Variable mn8a : Kind of delivery
Overview
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Type:
Continuous
Format: numeric Width: 1 Decimal(s): 0 Range: 1-9 |
Valid case(s): 6535
Invalid: 21029 Minimum: 1 Maximum: 2 |
File: wm
Universe
Women aged 15-49 who gave birth to a child in the 2 years preceding the survey
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | 1308 |  20.0%
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| 2 | No | 5227 | 80.0%
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| 9 | Missing | 0 | 0.0%
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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.
Literal question
Was (name) delivered by caesarian section?
Interviewer instructions
A caesarean section is the delivery of the baby by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus. If the respondent cannot remember how the baby was delivered circle '8' for don't know.