2013-14 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey
Fifth Round
Zambia, 2013 - 2014
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Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-ZDHS-2013-14-V1.0
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office, Department of Population Studies
Metadata
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Jan 16, 2026
Last modified
Feb 26, 2026
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Reason of last discontinuation (V360)
Data file: ZMBR61FL
Overview
Valid:
17777
Invalid:
31430
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
98
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 98
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Became pregnant | 2658 |
15%
|
| 2 | Wanted to become pregnant | 5940 |
33.4%
|
| 3 | Husband disapproved | 733 |
4.1%
|
| 4 | Side effects | 4628 |
26%
|
| 5 | Health concerns | 0 |
0%
|
| 6 | Access, availability | 703 |
4%
|
| 7 | Wanted more effective method | 1472 |
8.3%
|
| 8 | Inconvenient to use | 405 |
2.3%
|
| 9 | Infrequent sex, husband away | 444 |
2.5%
|
| 10 | Cost | 15 |
0.1%
|
| 11 | Fatalistic | 28 |
0.2%
|
| 12 | Difficult pregnancy, menopause | 68 |
0.4%
|
| 13 | Marital dissolution | 253 |
1.4%
|
| 14 | Other | 427 |
2.4%
|
| 98 | Don't know | 3 |
0%
|
| 99 | 1918 | ||
| Sysmiss | 29512 |
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.