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Demographic and Health Survey 1998, South Africa

South Africa, 1998
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Data file: dhs-sa-1998-births

Variables: 746

Variables

caseid
case identification
bidx
birth column number
v000
country code and phase
v001
cluster number
v002
household number
v003
respondent's line number
v004
ultimate area unit
v005
sample weight
v006
month of interview
v007
year of interview
v008
date of interview (cmc)
v009
respondent's month of birth
v010
respondent's year of birth
v011
date of birth (cmc)
v012
current age - respondent
v013
age 5-year groups
v014
completeness of information
v015
result of individual interview
v016
day of interview
v017
cmc start of calen -na
v018
row of month of in -na
v019
length of calendar -na
v020
ever-married sample
v021
primary sampling unit
v022
sample stratum number
v023
sample domain
v024
region
v025
type of place of residence
v026
de facto place of residence
v027
number of visits
v028
interviewer identification
v029
keyer identification
v030
field supervisor
v031
field editor
v032
office editor
v033
ultimate area selection prob.
v034
line number of husband -na
v101
region
v102
type of place of residence
v103
childhood place of residence
v104
years lived in place of residence
v105
type of place of previous residence
v106
highest educational level
v107
highest year of education
v108
literacy
v109
reads newspaper once a week
v110
watches tv every week
v111
listens to radio every day
v112
listens to radio every week-na
v113
source of drinking water
v114
source of non-drinking wate-na
v115
time to get to water source (minutes)
v116
type of toilet facility
v119
has electricity
v120
has radio
v121
has television
v122
has refrigerator
v123
has bicycle
v124
has motorcycle
v125
has car
v127
main floor material
v128
main wall material
v129
main roof material -na
v130
religion -na
v131
ethnicity
v133
education in single years
v134
de facto place of residence
v135
usual resident or visitor
v136
number of household members
v137
number of children 5 and under
v138
number of eligible women in hh
v139
de jure region of residence
v140
de jure type of place of residence
v141
de jure place of residence
v142
same source of water -na
v144
communities lived in >jan.8-na
v148
respondent still in school
v149
educational attainment
v150
relationship to household head
v151
sex of household head
v152
age of household head
v153
has telephone
v154
reason stop attending school
awfactt
all woman factor - total
awfactu
all woman factor - urban/rural
awfactr
all woman factor - regional
awfacte
all woman factor - educational
v201
total children ever born
v202
sons at home
v203
daughters at home
v204
sons elsewhere
v205
daughters elsewhere
v206
sons who have died
v207
daughters who have died
v208
births in last five years
v209
births in past year
v210
births in month of interview
v211
date of first birth (cmc)
v212
age of respondent at 1st birth
v213
currently pregnant
v214
duration of current pregnancy
v215
time since last menstrual period
v216
menstruated in last six weeks
v217
knowledge of ovulatory cycle
v218
number of living children
v219
living children + current pregnancy
v220
living children + current pregnancy 6+
v221
marriage to first birth interval
v222
last birth to interview
v223
completeness of current pregnancy inf
v224
entries in birth history
v225
current pregnancy wanted
v226
time since last period (comp)
v227
flag for last period
v228
ever had a terminated pregnancy
v229
month pregnancy ended
v230
year pregnancy ended
v231
cmc pregnancy ended
v232
completeness of last term. inf
v233
months when pregnancy ended
v234
other such pregnancies
v235
index last child prior to c-na
v236
last birth interval >= 4 years
v237
birth between last & interview
v238
births in last three years
v310
living children at first use
v311
children at first use (grpd)
v312
current contraceptive method
v313
current use by method type
v314
method of periodic abstinence
v315
month of sterilization
v316
year of sterilization
v317
date of sterilization (cmc)
v318
completeness of information
v319
years since sterilization
v320
age at sterilization
v321
marital duration at sterilization
v322
parity at sterilization
v323
brand of pill used -na
v325
cost of pills -na
v326
last source for current users
v327
last source for users by type
v328
main reason use current source
v337
months of use of current me-na
v359
last method disc. last 5 ye-na
v360
reason of last discontinuat-na
v361
pattern of use
v362
intention to use
v363
preferred future method
v364
contraceptive use & intention
v366a
acceptability of radio message
v366b
acceptability of tv message
v367
wanted last child
v369
first method used
v369b
first use to space or limit-na
v372
shown pill package -na
v375a
main reason not using a method
v376
main reason not to use a method
v376a
would ever use method if ma-na
v379
source known for any method
v380
source known for any method
v384a
heard about family planning on radio last months
v384b
heard about family planning on tv last months
v384c
heard about family planning on newspaper last months
v384d
heard about family planning on poster last months
v384e
heard about family planning on brochures last months
v393
visited by fp worker last 1-na
v394
visited health facility last 12 months
v395
at health facility, told of family planning
v396
breastfeeding affect pregna-na
v397
pregnancy risk of breastfee-na
v398
relied breastfeed. avoid pr-na
v399
currently rely on breastfee-na
v401
last birth caesarean section
v404
currently breast-feeding
v405
currently amenorrheic
v406
currently abstaining
v407
times breastfed during night
v408
times breastfed during day
v409
gave child plain water
v409a
gave child sugar water
v410
gave child juice -na
v410a
gave child herbal tea
v411
gave child powder/tinned mi-na
v411a
gave child baby formula
v412
gave child fresh milk -na
v413a
gave child any kind of milk
v413b
country specific other liqu-na
v413c
country specific other liqu-na
v413d
country specific other liqu-na
v413
gave child other liquid
v414a
gave child maize/rice/wheat
v414b
gave child fruits/vegetables
v414c
country specific other food-na
v414d
other solid, semi-solid foods
v414e
food made from local grain -na
v414f
food made from local tuber -na
v414g
gave child eggs, fish, poultry
v414h
gave child meat
v415
drank from bottle with nipple
v416
heard of oral rehydration
v417
entries in maternity table
v418
entries in health table
v419
entries in height/weight table
v420
measurer's code -na
v421
assistant measurer's code -na
v426
when child put to breast
v436
arm circumference (cms-1d) -na
v437
respondent's weight (kilos--na
v438
respondent's height (cms-1d-na
v439
ht/a percentile (resp.) -na
v440
ht/a standard deviations (r-na
v441
ht/a percent ref. median (r-na
v442
wt/ht percent ref. median (-na
v443
wt/ht percent ref. median (-na
v444
wt/ht percent ref. median (-na
v444a
wt/ht std deviations(resp) -na
v445
body mass index for respond-na
v446
rohrer's index for responde-na
v447
result of measurement of re-na
v448
drinking pattern with diarrhea
v449
eating pattern with diarrhea
v450a
diarrhea: repeat watery stools
v450b
diarrhea: any watery stools
v450c
diarrhea: repeated vomiting
v450d
diarrhea: any vomiting
v450e
diarrhea: blood in stools
v450f
diarrhea: fever
v450g
diarrhea: marked thirst
v450h
diarrhea: not eating/drinking
v450i
diarrhea: getting sicker
v450j
diarrhea: not getting better
v450k
diarrhea: sunken fontanels
v450l
diarrhea: country specific -na
v450m
diarrhea: country specific -na
v450x
diarrhea: other responses
v450z
diarrhea: does not know
v451a
cough: fast breathing
v451b
cough: difficult breathing
v451c
cough: noisy breathing
v451d
cough: fever
v451e
cough: unable to drink
v451f
cough: not eating/drinking
v451g
cough: getting sicker
v451h
cough: not getting better
v451i
cough: coughing a lot
v451j
cough: country specific -na
v451k
cough: country specific -na
v451x
cough: other responses
v451z
knows no sign of illness
v501
current marital status
v502
currently/formerly/never married
v503
number of unions
v504
husband lives in house
v505
number of other wives
v506
wife rank number -na
v507
month of first marriage
v508
year of first marriage
v509
date of first marriage (cmc)
v510
completeness of date information
v511
age at first marriage
v512
years since first marriage
v513
marital duration (grouped)
v525
age at first intercourse
v527
time since last intercourse
v528
time since last intercourse(g)
v529
time since last intercourse(impute)
v530
flag for v529
v531
age at first intercourse (impute)
v532
flag for v531
v534
have a regular sex partner
v535
have ever been married
v602
fertility preference
v603
preferred waiting time
v604
preferred waiting time (grpd)
v605
desire for more children
v606
attitude toward becoming pregnant
v610
husband approves family planning
v611
discussed family planning with partner
v612
respondent approves family planning
v613
ideal number of children
v614
ideal number of children (grp)
v616
time for future birth
v618
reason regrets sterilization
v621
husbands desire for children
v623
exposure
v624
unmet need
v625
exposure (definition 2)
v626
unmet need (definition 2)
v627
ideal number of boys -na
v628
ideal number of girls -na
v629
ideal number of either sex -na
v630a
discussed family planning with partner
v630b
discussed family planning with mother
v630c
discussed family planning with father
v630d
discussed family planning with sister(s)
v630e
discussed family planning with brother(s)
v630f
discussed family planning with daughter(s)
v630g
discussed family planning with mother-in-law
v630h
discussed family planning with friends/neighbors
Total: 746
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