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Demographic and Health Survey - 1993

Sri Lanka, 1993
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Reference ID
LKA-DCS-DHS-1993-v1.0
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Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
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Obtained a method within last 12 Mths (Q323)

Data file: DHS93_Women

Overview

Valid: 2308
Invalid: 4770
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 2
Mean: 1.893
Standard deviation: 0.309
Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Start: 496
End: 496
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 2
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Have you obtained a method to avoid pregnency or sought advice about a method to avoid pregnancy in the last twelve months from a hospital, clinic, a doctor, or a fieldworker?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Yes 247
10.7%
2 No 2061
89.3%
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.
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