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Demographic and Health Survey 1987, South Africa

South Africa, 1987
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Data file: DHS South Africa 1987_v1

The DHS South Africa 1987_v1 data file contains the main individual data from the survey questionnaire.

Variables: 518

Variables

q306
Currently breastfeeding
q307l
Months breastfed last child
q307n
Months breastfed 2nd last child
q308al
Possess health card for last ch
q308an
Possess health card for 2nd las
q308bl
Possess vacc card for last chil
q308bn
Possess vacc card for 2nd last
q308cl
Possess other record for last c
q308cn
Possess other record for 2nd la
q309al
Clinic card seen for last child
q309an
Clinic card seen for 2nd last c
q309bl
Times last child weighed
q309bn
Times 2nd last child weighed
tbbcgl
TB/BCG vacc, last child
tbbcgn
TB/BCG vacc, 2nd last child
dptl
DPT vacc, last child
dptn
DPT vacc, 2nd last child
measlesl
Measles vacc, last child
measlesn
Measles vacc, 2nd last child
poliol
Polio vacc, last child
polion
Polio vacc, 2nd last child
q310l
Last child ever had vacc/inj
q310n
2nd last child ever had vacc/in
q311l
Diarrhoea last 24 hours, last c
q311n
Diarrhoea last 24 hours, 2nd la
q312l
Diarrhoea last 2 weeks, last ch
q312n
Diarrhoea last 2 weeks, 2nd las
q313l
Last child treated at health se
q313n
2nd last child treated at healt
q314l
Last child received rehydr at h
q314n
2nd last child received rehydr
projno10
survno10
cardno11
recno11
q315al
Other tx for diarrhoea, last ch
q315an
Other tx for diarrhoea, 2nd las
q315bl
Inj/tablets/syrup for diarr, la
q315bn
Inj/tablets/syrup for diarr, 2n
q315cl
Increase fluids for diarr, last
q315cn
Increase fluids for diarr, 2nd
q315dl
Decrease fluids for diarr, last
q315dn
Decrease fluids for diarr, 2nd
q315el
Increase food for diarr, last c
q315en
Increase food for diarr, 2nd ls
q315fl
Decrease food for diarr, last c
q315fn
Decrease food for diarr, 2nd la
q315gl
Stopped bfeeding for diarr, las
q315gn
Stopped bfeeding for diarr, 2nd
q315hl
Tradl healer for diarr, last ch
q315hn
Tradl healer for diarr, 2nd chi
q315ol
Other tx for diarr, last child
q315on
Other tx for diarr, 2nd last ch
q316a
Heard of rehydration
q316b1
Ed on care of pregnant women
q316b2
Ed on spacing/prevention of pre
q316b3
Ed on health care of children
q316b4
Ed on healthy foods
q317l
Fever last week, last child
q317n
Fever last week, 2nd last child
q318l
Treated at health serv for feve
q318n
Treated at health serv for feve
q319l
Treatment for fever, last child
q319n
Treatment for fever, 2nd last c
q319al
Antimalaria tx for fever, last
q319an
Antimalaria tx for fever, 2nd l
q319bl
Antibiotics for fever, last chi
q319bn
Antibiotics for fever, 2nd last
q319cl
Liquid/syrup for fever, last ch
q319cn
Liquid/syrup for fever, 2nd las
q319dl
Aspirin for fever, last child
q319dn
Aspirin for fever, 2nd last chi
q319el
Injection for fever, last child
q319en
Injection for fever, 2nd last c
q319fl
Tradl healer for fever, last ch
q319fn
Tradl healer for fever, 2nd las
q319ol
Other for fever, last child
q319on
Other for fever, 2nd last child
q320l
Severe cough last 4 weeks, last
q320n
Severe cough last 4 weeks, 2nd
q321l
Cough treated at health serv, l
q321n
Cough treated at health serv, 2
projno11
survno11
cardno12
recno12
q322al
Other tx for cough, last child
q322an
Other tx for cough, 2nd last ch
q322bl
Antibiotics for cough, last chi
q322bn
Antibiotics for cough, 2nd last
q322cl
Syrup for cough, last child
q322cn
Syrup for cough, 2nd last child
q322dl
Pills for cough, last child
q322dn
Pills for cough, 2nd last child
q322el
Injection for cough, last child
q322en
Injection for cough, 2nd last c
q322fl
Tradl healer for cough, last ch
q322fn
Tradl healer for cough, 2nd las
q322ol
Other for cough, last child
q322on
Other for cough, 2nd last child
q323l
Abstinence during bfeeding, las
q323n
Abstinence during bfeeding, 2nd
q324
Last/current pregnancy wanted
q325
Timing of last/current pregnanc
q401a
Ever use pill
q401b
Ever use IUD
q401c
Ever use injection
q401d
Ever use diaphragm, foam, jelly
q401e
Ever use condom
q401f
Ever use female sterilization
q401g
Ever use male sterilization
q401h
Ever use rythm/periodic abstina
q401i
Ever use withdrawal
q401o
Ever use other methods
q401osp
Other methods specified
q402
Current use of any method
q403
Perceived fecudity
q404
Type of sterilization operation
q405m
Date of male operation - mo
q405y
Date of male operation - yr
q405wa
Wifes age at male operation
q405lc
Num of living chldn at male ope
q406wa
Wifes age at other operation
q406par
Wifes parity at other operation
q407m
Date of fem operation - mo
q407y
Date of fem operation - yr
q407wa
Wifes age at fem operation
q407par
Wifes parity at fem operation
q407who
Who performed fem operation
cardno13
recno13
q407om
Months between birth and fem op
q407oy
Years between birth and fem ope
q408m
Month of hysterectomy
q408y
Year of hysterectomy
q408wa
Wifes age at hysterectomy
q408par
Wifes parity at hysterectomy
q410
Regrets operation
q412
Parity at first contraceptive u
q413
Currently avoiding pregnancy
q414
Current method
q415
Facility where obtained
q416m
Months of current contraceptive
q416y
Years of current contraceptive
q417
Experienced problems with contr
q418
Problems with contraceptives
q419
Intention to sterilize
q420
Intention to avoid pregnancy
q421
Preferred method
q422
Intend to use method in 12 mont
q423
Main reason wont use
q424
Intention of nonuser to sterili
q425
Acceptability of pregnancy in n
q501
Marital status
q502
Existance of other wives
q503
Number of other wives
q504
Your rank
q505
Number of marital unions
q506m
Date of first union - mo
q506y
Date of first union -yr
q507
Age at first union
q508m
Survival status of your mother
q508f
Survival status of your father
q509m
Survival status of husbands mot
q509f
Survival status of husbands fat
q511wm
Your mother alive at first unio
q511wf
Your father alive at first unio
q511hm
Husbands mother alive at first
q511hf
Husbands father alive at first
projno13
survno13
cardno14
recno14
q513
Stayed w/ any parents at first
q514m
Months stayed with parents at f
q514y
Years stayed with parents at fi
q515
Staying with any parents now
q516
Staying with relatives now
q602
Desired spacing before next bir
q603
Age of youngest child at desire
q604a
Approval of husband of using me
q604b
Main reason he opposes use
q605
General approval of couples con
q606no
Desired family size
q606rf
Range 1 of desired family size
q606rl
Range 2 of desired family size
q606fate
Desired family size is fate/dk
q701
Husband attended school
q702
Highest standard husband comple
q703a
Husband has post-schoold qualif
q703b
Normal duration of husbands cou
q704
Husband has ability to read
q705
Main occupation of husband
q706
Frequency of husbands home visi
q707
Did you earn money before marri
q708
Employed in family business/far
q709
Has earned money since marriage
q710
Employed in family businees/far
q711
Currently earning money
q712
Now employed by family
q713
Frequency of womans visits home
q714
Womans main occupation
metobt
Where method obtained
projno14
survno14
tempwt
samplewt
region
planning region
code4
mapcode
use
nq404
Sterilization (consistent cats)
nq414
Method type (includes sterilize
modern
Modern method
use_413
modfin
Current Modern Method Users
rcage
reghome
Planning region/homeland
Total: 518
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