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2024 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey
Seventh Edition

Zambia, 2024
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Data file: ZMBR81FL

BR: Births Recode
Unit of analysis: Birth

Contains the full birth history of all women interviewed, including information on pregnancy and postnatal care as well as immunization, health and nutrition data for children born in the last 5 years. Data for the mother of each of these children are also included. This dataset is used for fertility (Chapter 5) and mortality (Chapter 8) analysis.

Cases: 35610
Variables: 1242

Variables

caseid
case identification
bidx
birth column number
v000
country code and phase
v001
cluster number
v002
household number
v003
respondent's line number
v004
ultimate area unit
v005
women's individual sample weight (6 decimals)
v006
month of interview
v007
year of interview
v008
date of interview (cmc)
v008a
date of interview century day code (cdc)
v009
respondent's month of birth
v010
respondent's year of birth
v011
date of birth (cmc)
v012
respondent's current age
v013
age in 5-year groups
v014
completeness of age information
v015
result of individual interview
v016
day of interview
v017
cmc start of calendar
v018
row of month of interview
v019
length of calendar
v019a
number of calendar columns
v020
ever-married sample
v021
primary sampling unit
v022
sample strata for sampling errors
v023
stratification used in sample design
v024
region
v025
type of place of residence
v026
na - de facto place of residence
v027
number of visits
v028
interviewer identification
v029
na - keyer identification
v030
field supervisor
v031
na - field editor
v032
na - office editor
v034
line number of husband
v040
cluster altitude in meters
v042
household selected for hemoglobin
v044
selected for domestic violence module
v045a
language of questionnaire
v045b
language of interview
v045c
native language of respondent
v046
translator used
v047
team number
v048
na - team supervisor
v101
region
v102
type of place of residence
v103
na - childhood place of residence
v104
years lived in place of residence
v105
type of place of previous residence
v105a
region of previous residence
v106
highest educational level
v107
highest year of education
v113
source of drinking water
v115
time to get to water source
v116
type of toilet facility
v119
household has: electricity
v120
household has: radio
v121
household has: television
v122
household has: refrigerator
v123
household has: bicycle
v124
household has: motorcycle/scooter
v125
household has: car/truck
v127
main floor material
v128
main wall material
v129
main roof material
v130
religion
v131
na - ethnicity
v133
education in single years
v134
na - de facto place of residence
v135
usual resident or visitor
v136
number of household members (listed)
v137
number of children 5 and under in household (de jure)
v138
number of eligible women in household (de facto)
v139
de jure region of residence
v140
de jure type of place of residence
v141
de jure place of residence
v149
educational attainment
v150
relationship to household head
v151
sex of household head
v152
age of household head
v153
household has: telephone (land-line)
awfactt
all woman factor - total
awfactu
all woman factor - urban/rural
awfactr
all woman factor - regional
awfacte
all woman factor - educational
awfactw
all woman factor - wealth index
v155
literacy
v156
na - ever participated in a literacy program outside of primary
v157
frequency of reading newspaper or magazine
v158
frequency of listening to radio
v159
frequency of watching television
v160
toilet facilities shared with other households
v161
type of cooking fuel
v166
result of salt test for iodine
v167
na - number of trips in last 12 months
v168
na - away for more than one month in last 12 months
v169a
owns a mobile telephone
v169b
last 12 months use mobile telephone for financial transactions
v169c
is respondent's mobile phone a smart phone
v170
has an account in a bank or other financial institution
v171a
use of internet
v171b
frequency of using internet last month
v172
respondent state of birth
v173
respondent country of birth
v174m
month move to current place of residence
v174y
year move to current place of residence
v175
reason for moving to current place of residence
v176
self reported health status
v177
money put/taken from bank account last 12 months
v190
wealth index combined
v191
wealth index factor score combined (5 decimals)
v190a
wealth index for urban/rural
v191a
wealth index factor score for urban/rural (5 decimals)
ml101
type of mosquito bed net(s) slept under last night
v201
total children ever born
v202
sons at home
v203
daughters at home
v204
sons elsewhere
v205
daughters elsewhere
v206
sons who have died
v207
daughters who have died
v208
births in last five years
v209
births in past year
v210
births in month of interview
v211
date of first birth (cmc)
v212
age of respondent at 1st birth
v213
currently pregnant
v214
duration of current pregnancy in months
v214a
duration of current pregnancy original
v215
time since last menstrual period
v216
menstruated in last six weeks
v217
knowledge of ovulatory cycle
v218
number of living children
v219
living children + current pregnancy
v220
living children + current pregnancy (grouped)
v221
marriage to first birth interval (months)
v222
last birth to interview (months)
v223
completeness of current pregnancy information
v224
entries in birth history
v225
current pregnancy wanted
v226
time since last period (comp) (months)
v227
flag for last period
v228
ever had a terminated pregnancy
v229
month pregnancy ended
v230
year pregnancy ended
v231
cmc pregnancy ended
v232
completeness of last termination information
v233
months when pregnancy ended
v234
other such pregnancies
v235
index last child prior to maternity-health (calendar)
v237
birth between last and interview
v238
births in last three years
v239
pregnancies terminated before calendar beginning
v240
month of last termination prior to calendar
v241
year of last termination prior to calendar
v242
cmc termination ended prior to calendar
v243
completeness of last termination date prior to calendar
v244
can women get pregnant after birth and before period
v245
pregnancy losses
v246
entries in pregnancy history
v247a
collection of menstrual blood: reusable sanitary pads
v247b
collection of menstrual blood: disposable sanitary pads
v247c
collection of menstrual blood: tampons
v247d
collection of menstrual blood: menstrual cup
v247e
collection of menstrual blood: cloth
v247f
collection of menstrual blood: toilet paper
v247g
collection of menstrual blood: cotton wool
v247h
collection of menstrual blood: underwear only
v247i
na - collection of menstrual blood: cs
v247j
na - collection of menstrual blood: cs
v247k
na - collection of menstrual blood: cs
v247l
na - collection of menstrual blood: cs
v247x
collection of menstrual blood: other
v247y
collection of menstrual blood: nothing
v248
able to change in privacy during last menstrual cycle
v249
age at first menstrual period
v310
na - living children at first use
v311
na - children at first use (grouped)
v312
current contraceptive method
v313
current use by method type
v315
month of start of use of method
v316
year of start of use of method
v317
date of start of use of method (cmc)
v318
completeness of information
v319
years since sterilization
v320
age at sterilization
v321
years since first union at sterilization
v321a
years since current union at sterilization
v322
parity at sterilization
v323
brand of pill used
v323a
brand of condom used
v325a
na - cost of current method (in currency)
v326
last source for current users
v327
last source for users by type
v337
months of use of current method
v359
last method discontinued in last 5 years
v360
reason of last discontinuation
v361
pattern of use
v362
intention to use
v363
na - preferred future method
v364
contraceptive use and intention
v367
wanted last child
v367a
wanted last pregnancy
v372
na - shown pill package
v372a
na - shown condom package
v375a
na - main reason not using a method
v376
na - main reason not to use a method
v376a
na - would ever use method if married
v379
source known for any method
v380
source known for any method
v384a
heard family planning on radio last few months
v384b
heard family planning on tv last few months
v384c
heard family planning in newspaper/magazine last few months
v384d
heard family planning by text messages on mobile phone
v384e
seen about family planning on facebook, twitter, instagram, others
v384f
seen about family planning on poster, brochure
v384g
seen about family planning on outdoor sign, billboard
v384h
heard family planning at community meetings events
v384i
na - heard/seen family planning cs
v384j
na - heard/seen family planning cs
v384k
na - heard/seen family planning cs
v393
visited by fieldworker in last 12 months
v393a
did fieldworker talk about family planning
v394
visited health facility last 12 months
v395
at health facility, told of family planning
v3a00a
na - source of family planning for non-users: government hospital
v3a00b
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs public sector
v3a00c
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs public sector
v3a00d
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs public sector
v3a00e
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs public sector
v3a00f
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs public sector
v3a00g
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs public sector
v3a00h
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs public sector
v3a00i
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs public sector
v3a00j
na - source of family planning for non-users: private hospital/clinic
v3a00k
na - source of family planning for non-users: pharmacy
v3a00l
na - source of family planning for non-users: private doctor
v3a00m
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs private sector
v3a00n
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs private sector
v3a00o
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs private sector
v3a00p
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs private sector
v3a00q
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs private sector
v3a00r
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs private sector
v3a00s
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs other
v3a00t
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs other
v3a00u
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs other
v3a00v
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs other
v3a00w
na - source of family planning for non-users: cs other
v3a00x
na - source of family planning for non-users: other
v3a00y
source of family planning for non-users: no source
v3a00z
source of family planning for non-users: any source
v3a01
na - told sterilization would mean no more children
v3a02
told about side effects
v3a03
na - told about side effects by health or family planning worker
v3a04
told how to deal with side effects
v3a05
told about other family planning methods
v3a06
na - told about other family planning methods by health or family planning worke
v3a07
first source for current method
v3a08a
reason not using: not married
v3a08b
reason not using: not having sex
v3a08c
reason not using: infrequent sex
v3a08d
reason not using: menopausal/hysterectomy
v3a08e
reason not using: subfecund/infecund
v3a08f
reason not using: postpartum amenorrheic
v3a08g
reason not using: breastfeeding
v3a08h
reason not using: fatalistic
v3a08i
reason not using: respondent opposed
v3a08j
reason not using: husband/partner opposed
v3a08k
reason not using: others opposed
v3a08l
reason not using: religious prohibition
v3a08m
reason not using: knows no method
v3a08n
reason not using: knows no source
v3a08o
na - reason not using: health concerns
v3a08p
reason not using: other side effects
v3a08q
reason not using: lack of access/too far
v3a08r
reason not using: costs too much
v3a08s
reason not using: inconvenient to use
v3a08t
reason not using: interferes with body's processes
v3a08u
reason not using: preferred method not available
v3a08v
reason not using: no method available
v3a08w
reason not using: changes in menstrual bleeding
v3a08aa
reason not using: methods could cause infertility
v3a08ab
na - reason not using: cs
v3a08ac
na - reason not using: cs
v3a08ad
na - reason not using: cs
v3a08ae
na - reason not using: cs
v3a08af
na - reason not using: cs
v3a08x
reason not using: other
v3a08z
reason not using: don't know
v3a09a
na - how many pill cycles did get last time
v3a09b
na - how many condoms did get last time
v3a10
probe for respondent/partner sterilized
v3a11
type of injectable based on picture observation
v3a12
person who injected last time
v3a13
used emergency contraception in past 12 months
v3a14
could switch method if wanted/needed
v401
last birth a caesarean section
Total: 989
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