2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey
Sixth Edition
Zambia
Get Microdata
Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-ZDHS-2018-V1.0
Producer(s)
Zambia Statistics Agency
Metadata
Created on
Aug 18, 2025
Last modified
Feb 26, 2026
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flag for v529 (v530)
Data file: ZMBR71FL
Overview
Valid:
38446
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
0 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | no flag | 33545 |
87.3%
|
| 1 | n > interval since birth | 583 |
1.5%
|
| 2 | n + abstinence > interval | 115 |
0.3%
|
| 3 | n, but sex not res. | 1463 |
3.8%
|
| 4 | 96, but no birth | 0 |
0%
|
| 5 | 96, but currently pregnant | 0 |
0%
|
| 6 | 96, but resumed sex | 0 |
0%
|
| 7 | n, last sex before pregnancy | 15 |
0%
|
| 8 | n, inconsistent 4 weeks | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | n, sex before last birth | 2725 |
7.1%
|
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.