Codes and Frequencies
Description
For women who are not currently pregnant but have ever given birth, FPLCHDESIRE reports whether their last born child was wanted at the time they got pregnant, was wanted but at a later time, or was not wanted at all.
Users may also be interested in PGDESIRE. For women who are currently pregnant, this variable indicates whether their pregnancy was wanted at the time they got pregnant, was wanted but at a later time, or was not wanted at all.
The question associated with this variable was included in the female questionnaire.
Comparability
Some samples refer to the woman's "last birth", while others refer to her "last live birth". See the Questionnaire text tab for details.
The variable universe differs across samples. See the Universe tab for more details.
Comparability with IPUMS-DHS
FPLCHDESIRE in IPUMS-PMA is similar to the variable FPLCHDESIRE in IPUMS-DHS. There may be differences in questionnaire text or the variable's universe; see the Survey Text and Universe Tab of the IPUMS-DHS variable for more information.
Universe
- Burkina Faso 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Burkina Faso 2015 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Burkina Faso 2016 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Burkina Faso 2016 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Burkina Faso 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Burkina Faso 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Burkina Faso 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Burkina Faso 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Burkina Faso 2022 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2013 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2019 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2019 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2017 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2018 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Cote D'Ivoire 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Ethiopia 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Ethiopia 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Ethiopia 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Ethiopia 2016 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Ethiopia 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Ethiopia 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Ethiopia 2019 PMAET Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have given birth in the past 2 years.
- Ghana 2013 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Ghana 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Ghana 2014 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Ghana 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Ghana 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Ghana 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- India 2016 (Rajasthan) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- India 2017 (Rajasthan) Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- India 2017 (Rajasthan) Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- India 2018 (Rajasthan) Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- India 2020 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- India 2021 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Indonesia 2015 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Indonesia 2016 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Kenya 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Kenya 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Kenya 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Kenya 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Kenya 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Kenya 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Kenya 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Kenya 2019 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who have had more than one birth event and are not currently pregnant, or who are currently pregnant and have given birth before.
- Kenya 2020 Female and Household: Women aged 15-49 who have had more than one birth event and are not currently pregnant, or who are currently pregnant and have given birth before.
- Kenya 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Niger 2015 (Niamey) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Niger 2016 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Niger 2016 (Niamey) Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Niger 2017 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Niger 2018 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Niger 2020 Phase 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Niger 2022 Phase 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria 2014 (Kaduna) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria 2014 (Lagos) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria 2015 (Kaduna) Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria 2015 (Lagos) Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria 2016 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria 2017 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria 2017 (Oyo) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria 2018 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria 2019 (Kano) Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria 2019 (Lagos) Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria (Kano) 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria (Lagos) 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria (Kano) 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Nigeria (Lagos) 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Uganda 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Uganda 2015 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Uganda 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Uganda 2016 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Uganda 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Uganda 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
- Uganda 2019 Female and Household (R6 Follow up): Women aged 15-49 who had been pregnant at least once in the past 2 years.
- Uganda 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth and are not currently pregnant.
Availability
- Burkina Faso: 2014-2018, 2020-2022
- Congo (Democratic Republic): 2013-2021
- Cote d'Ivoire: 2017-2018, 2020-2021
- Ethiopia: 2014-2019
- Ghana: 2013-2017
- India: 2016-2018, 2020-2021
- Indonesia: 2015-2016
- Kenya: 2014-2021
- Niger: 2015-2018, 2020, 2022
- Nigeria: 2014-2021
- Uganda: 2014-2020
