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ABS Adult Behavior Survey 2008-2011

Malawi
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Reference ID
MWI-MEIRU-ABS-2008-v1
Producer(s)
Dr Neil French (Director)
Collections
Karonga HDSS
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Variable Groups

Data file: css_abs2

css_abs2 Sexual behaviour survey men - main data
Unique identifier STID
Version 3 onwards includes FIS questions

Cases: 19097
Variables: 80

Variables

stid
Study identifier
cno
Contact number
version
Version
absfisboth
Abs/FIS/Both sectionsupdate date entered
intdate
Interview date
rd
Round
oldhssstudyno
Old HSS study number
currmar
Currently married
curtot
Total currently married to (ABS2 only)
evermar
Ever married
evercohab
Ever cohabited
agefirstmar
Age first married
nummar
Total husbands
diedmar
No. ended died
divmar
No. ended divorced
endymar
No. ended last 12 months
totalchi
Total children v3 onwards
chiwife
From current wife(s) how many children v3 onwards
boywife
From current wife(s) how many boys v3 onwards
girlwife
From current wife(s) how many girls v3 onwards
chipamar
From past marriage(s) how many children v3 onwards
boypamar
From past marriage(s) how many boys v3 onwards
girlpama
From past marriage(s) how many girls v3 onwards
chirelat
From relationships how many children v3 onwards
boyrela
From relationships how many boys v3 onwards
girlrela
From relationships how many girls v3 onwards
chimort
Child later died v3 onwards
datechi
last child dob v3 onwards
datechix
Date last child born estimate
chialive
Current husband the father of this child v3 onwards
multiple
Was child one of a multiple birth v3 onwards
multalive
Alive child one of a multiple birth v3 onwards
molaschi
What relationship was this child from v3 onwards
cuprerel
Expecting a child from somebody who is not (yet) your wife v3 onwards
totchi
How many children would you have liked v3 onwards
atleabo
How many boys would you have liked v3 onwards
atleagi
How many girls would you have liked v3 onwards
eversex
Ever had sex
eversexsbe
Sex with spouse/boyfriend
eversexfa
Sex with friend
eversexjm
Sex with someone met
eversexfor
Someone forced you v1 only
eversexun
Unwanted sex v2 onwards
age1stsex
Age at first sex
sch1stsex
At school when 1st had sex
spouchk
Check no. of spouses
othpart
No. of other partners
othcat
No. of other partners category
type1stsex
First partner
mar1stsex
Marry this partner
cond1stsex
Use condom first time
partnum
Total sexual partners
partcat
Total sexual partners category v2 onwards
age2ndsex
Age at 2nd sex
per2ndsex
2nd sex day/week/month etc
per2ndsexnum
2nd sex number
per2ndsexcat
2nd sex category
partnumlst
Sexual partners in last 12 months
sexlsmon
Sex last month
nmsexcat
Last time sex with sexual partner category
nmsexnum
Last time sex with sexual partner number
sexyrtot
No. sexual partners in last year
sexyrcat
No. sexual partners in last year range
parnumchk
Sexual partners in last 12 months check v2 onwards
circum
Circumcised (men)
agecircum
Age circumcised (men)
arvknow
Know about ART
arvcure
ART cures
arvinfect
Make people less infectious
arvanx
Less anxious about sexual relations
arvsexrisk
More willing to take sexual risks v1 only
arvhealth
Less of a serious threat
rcdr
Staff code
codr
Staff code
chkr
Staff code
entryby
Staff code
updateby
Staff code
entrydate
Entry date
updatedate
Update date
verified
Verified
Total: 80
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