ABS Adult Behavior Survey 2008-2011
Malawi
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Reference ID
MWI-MEIRU-ABS-2008-v1
Producer(s)
Dr Neil French (Director)
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Nov 14, 2025
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Description of partner (ptype)
Data file: css_abs1partners
Overview
Valid:
633
Invalid:
353
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
23
End:
24
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
-Now I will ask about men you have had sexual intercourse with in the last 12 months, apart from your husband(s). Think carefully. It can include boyfriends, men you had sex with once, men who gave you money or gifts for sex, or men you did not want to have sex with or who forced you to have sex.
-Read answers if necessary; circle ONE or specify 'Other'
-Read answers if necessary; circle ONE or specify 'Other'
Literal question
How would you describe this man?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Husband | 0 |
0%
|
| 2 | Boyfriend | 563 |
88.9%
|
| 3 | Friend | 32 |
5.1%
|
| 4 | In-law | 10 |
1.6%
|
| 5 | Sugar Daddy | 14 |
2.2%
|
| 6 | Stranger | 3 |
0.5%
|
| 7 | Teacher | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 8 | Cant remember | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | Other | 10 |
1.6%
|
| 97 | Not applicable | 0 |
0%
|
| 98 | Unknown | 0 |
0%
|
| 99 | Missing | 6 | |
| Sysmiss | 347 |
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.