IPUMS PMA: descr: FERTPREF

IPUMS PMA

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FERTPREF

Prefer to have another child or no more children

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Description
Comparability
Universe
Availability
Questionnaire Text

Codes and Frequencies

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Female Respondents
Female Respondents and Household Members
Female Respondents and Female Non-respondents
All Cases (Respondents and Non-respondents to Household and Female Questionnaires)

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Description

FERTPREF indicates whether or not the woman wanted to have a child (or another child) in the future.

The question associated with this variable was included in the female questionnaire.

Comparability

Question wording varies somewhat among samples. See Questionnaire text tab for details.

Comparability with IPUMS-DHS

FERTPREF in IPUMS-PMA is similar to the variable FERTPREF in IPUMS-DHS. There may be differences in questionnaire text or the variable's universe; please see the Survey Text and Universe Tab of the IPUMS-DHS variable for more information.

Universe

Women aged 15-49.

Availability

Burkina Faso: 2014-2018, 2020-2022
Congo (Democratic Republic): 2013-2021
Cote d'Ivoire: 2017-2018, 2020-2022
Ethiopia: 2014-2021
Ghana: 2013-2017
India: 2016-2018, 2020-2022
Indonesia: 2015-2016
Kenya: 2014-2021
Niger: 2015-2018, 2020, 2022-2023
Nigeria: 2014-2021
Uganda: 2014-2022