Demographic and Health Survey - 1993
Sri Lanka, 1993
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Reference ID
LKA-DCS-DHS-1993-v1.0
Producer(s)
Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Metadata
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Jan 05, 2023
Last modified
Jul 28, 2023
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- Data files
- DHS93_HH
- DHS93_Person
- DHS93_Women
- DHS93_Child
Which Method Obtained (Q324)
Data file: DHS93_Women
Overview
Valid:
247
Invalid:
6831
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
12
Mean:
4.757
Standard deviation:
3.096
Type:
Continuous
Decimal:
0
Start:
497
End:
498
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 12
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pill | 61 |
24.7%
|
| 2 | IUD | 12 |
4.9%
|
| 3 | Injections | 53 |
21.5%
|
| 4 | Diaphragm/foam/jelly | 0 |
0%
|
| 5 | Condom | 9 |
3.6%
|
| 6 | Female sterilization | 15 |
6.1%
|
| 7 | Male sterilization | 0 |
0%
|
| 8 | Safe period | 89 |
36%
|
| 9 | Withdrawal | 4 |
1.6%
|
| 10 | Norplant | 0 |
0%
|
| 11 | Other | 0 |
0%
|
| 12 | Prolonged Abstinance | 4 |
1.6%
|
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.