ABS Adult Behavior Survey 2008-2011

Malawi

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MWI-MEIRU-ABS-2008-v1

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Dr Neil French (Director)

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Karonga HDSS

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How long would he like to wait v3 onwards (huswait)

Data file: css_abs1

Overview

Valid: 5994

Invalid: 18286

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 162

End: 162

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

If YES to [dischus]: Does your husband want any (more) children? , how long would he like to wait?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Within this year	1042	17.4%
2	1-2 years	900	15%
3	2-3 years	1305	21.8%
4	3+ years	1308	21.8%
5	Husband not sure	264	4.4%
6	Respondent doesn't know	1175	19.6%
9	Missing	494
Sysmiss		17792

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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