2024 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey
Seventh Edition
Zambia, 2024
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Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-ZDHS-2024-V1.0
Producer(s)
Zambia Statistics Agency
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Jan 16, 2026
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desire for more children (v605)
Data file: ZMBR81FL
Overview
Valid:
35610
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 | 3305 |
9.3%
|
| 2 | wants after 2+ years | 9332 |
26.2%
|
| 3 | wants, unsure timing | 677 |
1.9%
|
| 4 | undecided | 2279 |
6.4%
|
| 5 | wants no more | 17849 |
50.1%
|
| 6 | sterilized (respondent or partner) | 1412 |
4%
|
| 7 | declared infecund | 756 |
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.