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PREFTIMECHVAL
How long to wait - value if months or years
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This is a 4-digit variable that represents how long the woman would like to wait before the birth of a/another child in months or years, except for the following codes:

9000 = Logical edit - missing
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

PREFTIMECHVAL reports the amount of time a woman would like to wait before the birth of a/another child. Values are reported in months or years. The variable must be used in combination with PREFTIMECH to determine the unit of measurement.

Enumerators were instructed to code the total number of months or years the woman would like to wait until a/another birth. However, in some samples, a select number of enumerators recorded specific years, e.g. 2017. We believe these cases were intended to represent the year in which the woman would like her next birth to occur. IPUMS-PMA previously recoded these cases to "Logical edit - missing." These cases now have been recoded by subtracting the year of the interview from the recorded response to estimate how long the women would like to wait until a/another birth.

There are some cases of valid values in PREFTIMECHVAL that do not correspond with either months or years in PREFTIMECH. These values occur in the original data and have not been edited by IPUMS.

The question associated with this variable was included in the female questionnaire and the maternal and newborn health baseline survey.

Comparability

Apart from slight universe differences, there are no comparability issues.

Comparability with IPUMS-DHS

PREFTIMECHVAL, together with PREFTIMECH, can be used to create a variable similar to PREFTIMECH 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 are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Burkina Faso 2015 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Burkina Faso 2016 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Burkina Faso 2016 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Burkina Faso 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Burkina Faso 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Burkina Faso 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Burkina Faso 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Burkina Faso 2022 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2013 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2019 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2019 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kongo Central) 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Congo Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Cote D'Ivoire 2017 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Cote D'Ivoire 2018 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Cote D'Ivoire 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Cote D'Ivoire 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Cote D'Ivoire 2022 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ethiopia 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ethiopia 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ethiopia 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ethiopia 2016 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ethiopia 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ethiopia 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ethiopia 2019 PMAET Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ethiopia 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ghana 2013 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ghana 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ghana 2014 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ghana 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ghana 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Ghana 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • India 2016 (Rajasthan) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • India 2017 (Rajasthan) Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • India 2017 (Rajasthan) Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • India 2018 (Rajasthan) Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • India 2020 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • India 2021 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • India 2022 (Rajasthan) Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Indonesia 2015 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Indonesia 2016 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Kenya 2014 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Kenya 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Kenya 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Kenya 2015 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Kenya 2016 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Kenya 2017 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Kenya 2018 Round 7 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Kenya 2019 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Kenya 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Kenya 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Niger 2015 (Niamey) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Niger 2016 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Niger 2016 (Niamey) Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Niger 2017 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Niger 2018 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Niger 2020 Phase 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Niger 2022 Phase 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Niger 2023 Phase 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria 2014 (Kaduna) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria 2014 (Lagos) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria 2015 (Kaduna) Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria 2015 (Lagos) Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria 2016 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria 2017 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria 2017 (Oyo) Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria 2018 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria 2019 (Kano) Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria 2019 (Lagos) Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria (Lagos) 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria (Kano) 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria (Kano) 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Nigeria (Lagos) 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Uganda 2014 Round 1 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Uganda 2015 Round 3 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Uganda 2015 Round 2 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Uganda 2016 Round 4 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Uganda 2017 Round 5 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Uganda 2018 Round 6 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Uganda 2019 Female and Household (R6 Follow up): Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Uganda 2020 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Uganda 2021 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.
  • Uganda 2022 Female and Household: Women age 15-49 who are able to get pregnant and would like to have a/another children.

Availability

  • Burkina Faso: 2014-2018, 2020-2022
  • Congo (Democratic Republic): 2013-2021
  • Cote d'Ivoire: 2017-2018, 2020-2022
  • Ethiopia: 2014-2019, 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