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
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Aug 18, 2025
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desire for more children (v605)
Data file: ZMBR71FL
Overview
Valid:
38446
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
1 - 8
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wants within 2 years | 3439 |
8.9%
|
| 2 | wants after 2+ years | 8382 |
21.8%
|
| 3 | wants, unsure timing | 1982 |
5.2%
|
| 4 | undecided | 2228 |
5.8%
|
| 5 | wants no more | 20729 |
53.9%
|
| 6 | sterilized (respondent or partner) | 874 |
2.3%
|
| 7 | declared infecund | 812 |
2.1%
|
| 8 | never had sex | 0 |
0%
|
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.