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Demographic and Health Survey 2016, South Africa

South Africa, 2016
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Data file: ZAIR71FL

Variables: 4694

Variables

hw71_2
weight/age standard deviation (new who)
hw71_3
weight/age standard deviation (new who)
hw71_4
weight/age standard deviation (new who)
hw71_5
weight/age standard deviation (new who)
hw71_6
weight/age standard deviation (new who)
hw72_1
weight/height standard deviation (new who)
hw72_2
weight/height standard deviation (new who)
hw72_3
weight/height standard deviation (new who)
hw72_4
weight/height standard deviation (new who)
hw72_5
weight/height standard deviation (new who)
hw72_6
weight/height standard deviation (new who)
hw73_1
bmi standard deviation (new who)
hw73_2
bmi standard deviation (new who)
hw73_3
bmi standard deviation (new who)
hw73_4
bmi standard deviation (new who)
hw73_5
bmi standard deviation (new who)
hw73_6
bmi standard deviation (new who)
v501
current marital status
v502
currently/formerly/never in union
v503
number of unions
v504
currently residing with husband/partner
v505
number of other wives
v506
respondent's rank among wives
v507
month of first cohabitation
v508
year of first cohabitation
v509
date of first cohabitation (cmc)
v510
completeness of date information in v509
v511
age at first cohabitation
v512
years since first cohabitation
v513
cohabitation duration (grouped)
v525
age at first sex
v527
time since last sex
v528
time since last sex (in days)
v529
time since last sex (in months)
v530
flag for v529
v531
age at first sex (imputed)
v532
flag for v531
v535
ever been married or in union
v536
recent sexual activity
v537
months of abstinence
v538
na - how previous marriage or union ended
v539
na - person who received most of late husband's property
v540
na - respondent received any of late husband's assets or valuables
v541
na - intends to wait until marriage to have sex
v602
fertility preference
v603
preferred waiting time for birth of a/another child
v604
preferred waiting time for birth of a/another child (grouped)
v605
desire for more children
v613
ideal number of children
v614
ideal number of children (grouped)
v616
time for future birth
v621
husband's desire for children
v623
exposure
v624
unmet need
v625
exposure (definition 2)
v626
unmet need (definition 2)
v625a
exposure to need for contraception (definition 3)
v626a
unmet need for contraception (definition 3)
v627
ideal number of boys
v628
ideal number of girls
v629
ideal number of either sex
v631
na - problem if became pregnant
v632
decision maker for using contraception
v632a
decision maker for not using contraception
v633a
na - reason for not having sex: husband has sti
v633b
na - reason for not having sex: husband has other women
v633c
na - reason for not having sex: recent birth
v633d
na - reason for not having sex: tired, not in mood
v633e
na - reason for not having sex: cs
v633f
na - reason for not having sex: cs
v633g
na - reason for not having sex: cs
v634
na - husband knows that respondent is using contraception
v701
husband/partner's education level
v702
husband/partner's highest year of education (at level in v701)
v704
husband/partner's occupation
v704a
husband/partner worked in last 7 days/12 months
v705
husband/partner's occupation (grouped)
v714
respondent currently working
v714a
respondent has a job, but currently absent
v715
husband/partner's total number of years of education
v716
respondent's occupation
v717
respondent's occupation (grouped)
v719
respondent works for family, others, self
v721
na - respondent works at home or away
v729
husband/partner's educational attainment
v730
husband/partner's age
v731
respondent worked in last 12 months
v732
respondent employed all year/seasonal
v739
person who usually decides how to spend respondent's earnings
v740
na - type of land where respondent works
v741
type of earnings from respondent's work
v743a
person who usually decides on respondent's health care
v743b
person who usually decides on large household purchases
v743c
na - person who usually decides on household purchases for daily needs
v743d
person who usually decides on visits to family or relatives
v743e
na - person who usually decides on food to be cooked each day
v743f
person who usually decides what to do with money husband earns
v744a
beating justified if wife goes out without telling husband
v744b
beating justified if wife neglects the children
v744c
beating justified if wife argues with husband
v744d
beating justified if wife refuses to have sex with husband
v744e
beating justified if wife burns the food
v745a
owns a house alone or jointly
v745b
na - owns land alone or jointly
v745c
title deed on house own by respondent
v745d
na - title deed on land own by respondent
v746
respondent earns more than husband/partner
v750
ever heard of a sexually transmitted infection (sti)
v751
ever heard of aids
v754bp
na - reduce risk of getting hiv: do not have sex at all
v754cp
na - reduce risk of getting hiv: always use condoms during sex
v754dp
na - reduce risk of getting hiv: have 1 sex partner only, who has no other partn
v754jp
na - can get hiv from mosquito bites
v754wp
na - can get hiv by sharing food with person who has aids
v756
na - a healthy looking person can have hiv
v761
condom used during last sex with most recent partner
v761b
condom used during last sex with 2nd to most recent partner
v761c
condom used during last sex with 3rd to most recent partner
v762
na - source of condoms used for last sex
v762a
na - brand of condom used for last sex
v762aa
na - source for condoms: government hospital
v762ab
na - source for condoms: cs public
v762ac
na - source for condoms: cs public
v762ad
na - source for condoms: cs public
v762ae
na - source for condoms: cs public
v762af
na - source for condoms: cs public
v762ag
na - source for condoms: cs public
v762ah
na - source for condoms: cs public
v762ai
na - source for condoms: cs public
v762aj
na - source for condoms: private hospital/clinic
v762ak
na - source for condoms: pharmacy
v762al
na - source for condoms: private doctor
v762am
na - source for condoms: cs private
v762an
na - source for condoms: cs private
v762ao
na - source for condoms: cs private
v762ap
na - source for condoms: cs private
v762aq
na - source for condoms: cs private
v762ar
na - source for condoms: cs private
v762as
na - source for condoms: cs other
v762at
na - source for condoms: cs other
v762au
na - source for condoms: cs other
v762av
na - source for condoms: cs other
v762aw
na - source for condoms: cs other
v762ax
na - source for condoms: other
v762az
na - don't know any source for condoms
v762ba
na - source for female condoms: government hospital
v762bb
na - source for female condoms: cs public
v762bc
na - source for female condoms: cs public
v762bd
na - source for female condoms: cs public
v762be
na - source for female condoms: cs public
v762bf
na - source for female condoms: cs public
v762bg
na - source for female condoms: cs public
v762bh
na - source for female condoms: cs public
v762bi
na - source for female condoms: cs public
v762bj
na - source for female condoms: private hospital/clinic
v762bk
na - source for female condoms: pharmacy
v762bl
na - source for female condoms: private doctor
v762bm
na - source for female condoms: cs private
v762bn
na - source for female condoms: cs private
v762bo
na - source for female condoms: cs private
v762bp
na - source for female condoms: cs private
v762bq
na - source for female condoms: cs private
v762br
na - source for female condoms: cs private
v762bs
na - source for female condoms: cs other
v762bt
na - source for female condoms: cs other
v762bu
na - source for female condoms: cs other
v762bv
na - source for female condoms: cs other
v762bw
na - source for female condoms: cs other
v762bx
na - source for female condoms: other
v762bz
na - don't know any source for female condoms
v763a
had any sti in last 12 months
v763b
had genital sore/ulcer in last 12 months
v763c
had genital discharge in last 12 months
v763d
na - had cs sti in last 12 months
v763e
na - had cs sti in last 12 months
v763f
na - had cs sti in last 12 months
v763g
na - had cs sti in last 12 months
v766a
number of sex partners, excluding spouse, in last 12 months
v766b
number of sex partners, including spouse, in last 12 months
v767a
relationship with most recent sex partner
v767b
relationship with 2nd to most recent sex partner
v767c
relationship with 3rd to most recent sex partner
v768a
na - length of time knows last partner
v768b
na - length of time knows other partner (1)
v768c
na - length of time knows other partner (2)
v769
na - can get a condom
v769a
na - can get a female condom
v770
sought advice/treatment for last sti infection
v770a
sought sti advice/treatment from: government hospital
v770b
sought sti advice/treatment from: government clinic/community health worker
v770c
sought sti advice/treatment from: mobile/temporary hct services
v770d
sought sti advice/treatment from: other public sector
v770e
na - sought sti advice/treatment from: cs public
v770f
na - sought sti advice/treatment from: cs public
v770g
na - sought sti advice/treatment from: cs public
v770h
na - sought sti advice/treatment from: cs public
v770i
na - sought sti advice/treatment from: cs public
v770j
na - sought sti advice/treatment from: cs public
v770k
sought sti advice/treatment from: private hospital/clinic/doctor
v770l
sought sti advice/treatment from: new start testing site
v770m
sought sti advice/treatment from: chemist/pharmacy
v770n
sought sti advice/treatment from: other private medical sector
v770o
na - sought sti advice/treatment from: cs private
v770p
na - sought sti advice/treatment from: cs private
v770q
na - sought sti advice/treatment from: cs private
v770r
na - sought sti advice/treatment from: cs private
v770s
na - sought sti advice/treatment from: cs private
v770t
sought sti advice/treatment from: shop
v770u
sought sti advice/treatment from: traditional herbalist
v770v
sought sti advice/treatment from: traditional healer
v770w
na - sought sti advice/treatment from: cs other
v770x
sought sti advice/treatment from: other
v774a
hiv transmitted during pregnancy
v774b
hiv transmitted during delivery
v774c
hiv transmitted by breastfeeding
v775
na - knows someone who has, or is suspected of having, hiv
v777
na - would want hiv infection in family to remain secret
v777a
na - would be ashamed if someone in the family had hiv
v778
na - willing to care for relative with aids
v779
na - a female teacher infected with hiv, but is not sick, should be allowed to c
v780
na - children should be taught about condoms to avoid aids
v781
ever been tested for hiv
v783
know a place to get hiv test
v784a
place for hiv test: government hospital
v784b
place for hiv test: government clinic/community health centre
v784c
place for hiv test: mobile/temporary hct services
v784d
place for hiv test: other public sector
v784e
na - place for hiv test: cs public
v784f
na - place for hiv test: cs public
v784g
na - place for hiv test: cs public
v784h
na - place for hiv test: cs public
v784i
na - place for hiv test: cs public
v784j
na - place for hiv test: cs public
v784k
place for hiv test: private hospital/clinic/doctor
v784l
place for hiv test: new start testing site
v784m
place for hiv test: chemist/pharmacy
v784n
place for hiv test: other private sector
v784o
na - place for hiv test: cs private
v784p
na - place for hiv test: cs private
v784q
na - place for hiv test: cs private
v784r
na - place for hiv test: cs private
v784s
na - place for hiv test: cs private
v784t
na - place for hiv test: cs other
v784u
na - place for hiv test: cs other
v784v
na - place for hiv test: cs other
v784x
place for hiv test: other
v785
heard about other stis
v791a
last 12 months had sex in return for gifts, cash or other
v820
na - condom used at first sex
v821a
na - most recent sex partner younger, the same age or older
v821b
na - 2nd to most recent sex partner younger, the same age or older
v821c
na - 3rd to most recent sex partner younger, the same age or older
v822
na - wife justified asking husband to use condom if he has sti
v823
na - can get hiv by witchcraft or supernatural means
v824
drugs to avoid hiv transmission to baby during pregnancy
v825
na - would buy vegetables from vendor with hiv
v826
na - last time tested for hiv
v826a
months ago most recent hiv test
v827
na - last hiv test: on your own, offered or required
v828
received result from last hiv test
v829
place where last hiv test was taken
v830
na - age of first sex partner
v831
na - first sex partner younger, same age or older
v832b
time since last sex with 2nd to most recent partner
v832c
time since last sex with 3rd to most recent partner
v833a
used condom every time had sex with most recent partner in last 12 months
v833b
used condom every time had sex with 2nd to most recent partner in last 12 months
v833c
used condom every time had sex with 3rd to most recent partner in last 12 months
v834a
age of most recent partner
v834b
age of 2nd to most recent partner
v834c
age of 3rd to most recent partner
v835a
na - alcohol consumption at last sex with most recent partner
v835b
na - alcohol consumption at last sex with 2nd to most recent partner
v835c
na - alcohol consumption at last sex with 3rd to most recent partner
v836
total lifetime number of sex partners
v837
na - heard of drugs to help hiv infected people live longer
v838a
during antenatal visit talked about: hiv transmitted mother to child
v838b
during antenatal visit talked about: things to do to prevent getting hiv
v838c
during antenatal visit talked about: getting tested for hiv
v839
offered hiv test as part of antenatal visit
v839a
offered hiv test between the time went for delivery and before baby was born
v840
tested for hiv as part of antenatal visit
v840a
tested for hiv between the time went for delivery and before baby was born
v841
got results of hiv test as part of antenatal visit
v841a
got results of hiv test when tested before baby was born
v842
place were hiv test was taken as part of antenatal visit
v843
tested for hiv since antenatal visit test
v844
na - knows someone denied health services for having, or suspected of having, hi
v845
na - knows someone denied social events for having, or suspected of having, hiv;
v846
na - knows someone verbally abused for having, or suspected of having, hiv; in l
v847
na - people with hiv should be ashamed of themselves
v848
na - people with hiv should be blamed for bringing disease to community
v849
na - children 12-14 should be taught to wait for sex until marriage
v850a
respondent can refuse sex
v850b
respondent can ask partner to use a condom
v851a
na - young men should wait for sex until marriage
v851b
na - most young men wait for sex until marriage
v851c
na - unmarried sexually active men should only having sex with one partner
v851d
na - most unmarried sexually active men have only one partner
v851e
na - married men should only have sex with their wives
Total: 4694
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