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC51.NSDstat
5865
29
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC61.NSDstat
5865
15
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC71.NSDstat
5865
16
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC81.NSDstat
5865
15
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC91.NSDstat
5865
54
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC94.NSDstat
4010
19
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
REC95.NSDstat
3902
4
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
HWREC.NSDstat
Height and Weight Scores - WHO Child Growth Standards
2203
7
Nesstar 200801
This data dictionary was generated from CSPro hierarchical data that was downloaded from the DHS website (http://dhsprogram.com) in May 2017.
House hold zone
0
Colombo metro
1
Colombo metro
2
Colombo feeder areas
3
SW coastal lowlands
4
Lower S.centr hill
5
Upper S.Centr hill
6
Dry (irrigated)
7
Dry (rainfed)
Sector urb/rural/estate
1
Urban
2
Rural
3
Estates
Ward/Gs div/Estate
Survey block number
Huosehold housing unit number
Household number
HHHOLD
Household interview month
Household Year of Interview
Household interviewer's code
Household Final Result
Number of Household visits
Household keyer
Number of Persons in Household
Number of Eligible Women
Household sample design weight
House hold zone
0
Colombo metro
1
Colombo metro
2
Colombo feeder areas
3
SW coastal lowlands
4
Lower S.centr hill
5
Upper S.Centr hill
6
Dry (irrigated)
7
Dry (rainfed)
Sector urb/rural/estate
1
Urban
2
Rural
3
Estates
Ward/Gs div/Estate
Survey block number
Huosehold housing unit number
Household number
Household member line number
Usually lives here
1
Yes
2
No
Slept here last night
1
Yes
2
No
Sex of household member
1
Male
2
Female
Age of household member
Marital status of hh member
1
Formerly married
2
Currently married
3
Never married
Elegible woman for interview
Check to see if ELIG woman key
ISSA Identification
Country code
Cluster number
Household number
Line number
Enumeration area
Sample weight
Month of interview
Year of interview
Date of interview (CMC)
Respondent's month of birth
Respondent's year of birth
Date of birth (CMC)
Current age - respondent
Age 5-year groups
1
15-19
2
20-24
3
25-29
4
30-34
5
35-39
6
40-44
7
45-49
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
2
Year and age - m imp
3
Year - m imp, a calc
4
Age - y calc, m imp
5
Month - date placed
6
None - date placed
ISSA Identification
Region
1
Metro Colombo
2
Colombo feeder areas
3
South-W low lands
4
Lower-S,Central-hill
5
Upper-S,Central-hill
6
Dry zone irrigated
7
Dry zone rainfed
Type of place of residence
1
Urban
2
Rural
Childhood place of residence
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
4
Abroad
Years lived in place of res.
95
Always
96
Visitor
97
Inconsistent
Type of place of previous res.
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
4
Abroad
Highest educational level
0
No education
1
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Higher
Highest year of education
Literacy
1
Reads easily
2
Reads with difficult
3
Cannot read
Reads newspaper once a week
0
No
1
Yes
Watches TV every week
0
No
1
Yes
Listens to radio every day
0
No
1
Yes
Listens to radio every week
0
No
1
Yes
Source of drinking water
1
Piped into residence
2
Piped into premises
3
Public tap
4
Tube well/abesin pum
5
Protected well
6
Unprotected well
7
River/canal/tank
8
Rainwater
9
Other
Source of non-drinking water
1
Piped into residence
2
Piped into premises
3
Public tap
4
Tube well/abesin pum
5
Protected well
6
Unprotected well
7
River/canal/tank
8
Rainwater
9
Other
Time to get to water source
996
On premises
Type of toilet facility
0
No facilities
1
Flush
2
Water seal
3
Pit
4
Bucket
5
Other
Age children use toilet
96
No children
Cake of soap on premises
0
No
1
Yes
Has electricity
0
No
1
Yes
Has radio
0
No
1
Yes
Has television
0
No
1
Yes
Has refrigerator
0
No
1
Yes
Has bicycle
0
No
1
Yes
Has motorcycle
0
No
1
Yes
Has car
0
No
1
Yes
Has tractor
0
No
1
Yes
Main floor material
1
Terrazo floor tile
2
Cement
3
Wood
4
Dung/mud
5
Sand
6
Other
Main wall material
1
Brick/cement/stone
2
Mud
3
Wood
4
Cadjan/palmayra
5
Other
Main roof material
1
Tile
2
Asbestos
3
Tin
4
Cadjan/palmayra/strw
5
Waste materials
6
Other
Religion
1
Budhist
2
Hindu
3
Muslim
4
Catholic
5
Other christian
6
Other
Ethnicity
1
Low sinhalese
2
Up sinhalese
3
Sri lankan tamil
4
Indian tamil
5
Sri lankan moor
6
Burgher
7
Malay
8
Other
Association membership
Education in single years
97
Inconsistent
De facto place of residence
1
City
2
Town
3
Countryside
Usual resident or visitor
1
Resident
2
Visitor
Household members
Children resident under 5
Elegible women in household
ISSA Identification
Birth column number
Birth order number
Child is twin
0
Single birth
1
1st of multiple
2
2nd of multiple
3
3rd of multiple
4
4th of multiple
5
5th of multiple
Month of birth
Year of birth
Date of birth (CMC)
Sex of child
1
Male
2
Female
Child is alive
0
No
1
Yes
Age at death
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Age at death (months-imputed)
90
90+
Current age of child
Child lives with respondent
0
No
1
Yes
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
2
Year and age - m imp
3
Year - m imp, a calc
4
Age - y calc, m imp
5
Month - date placed
6
None - date placed
Preceding birth interval
Succeeding birth interval
ISSA Identification
Total children ever born
Sons at home
Daughters at home
Sons elsewhere
Daughters elsewhere
Sons who have died
Daughters who have died
Births in last five years
Births in past year
Births in month of interview
Date of first birth (CMC)
Age of respondent at 1st birth
Currently pregnant
0
No or unsure
1
Yes
Duration of current pregnancy
Time since last menstrual perd
994
Currently pregnant
995
Before last birth
996
Never menstruated
998
Don't know
Menstruated in last six weeks
0
No
1
Yes
Knowledge of ovulatory cycle
1
During her period
2
After period ended
3
Middle of the cycle
4
Before period begins
5
At any time
6
Other
8
Don't know
Number of living children
Living children + current preg
Living children + curr preg 6+
6
6+
Marriage to first birth int.
996
Negative interval
Last birth to interview
Completeness of information
5
Month - exact date
6
None - date placed
Entries in birth history
ISSA Identification
Knowledge of any method
0
Knows no method
1
Knows only trad. mth
2
Knows modern method
Ever use of any method
0
Never used
1
Used only trad. meth
2
Used modern method
Knows source for modern method
0
Doesn't know source
1
Knows sourc.mod.meth
Contraceptive Table
Knows method
0
No
1
Yes, spontaneously
2
Yes, probed
8
Not asked
Ever used method
0
No
1
Yes
Source known for method
1
Govt hosp/mch center
2
Priv dr/priv nursing
3
Non-govt clinic
4
Mobile clinic
5
Govt midwife/nurse
6
Other field worker
7
Ayurvedic doctor
8
Friend/relative
9
Pharmacy/shop
10
Other
11
Nowhere
98
Don't know
Source for method by type
0
Don't know source
1
Govt Clinical/Pharm
2
Govt Home/Comm deliv
3
Private Clin/Deliv
4
Private Pharmacy
5
Church,friends,books
6
Other
7
Nowhere
Main problem with method
0
No problem
2
Not effective
3
Husband disapproves
4
Health concerns
5
Access/availability
6
Cost too much
7
Inconvinient to use
10
Other
98
Don't know
Main problem with method
0
No problem
1
To become pregnant
2
Not effective
3
Husband disapproved
4
Health concerns
5
Access/availability
6
Costs too much
7
Inconvenient to use
8
Infrequent sex
9
Method permanent
10
Fatalistic
11
Other
98
Don't know
ISSA Identification
Living children at first use
98
Don't know
Children at first use (grpd)
4
4+
5
Never used
8
Don't know
Current contraceptive method
0
Not using
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Current use by method type
0
No method
1
Traditional method
2
Modern method
Method of periodic abstinence
1
Calendar
2
Body temperature
3
Cervical mucus
4
Body temp. & mucus
5
Other
Month of sterilization
Year of sterilization
Date of sterilization (CMC)
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
3
Year - m imp, a calc
5
Month - date placed
6
None - date placed
Years since sterilization
1
<2
2
2-3
3
4-5
4
6-7
5
8-9
6
10+
Age at sterilization
1
<25
2
25-29
3
30-34
4
35-39
5
40-44
6
45-49
Marital duration at steriliz.
0
Single,before marr.
1
0-4
2
5-9
3
10-14
4
15-19
5
20-24
6
25+
Parity at sterilization
5
5+
Brand of pill used
1
Mithuri
2
Eugynon
3
Microgynon
4
Ovulen
5
Ovral
6
Triquilar
7
Trinordiol
8
Nordette
9
Other
96
Not able to show
Using social marketing brand
0
No
1
Yes
Cost of pills
996
Free
998
Don't know
Last source for current users
1
Govt hosp/mch center
2
Priv dr/priv nursing
3
Non-govt clinic
4
Mobile clinic
5
Govt midwife/nurse
6
Other field worker
7
Ayurvedic doctor
8
Friend/relative
9
Pharmacy/shop
10
Other
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Last source for users by type
1
Govt Clinical/Pharm
2
Govt Home/Comm deliv
3
Private Clin/Deliv
4
Private Pharmacy
5
Church,friends,books
6
Other
7
Inconsistent
8
Don't know
Satisfaction with services
0
No complaints
1
Wait too long
2
Staff discourteous
3
Services expensive
4
Not able get method
5
Other
8
Don't know
Source of info. for trad.users
0
Did not visit source
1
Govt hosp/mch center
2
Priv dr/priv nursing
3
Non-govt clinic
4
Mobile clinic
5
Govt midwife/nurse
6
Other field worker
7
Ayurvedic doctor
8
Friend/relative
9
Pharmacy/shop
10
Other
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Source of info. for trad.users
0
Did not visit source
1
Govt Clinical/Pharm
2
Govt Home/Comm deliv
3
Private Clin/Deliv
4
Private Pharmacy
5
Church,friends,books
6
Other
8
Don't know
Satisf. with services(trad.us)
0
No complaints
1
Wait too long
2
Staff discourteous
3
Services expensive
4
Not able get method
5
Other
8
Don't know
Last source for past users
0
Did not visit source
1
Govt hosp/mch center
2
Priv dr/priv nursing
3
Non-govt clinic
4
Mobile clinic
5
Govt midwife/nurse
6
Other field worker
7
Ayurvedic doctor
8
Friend/relative
9
Pharmacy/shop
10
Other
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Source for past users by type
0
Did not visit source
1
Govt Clinical/Pharm
2
Govt Home/Comm deliv
3
Private Clin/Deliv
4
Private Pharmacy
5
Church,friends,books
6
Other
8
Don't know
Satisf. with services(past us)
0
No complaints
1
Wait too long
2
Staff discourteous
3
Services expensive
4
Not able get method
5
Other
8
Don't know
Duration of current use <M>
96
Since last birth
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Duration of current use <Y>
96
Since last birth
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Months of use of current meth
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Problem with current method
0
No problem
2
Not effective
3
Husband disapproves
4
Health concerns
5
Access/availability
6
Cost too much
7
Inconvinient to use
10
Other
98
Don't know
Problem with current method
0
No problem
2
Method ineffective
3
Husband disapproves
4
Health concerns
5
Access, availibility
6
Costs too much
7
Inconvenient to use
8
Infrequent sex
9
Permanent method
10
Fatalistic
11
Other
98
Don't know
Other method used
0
No other method
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Last method used before curr
0
No previous method
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
7
Male sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Date of previous use <M>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Date of previous use <Y>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Date started using prev. meth.
9997
Inconsistent
9998
Don't know
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
3
Year -var=missing/DK
5
Month-var=missing/DK
6
None -var=missing/DK
Duration of previous use <M>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Duration of previous use <Y>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Months using previous method
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Reason stopped using prev. met
2
Method failed
3
Husband disapproves
4
Health concerns
5
Access/availability
6
Cost too much
7
Inconvinient to use
8
Infrequent sex
9
Use permanent method
10
Other
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Method used in OBI past users
0
No method
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Date started last method <M>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Date started last method <Y>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Date started using last method
9997
Inconsistent
9998
Don't know
Completeness of information
1
Month and year
3
Year -var=missing/DK
5
Month-var=missing/DK
6
None -var=missing/DK
Duration last method in OBI<M>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Duration last method in OBI<Y>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Months using last method
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Reason stopped using last meth
1
To become pregnant
2
Method failed
3
Husband disapproves
4
Health concerns
5
Access/availability
6
Cost too much
7
Inconvinient to use
8
Infrequent sex
9
Other
98
Don't know
Last method disc. last 5 years
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Reason of last discontinuation
1
To become pregnant
2
Method failed
3
Husband disapproves
4
Health concerns
5
Access/availability
6
Cost too much
7
Inconvinient to use
8
Infrequent sex
9
Use permanent method
10
Other
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Pattern of use
1
Currently using
2
Used since last brth
3
Used before last brt
4
Never used
Intention to use
1
In next 12 months
2
Use later
3
Unsure about timing
4
Unsure about use
5
Does not intend
Preferred future method
0
Unsure
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
98
Don't know
Contraceptive use & intention
1
Using modern method
2
Using tradit. method
3
Non-user intend to
4
Does not intend to
Heard FP message on radio
0
Never
1
Once
2
More than once
Acceptability of media message
0
Not acceptable
1
Acceptable
8
Don't know
Wanted last child
1
Wanted then
2
Wanted later
3
Wanted no more
Entries in contraception table
ISSA Identification
Index to birth history
Last method used in interval
0
No method
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
6
Female Sterilization
7
Male Sterilization
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Previous method used in int.
0
None
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Diaphragm/Foam/Jelly
5
Condom
8
Periodic Abstinence
9
Withdrawal
10
Other
11
Norplant
12
Abstinence
13
Specific method 1
14
Specific method 2
15
Specific method 3
Duration of use in interval<M>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Duration of use in interval<Y>
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Months of use of last method
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Reason stopped using method
1
To become pregnant
2
Not effective
3
Husband disapproves
4
Health concerns
5
Access/availability
6
Cost too much
7
Inconvinient to use
10
Other
98
Don't know
Fertility Planning (3 grps)
1
Wanted then
2
Wanted later
3
Not wanted
9
Not classifiable
Fertility Planning (6 grps)
1
No Cont. wanted then
2
No Cont. wanted late
3
No Cont. not wanted
4
Cont. wanted then
5
Cont. wanted later
6
Cont. not wanted
9
Non classifiable
Outcome of birth
0
Current pregnancy
1
Single birth
2
Twins
3
Triplets
4
Quadruplets
ISSA Identification
Index to birth history
Tetanus injection before birth
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Prenatal care before birth
0
No one
1
Doctor
2
Trained nurse
3
Trained midwife
4
Birth attendant
5
Other
Assistance at delivery
0
No one
1
Doctor
2
Trained nurse
3
Trained midwife
4
Birth attendant
5
Relative
6
Other
Duration of breastfeeding
94
Never breastfed
95
Still breastfeeding
96
Breastfed until died
97
Inconsistent
Months of breastfeeding
94
Never breastfed
97
Inconsistent
Duration of amenorrhea
96
Period not returned
97
Inconsistent
Months of amenorrhea
97
Inconsistent
Duration of abstinence
96
Still abstaining
97
Inconsistent
Months of abstinence
97
Inconsistent
ISSA Identification
Last birth ceasarean section
0
No
1
Yes
Tetanus injection current preg
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Prenatal care current preg.
0
No one
1
Doctor
2
Trained nurse
3
Trained midwife
4
Birth attendant
5
Other
Currently breastfeeding
0
No
1
Yes
Currently amenorrheic
0
No
1
Yes
Currently abstaining
0
No
1
Yes
Times breastfed during night
96
On demand
98
Don't know
Times breastfed during day
96
On demand
98
Don't know
Gave child plain water
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child juice
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child powdered milk
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child cows or goats milk
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child other liquid
0
No
1
Yes
Gave child solid or mushy food
0
No
1
Yes
Fed food in bottle with nipple
0
No
1
Yes
Heard of oral rehydration
0
No
1
Yes
Entries in maternity table
Entries in health table
Entries in height/weight table
Measurer's code
Assistant measurer's code
ISSA Identification
Index to birth history
Has health card
0
No card
1
Yes, seen
2
Yes, not seen
Received BCG
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
8
Don't know
BCG day
97
Inconsistent
BCG month
97
Inconsistent
BCG year
97
Inconsistent
Received DPT 1
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
8
Don't know
DPT 1 day
97
Inconsistent
DPT 1 month
97
Inconsistent
DPT 1 year
97
Inconsistent
Received POLIO 1
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
8
Don't know
POLIO 1 day
97
Inconsistent
POLIO 1 month
97
Inconsistent
POLIO 1 year
97
Inconsistent
Received DPT 2
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
8
Don't know
DPT 2 day
97
Inconsistent
DPT 2 month
97
Inconsistent
DPT 2 year
97
Inconsistent
Received POLIO 2
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
8
Don't know
POLIO 2 day
97
Inconsistent
POLIO 2 month
97
Inconsistent
POLIO 2 year
97
Inconsistent
Received DPT 3
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
8
Don't know
DPT 3 day
97
Inconsistent
DPT 3 month
97
Inconsistent
DPT 3 year
97
Inconsistent
Received POLIO 3
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
8
Don't know
POLIO 3 day
97
Inconsistent
POLIO 3 month
97
Inconsistent
POLIO 3 year
97
Inconsistent
Received MEASLES
0
No
1
Yes
2
Reported by mother
8
Don't know
MEASLES day
97
Inconsistent
MEASLES month
97
Inconsistent
MEASLES year
97
Inconsistent
Ever had vaccination
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Had diarrhea recently
0
No
1
Yes, last 24 hours
2
Yes, last 2-14 days
8
Don't know
Received medical treatment
0
Not given
1
Govt hosp/clinic
2
Western Dr
3
Ayurvetic Dr
Given oral rehydration
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Given home solution of sugar
0
No
1
Yes
Given tablets,injections,syrup
0
No
1
Yes
Increase fluids
0
No
1
Yes
Decrease fluids
0
No
1
Yes
Increase foods
0
No
1
Yes
Decrease foods
0
No
1
Yes
Given other treatment
0
No
1
Yes
Received any treatment
0
No
1
Yes
Had fever in last 4 weeks
0
No
1
Yes
Received medical treatment
0
No
1
Country specific
Given antimalarials
0
No
1
Yes
Given antibiotics
0
No
1
Yes
Given liquid or syrup
0
No
1
Yes
Given aspirin
0
No
1
Yes
Given injection
0
No
1
Yes
Other treatment for fever
0
No
1
Yes
Had any treatment for fever
0
No
1
Yes
Had cough/difficult breathing
0
No
1
Yes
Received medical treament
0
No
1
Country specific
Given antibiotics
0
No
1
Yes
Given cough syrup
0
No
1
Yes
Given pill
0
No
1
Yes
Given injection
0
No
1
Yes
Other treatment for cough
0
No
1
Yes
Given any treatment for cough
0
No
1
Yes
ISSA Identification
Index to birth history
Age in months
Weight in kilograms
Height in centimetres
Ht/A Percentile
9998
Flagged cases
Ht/A Standard deviations
9998
Flagged cases
Ht/A Percent of ref. median
99998
Flagged cases
Wt/A Percentile
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/A Standard deviations
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/A Percent of ref. median
99998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Percentile
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Standard deviations
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Percent of ref. median
99998
Flagged cases
Reason not measured
0
Measured OK
1
Child sick
2
Parents refused
3
Child not available
4
Child cried
5
Other
ISSA Identification
Current marital status
0
Never married
1
Married
2
Living together
3
Widowed
4
Divorced
5
Not living together
Currently/formerly/never marr.
0
Never married
1
Currently married
2
Formerly married
Number of unions
1
Once
2
More than once
Husband lives in house
1
Living with her
2
Staying elsewhere
Number of other wives
0
No other wives
98
Don't know
Wife rank number
98
Don't know
Month of first marriage
Year of first marriage
Date of first marriage (CMC)
Completeness of date inform.
1
Month and year
2
Year and age - m imp
3
Year - m imp, a calc
4
Age - y calc, m imp
5
Month - date placed
6
None - date placed
Age at first marriage
Years since first marriage
Marital duration (grouped)
0
Never married
1
0-4
2
5-9
3
10-14
4
15-19
5
20-24
6
25-29
7
30+
Respondents mother still alive
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Respondents father still alive
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Husband's mother still alive
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Husband's father still alive
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Resp. mother alive at union
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Resp. father alive at union
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Husb. mother alive at union
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Husb. father alive at union
0
No
1
Yes
8
Don't know
Years lived with parents
95
Did not live with
96
Up to present
Currently living with parents
0
No
1
Yes
Localities since first marr.
Age at first intercourse
0
Not had intercourse
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Frequency of intercourse
0
No intercourse
98
Don't know
Time since last intercourse
996
Before last birth
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Time since last intercourse(g)
31
31+ days
96
Before last birth
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
ISSA Identification
Preference and certainty
1
Another (definitely)
2
Another (not sure)
3
Undecided (another)
4
Undecided (not sure)
5
Undecided (no more)
6
No more (not sure)
7
No more (definitely)
8
Regret ster. (anoth)
9
Regret ster.(no/uns)
10
Sterilized no regret
11
Sterilized (missing)
12
Declared infecund
Fertility preference
1
Have another
2
Undecided
3
No more
4
Sterilized
5
Declared infecund
Preferred waiting time
996
Non-numeric
997
Inconsistent
998
Don't know
Preferred waiting time (grpd)
0
<12 months
1
1 year
2
2 years
3
3 years
4
4 years
5
5 years
6
6+ years
7
Non-numeric
8
Don't know
Desire for more children
1
Wants within 2 years
2
Wants after 2+ years
3
Wants, unsure timing
4
Undecided
5
Wants no more
6
Declared infecund
Attitude toward becoming preg.
1
Happy
2
Unhappy
3
Would not matter
8
Don't know
Main reason for non-use
1
Lack of knowledge
2
Opposed to FP
3
Husband disapproves
4
Other people disapp
5
Infrequent sex
6
Postpartum/bf
7
Menopausal/subfecund
8
Health concerns
9
Access/availability
10
Costs too much
11
Religion
12
Inconvenient to use
13
Other
98
Don't know
Ideal post-partum abst. period
996
Non-numeric response
Sex while brestfeeding
1
Wait
2
Doesn't matter
8
Don't know
Husband approves FP
0
Disapproves
1
Approves
8
Don't know
Discussed FP with partner
0
Never
1
Once or twice
2
More often
Respondent approves FP
0
Disapproves
1
Approves
8
Don't know
Ideal number of children
94
At God's will
95
Not decided
98
Don't know
Ideal number of children (grp)
6
6+
7
Non-numeric response
ISSA Identification
Husband's education level
0
No education
1
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Higher
8
Don't know
Highest year of education
98
Don't know
Husband's literacy
1
Reads easily
2
Reads with difficult
3
Cannot read
8
Don't know
Husband's occupation
1
Farming
2
Fishing/Hunting
3
Estate worker
4
Unskilled self empl
5
Unskilled employee
6
Skilled self empl
7
Skilled employee
8
Petty trader
9
Cottage industry
10
Domestic worker
11
Teacher prim/second
12
Teacher univ/other
13
Health worker
14
Technical-profession
15
Other
25
Retired
98
Don't know
Husband's occupation
0
Never worked
1
Prof., Tech., Manag.
2
Clerical
3
Sales
4
Agric-self employed
5
Agric-employee
6
Household & domestic
7
Services
8
Skilled manual
9
Unskilled manual
10
Other
98
Don't know
Nonagricultural earnings
0
No wage/salary
1
Earns wage/salary
8
Don't know
Type of land where works
1
His/family land
2
Someone else's land
8
Don't know
Type of agricultural wages
1
Money
2
Share of crops
8
Don't know
Respondent worked before marr.
0
No
1
Yes
Wages for family or self
1
Family
2
Self
3
Equally
Respondent worked after marr.
0
No
1
Yes
Respondent worked (nev.marr.)
0
No
1
Yes
Wages for family or self
1
Family
2
Self
3
Equally
Respondent currently working
0
No
1
Yes
Husbands education-single yrs
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
ISSA Identification
Time interview started
Time interview ended
Length of interview in minutes
96
2+ visits
Number of visits
Interviewer identification
Keyer identification
Pres. children < 10 (sec 2)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. husband (sec 2)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. other males (sec 2)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. other females (sec 2)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. children < 10 (sec 5)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. husband (sec 5)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. other males (sec 5)
0
No
1
Yes
Pres. other females (sec 5)
0
No
1
Yes
ISSA Identification
All woman factor - Total
All woman factor - Urban/Rural
All woman factor - Region
All woman factor - Education
All woman factor - Sector
Zone
0
Colombo metro
1
Colombo metro
2
Colombo feeder areas
3
SW coastal lowlands
4
Lower S.centr hill
5
Upper S.Centr hill
6
Dry (irrigated)
7
Dry (rainfed)
Sector Urb/Rural/Estate
1
Urban
2
Rural
3
Estates
Ward/Gs Div/Estate
Survey block number
Housing unit number
Household number
Residence place until 12 years
1
Colombo metro
2
Other urban
3
Village
4
Estate
5
Abroad
Before here where did you live
1
Colombo metro
2
Other urban
3
Village
4
Estate
5
Abroad
Highest exam passed
1
Technical
2
G.C.E. O level
3
G.C.E. A level
4
Univ/professional
5
Other
6
None
Is the facility shared
1
HH menbers only
2
Shared with others
Why period occured so long
1
Menopausal
2
Injections
3
Postpartum
4
Pregnant
5
Doesn't know
6
Not unusual
Used methods in the past month
1
Yes
2
No
Have ever abstained
1
Yes
2
No
Currently abstaining
1
Yes
2
No
Reason for abstaining
1
Void pregnancy
2
Age of eldest child
3
Husband away
4
Postpartum/breastfd
5
Illness
6
Religious reasons
7
Other
Methods obtained/seek advise
1
Pill
2
IUD
3
Injections
4
Vaginals
5
Condom
6
Female sterilization
7
Male sterilization
8
Safe period
10
Norplant
11
Other
Seen or heard FP message
1
Yes
2
No
Heard/seen more than once
1
Once
2
More than once
Acceptable FP on TV
1
Yes
2
No
8
Don't know
When listen to the radio
1
Morning
2
Afternoon
3
Evening
4
Through the day
5
Don't listen
6
Occasionally
Listen news/behind news
0
No
1
Yes
Listen quiz, documentaries
0
No
1
Yes
Listen plays, soaps, music
0
No
1
Yes
Listen others
0
No
1
Yes
Heard jeeavanee/unicef salts
1
Jeevanee
2
Unicef
3
Both
4
Neither
Ever seen Jeev/Unicef salts
1
Jeevanee
2
Unicef
3
Both
4
Neither
Ever given Jeeav/Unicef salts
1
Yes
2
No
Where got jeev/unicef salts
1
Govt hosp/clin
2
MOH office
3
Pharmacy
4
Priv doctor
5
Other
Cost of packet (two decimals)
9998
Don't know
Type of water to mix salts
1
Plain water
2
Boiled and cooled
3
Other, Don't know
How the powder is mixed
1
1 pack in 1 liter
2
Other don't know
How measure the water
1
1 liter vessel
2
2.5 soda water
3
1 1/3 bottles arrack
4
5 tea cups
5
Other, don't know
How long can keep the solution
1
24 hours or less
2
Other, don't know
Breastfd when had diarrhea
1
Continued full
2
Reduced
3
Stopped completely
Why did you reduce/stop
1
Bad for baby
2
Parents advisied
3
Doctor/midw advised
4
Child refused
Where live before marriage
1
Colombo metro
2
Other urban
3
Village
4
Estate
5
Abroad
7
Inconsistent
Husband live in the same place
1
Same U.A./Village
2
Diff. urban area
3
Diff. village
4
Diff. state
5
Abroad
Miles of his place from yours
998
Don't know
Current exposure status
1
Pregnant
2
Amenorrheic
3
Infecund
4
No sex in 4_weeks
5
No period last 6_wks
6
Exposed
Last child born by cesarean
1
Yes
2
No
Highest exam passed
1
Technical
2
G.C.E. O level
3
G.C.E. A level
4
Univ/professional
5
Other
6
None
7
Inconsistent
Does he hire others to work
1
Yes
2
No
Working in family business
1
Yes
2
No
Kind of work mainly do
1
Farming
2
Fishing/Hunting
3
Estate worker
4
Unskilled self empl
5
Unskilled employee
6
Skilled self empl
7
Skilled employee
8
Petty trader
9
Cottage industry
10
Domestic worker
11
Teacher prim/second
12
Teacher univ/other
13
Health worker
14
Technical-profession
15
Other
98
Don't know
Food shortage in 6 months
1
Yes
2
No
Food shortage past 2 weeks
1
Yes
2
No
Household menbers so poor
1
Yes
2
No
Ever use including prolong abs
0
Never used
1
Used only trad. meth
2
Used modern method
ISSA Identification
Index to birth history
F.H/midwife visited when pregn
1
Yes
2
No
7
Inconsistent
Visited a doctor for check up
1
Yes
2
No
7
Inconsistent
Type of place child born
1
Govt hosp/maternity
2
Priv nursing hm
3
At home
4
Other
7
Inconsistent
Days after birth start brestfd
1
Same day
2
Next day
3
Two days after
4
Three + days
7
Inconsistent
Was colostrum given to baby
1
Fed to baby
2
Thrown away
Why did you throw away
1
Milk bad for baby
2
Milk yellow
3
Baby refused
4
Habit
Reason never/stopped breastfed
1
No milk
2
Insufficient milk
3
Nipple injured
4
Mother ill
5
Mother busy
6
Other milk/food
7
Baby ill
8
Baby refused
9
Other
10
Became pregnant
11
Baby died
97
Inconsistent
Age given milk half cream
0
First month
96
Never given
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Age given milk full cream
0
First month
96
Never given
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Age given cow milk
0
First month
96
Never given
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Age given cungee
0
First month
96
Never given
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Age given eggs
0
First month
96
Never given
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Age given potatoes
0
First month
96
Never given
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Age given fruit
0
First month
96
Never given
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Age started food on daily basi
0
First month
96
Never given
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Why wait to begin suplement
0
Ignorance/low income
1
Child refused
2
Have no time
3
Can't digest
4
Child sick
5
Parents advised
6
Habit
7
Had excess milk
8
Low income
Reduce brfd when suplement
1
Continued full
2
Reduced
3
Stopped
4
Never brestfd
ISSA Identification
Index to birth history
Age given the last inmunizat
97
Inconsistent
98
Don't know
Given cunjee for diarrhea
0
No
1
Yes
Case Identification
Line
Data from HH or individual
1
From household
2
From individual questionnaire
Ht/A Standard deviations (according to WHO)
9996
Height out of plausible limits
9997
Age in days out of plausible limits
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/A Standard deviations (according to WHO)
9996
Height out of plausible limits
9997
Age in days out of plausible limits
9998
Flagged cases
Wt/Ht Standard deviations (according to WHO)
9996
Height out of plausible limits
9997
Age in days out of plausible limits
9998
Flagged cases
BMI Standard deviations (according to WHO)
9996
Height out of plausible limits
9997
Age in days out of plausible limits
9998
Flagged cases