2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey
Sixth Edition
Zambia
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Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-ZDHS-2018-V1.0
Producer(s)
Zambia Statistics Agency
Metadata
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Aug 18, 2025
Last modified
Feb 26, 2026
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preferred waiting time for birth of a/another child (grouped) (v604)
Data file: ZMBR71FL
Overview
Valid:
13803
Invalid:
24643
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
0 - 8
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | <12 months | 2605 |
18.9%
|
| 1 | 1 year | 834 |
6%
|
| 2 | 2 years | 1926 |
14%
|
| 3 | 3 years | 1968 |
14.3%
|
| 4 | 4 years | 1081 |
7.8%
|
| 5 | 5 years | 2580 |
18.7%
|
| 6 | 6+ years | 827 |
6%
|
| 7 | non-numeric | 1279 |
9.3%
|
| 8 | don't know | 703 |
5.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 24643 |
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.