Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS

PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION FOR FUTURE USEStatistics: Percent Distribution of Currently Married Women Who Are Not UsingContraception and Who Intend to Use at Some Time in the Future, by PreferredMethod in FutureDefinitionA. Numerators: Number of currently married women who do not currently use a method ofcontraception and who intend to use at some time in the future by method would prefer to use inthe future.B. Denominator: Total number of currently married women who do not currently use a method ofcontraception and who intend to use at some time in the future.CalculationNumerators for each response are divided by the same denominator and multiplied by 100 to obtainpercents.Handling of Missing ValuesWomen who are unsure or with missing values for intention to use are not included in either thenumerator or the denominator.Women with missing values for preferred method are included as a separate category.Women who are unsure of preferred method are included as a separate category.Notes and ConsiderationsPercentages add up to 100 percent.In many countries, women state a method that they would prefer to use that previously they declared notknowing.Guide to DHS Statistics 62 Updated September 2006