Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS

Table of ContentsTable of Contents ............................................................................................................................. iForeword ........................................................................................................................................ ivI. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1Purpose of the Guide ........................................................................................................... 1Basic Description of the Demographic and Health Surveys ............................................... 1II. Overview of Key Aspects of the Organization of DHS Data ................................................ 5Structure of DHS Data Files ............................................................................................... 5DHS Data ............................................................................................................................ 5Household ........................................................................................................................... 5Household ........................................................................................................................... 5Household ........................................................................................................................... 5Woman ................................................................................................................................ 5Woman ................................................................................................................................ 5Woman ................................................................................................................................ 5Recode Files and Recode Variable Naming Conventions .................................................. 8Missing Values and Other Special Codes ......................................................................... 10Sampling Weights ............................................................................................................. 12Century Month Code (CMC) ............................................................................................ 15Median Calculations ......................................................................................................... 16All Women Factors ........................................................................................................... 18Matching Data Files .......................................................................................................... 21Relationships ..................................................................................................................... 22Normalization of Household Members and Children ....................................................... 23III. Guide to Individual Statistics ............................................................................................... 26Fertility .............................................................................................................................. 26Current Fertility Rates....................................................................................................... 26Children Ever Born and Living ......................................................................................... 34Birth Intervals ................................................................................................................... 36Age at First Birth .............................................................................................................. 38Teenage Pregnancy and Motherhood ................................................................................ 40Contraception .................................................................................................................... 41Knowledge of Contraceptive Methods ............................................................................. 41Ever Use of Contraceptive Methods ................................................................................. 41Current Use of Contraceptive Methods ............................................................................ 44Number of Children At First Use of Contraception .......................................................... 47Use of Social Marketing Brand of Pill .............................................................................. 49Knowledge of the Fertile Period ....................................................................................... 50Age at Sterilization ........................................................................................................... 51Source of Contraception ................................................................................................... 53Informed Choice ............................................................................................................... 54First-Year Contraceptive Discontinuation Rates .............................................................. 55Reasons for Discontinuing Contraception ........................................................................ 58Future Use of Contraception ............................................................................................. 60Reason for Not Intending to Use Contraception ............................................................... 61Guide to DHS Statistics i September 2003