Values for this variable represent a year except for the following codes:
9995 = Not interviewed (female questionnaire)
9996 = Not interviewed (household questionnaire)
9997 = Don't know
9998 = No response or missing
9999 = NIU (not in universe)
Description
FPBEGINUSEYR reports the year the respondent first used her most recent or current family planning method. The instructions in the questionnaire specify that the respondent must have been at least 10 and at least the age she started using her first contraceptive method in the month and year that she reported.
Enumerators were instructed to enter the date as January 1st, 2020 (January 1st, 2030 for samples in 2019 or after) if the respondent did not give a response to the associated survey question. IPUMS has recoded these cases to "No response".
The question associated with this variable was included in the female questionnaire and the maternal and newborn health baseline survey.
Comparability
Starting with the samples Burkina Faso 2016 Round 4, Congo (DR) 2017 Round 6, Ethiopia 2017 Round 5, Ghana 2016 Round 5, Indonesia 2016 Round 2, India 2017 Round 2, Kenya 2016 Round 5, Niger 2016 Round 2, Nigeria 2017 Round 4, and Uganda 2017 Round 5, the question wording changed to clarify when the woman started using her current method without stopping.
Universe
- Burkina Faso 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Burkina Faso 2015 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Burkina Faso 2016 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Burkina Faso 2016 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Burkina Faso 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Burkina Faso 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Burkina Faso 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Burkina Faso 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Burkina Faso 2022 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2013 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2019 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2019 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2017 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2018 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2022 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Ethiopia 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Ethiopia 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Ethiopia 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Ethiopia 2016 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Ethiopia 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Ethiopia 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Ethiopia 2019 PMAET Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Ethiopia 2020 Round 6 Female Follow-up: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Ethiopia 2021 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Ghana 2013 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Ghana 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Ghana 2014 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Ghana 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Ghana 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Ghana 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- India 2016 (Rajasthan) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- India 2017 (Rajasthan) Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- India 2017 (Rajasthan) Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- India 2018 (Rajasthan) Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- India 2020 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- India 2021 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- India 2022 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Indonesia 2015 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Indonesia 2016 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Kenya 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Kenya 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Kenya 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Kenya 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Kenya 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Kenya 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Kenya 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Kenya 2019 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Kenya 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Kenya 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Niger 2015 (Niamey) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Niger 2016 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Niger 2016 (Niamey) Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Niger 2017 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Niger 2018 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Niger 2020 Phase 1 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Niger 2022 Phase 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Niger 2023 Phase 3 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Nigeria 2014 (Kaduna) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Nigeria 2014 (Lagos) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Nigeria 2015 (Kaduna) Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Nigeria 2015 (Lagos) Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Nigeria 2016 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Nigeria 2017 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Nigeria 2017 (Oyo) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Nigeria 2018 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Nigeria 2019 (Kano) Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Nigeria 2019 (Lagos) Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Nigeria (Lagos) 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Nigeria (Kano) 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Nigeria (Kano) 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Nigeria (Lagos) 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Uganda 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Uganda 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Uganda 2015 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Uganda 2016 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Uganda 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Uganda 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Uganda 2019 Female and Household (R6 Follow up): Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Uganda 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
- Uganda 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have used a contraceptive method in the past 12 months.
- Uganda 2022 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who are currently using a contraceptive method.
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