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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How long would she like to wait v3 onwards (wifwait)

Data file: css_abs2spouses

Overview

Valid: 3648

Invalid: 9721

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 98

End: 98

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

If YES to [discwif]: Does your wife want any (more) children? , how long would she like to wait?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Within this year	958	26.3%
2	1-2 years	489	13.4%
3	2-3 years	923	25.3%
4	3+ years	688	18.9%
5	Husband not sure	115	3.2%
6	Respondent doesn't know	475	13%
9	Missing	360
Sysmiss		9361

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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