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Samoa Demographic and Health Survey 2009

Samoa, 2009
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WSM-SBS-DHS-2009-v1
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Samoa Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health
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Data file: SamDHS09rcdWN

The file provides information related to women aged 15 - 49; their identification, respondent background, reproduction, contraception, pregnancy and post-natal care, child immunization health and woman's nutrition, fertility preferences, husbands background and woman's work, HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Other health issues.

Variables: 927

Variables

CASEID
Case Identification
V001
Cluster number (see SLINKID for file linking)
V000
Country code and phase
V002
Household number (see SLINKID for file linking)
V003
Respondent's line number
V004
Ultimate area unit
V005
Women's individual sample weight (6 decimals)
V006
Month of interview
V007
Year of interview
V008
Date of interview (CMC)
V009
Respondent's month of birth
V010
Respondent's year of birth
V011
Date of birth (CMC)
V012
Respondent's current age
V013
Age in 5-year groups
V014
Completeness of information
V015
Result of individual interview
V016
Day of interview
V017
CMC start of calendar
V018
Row of month of interview
V019
Length of calendar
V019A
Number of calendar columns
V020
Ever-married sample
V021
Primary sampling unit
V022
Sample stratum number
V023
Sample domain
V024
Region
V025
Type of place of residence
V026
De facto place of residence -NA
V027
Number of visits
V028
Interviewer identification
V029
Keyer identification
V030
Field supervisor
V031
Field editor
V032
Office editor
V033
Ultimate area selection probability (6 decimals)
V034
Line number of husband -NA
V040
Cluster altitude in meters -NA
V042
Household selected for hemoglobin -NA
V043
Selected for Women's Status -NA
V044
Selected for Domestic Violence -NA
V101
Region
V102
Type of place of residence
V103
Childhood place of residence -NA
V104
Years lived in place of residence
V105
Type of place of previous residence -NA (see S103/105/107)
V106
Highest educational level
V107
Highest year of education
V113
Source of drinking water
V115
Time to get to water source
V116
Type of toilet facility
V119
Household has: electricity
V120
Household has: radio
V121
Household has: television
V122
Household has: refrigerator
V123
Household has: bicycle
V124
Household has: motorcycle/scooter
V125
Household has: car/truck
V127
Main floor material
V128
Main wall material
V129
Main roof material
V130
Religion
V131
Ethnicity
V133
Education in single years
V134
De facto place of residence -NA
V135
Usual resident or visitor
V136
Number of household members (listed)
V137
Number of children 5 and under in household (de jure)
V138
Number of eligible women in household (de facto)
V139
De jure region of residence
V140
De jure type of place of residence
V141
De jure place of residence -NA
V149
Educational attainment
V150
Relationship to household head
V151
Sex of household head
V152
Age of household head
V153
Household has: telephone (land-line)
AWFACTT
All woman factor - total
AWFACTU
All woman factor - urban/rural
AWFACTR
All woman factor - regional
AWFACTE
All woman factor - educational
AWFACTW
All woman factor - wealth index
V155
Literacy - English (see S116)
V156
Ever participated in a literacy program outside of primary school
V157
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine
V158
Frequency of listening to radio
V159
Frequency of watching television
V160
Toilet facilities shared with other households
V161
Type of cooking fuel
V166
Result of salt test for iodine -NA
V167
Number of trips in last 12 months -NA
V168
Away for more than one month -NA
V190
Wealth index
V191
Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)
ML101
Type of mosquito bed net(s) -NA
V201
Total children ever born
V202
Sons at home
V203
Daughters at home
V204
Sons elsewhere
V205
Daughters elsewhere
V206
Sons who have died
V207
Daughters who have died
V208
Births in last five years
V209
Births in past year
V210
Births in month of interview
V211
Date of first birth (CMC)
V212
Age of respondent at 1st birth
V213
Currently pregnant
V214
Duration of current pregnancy
V215
Time since last menstrual period
V216
Menstruated in last six weeks
V217
Knowledge of ovulatory cycle
V218
Number of living children
V219
Living children + current pregnancy
V220
Living children + current pregnancy (grouped)
V221
Marriage to first birth interval -NA
V222
Last birth to interview (months)
V223
Completeness of current pregnancy information
V224
Entries in birth history
V225
Current pregnancy wanted
V226
Time since last period (computed, months)
V227
Flag for last period
V228
Ever had a terminated pregnancy
V229
Month pregnancy ended
V230
Year pregnancy ended
V231
CMC pregnancy ended
V232
Completeness of last termination information
V233
Months when pregnancy ended
V234
Other such pregnancies
V235
Index last child prior to calendar
V237
Birth between last and interview
V238
Births in last three years
V239
Pregnancies terminated before calendar beginning
V240
Month of last termination prior to calendar
V241
Year of last termination prior to calendar
V242
CMC termination ended prior to calendar
V243
Completeness of last termination date prior to calendar
V301
Knowledge of any method
V302
Ever use of any method
V304A$01
Type of method - Pill
V304A$02
Type of method - IUD
V304A$03
Type of method - Injections
V304A$04
Type of method - Diaphragm
V304A$05
Type of method - Condom
V304A$06
Type of method - Female Sterilization
V304A$07
Type of method - Male Sterilization
V304A$08
Type of method - Rhythm
V304A$09
Type of method - Withdrawal
V304A$10
Type of method - Other
V304A$11
Type of method - Norplant
V304A$12
Type of method - Abstinence
V304A$13
Type of method - Lactational Amenorrhea
V304A$14
Type of method - Female condom
V304A$15
Type of method - Foam and jelly
V304A$16
Type of method
V304A$17
Type of method - CS 1
V304A$18
Type of method - CS 2
V304A$19
Type of method - CS 3
V304A$20
Type of method - CS 4
V304$01
Knows method - Pill
V304$02
Knows method - IUD
V304$03
Knows method - Injections
V304$04
Knows method - Diaphragm
V304$05
Knows method - Condom
V304$06
Knows method - Female Sterilization
V304$07
Knows method - Male Sterilization
V304$08
Knows method - Rhythm
V304$09
Knows method - Withdrawal
V304$10
Knows method - Other
V304$11
Knows method - Norplant
V304$12
Knows method - Abstinence
V304$13
Knows method - Lactational Amenorrhea
V304$14
Knows method - Female condom
V304$15
Knows method - Foam and jelly
V304$16
Knows method
V304$17
Knows method - CS 1
V304$18
Knows method - CS 2
V304$19
Knows method - CS 3
V304$20
Knows method - CS 4
V305$01
Ever used method - Pill
V305$02
Ever used method - IUD
V305$03
Ever used method - Injections
V305$04
Ever used method - Diaphragm
V305$05
Ever used method - Condom
V305$06
Ever used method - Female Sterilization
V305$07
Ever used method - Male Sterilization
V305$08
Ever used method - Rhythm
V305$09
Ever used method - Withdrawal
V305$10
Ever used method - Other
V305$11
Ever used method - Norplant
V305$12
Ever used method - Abstinence
V305$13
Ever used method - Lactational Amenorrhea
V305$14
Ever used method - Female condom
V305$15
Ever used method - Foam and jelly
V305$16
Ever used method
V305$17
Ever used method - CS 1
V305$18
Ever used method - CS 2
V305$19
Ever used method - CS 3
V305$20
Ever used method - CS 4
V307$01
Method currently used - Pill
V307$02
Method currently used - IUD
V307$03
Method currently used - Injections
V307$04
Method currently used - Diaphragm
V307$05
Method currently used - Condom
V307$06
Method currently used - Female Sterilization
V307$07
Method currently used - Male Sterilization
V307$08
Method currently used - Rhythm
V307$09
Method currently used - Withdrawal
V307$10
Method currently used - Other
V307$11
Method currently used - Norplant
V307$12
Method currently used - Abstinence
V307$13
Method currently used - Lactational Amenorrhea
V307$14
Method currently used - Female condom
V307$15
Method currently used - Foam and jelly
V307$16
Method currently used
V307$17
Method currently used - CS 1
V307$18
Method currently used - CS 2
V307$19
Method currently used - CS 3
V307$20
Method currently used - CS 4
V310
Living children at first use
V311
Children at first use (grouped)
V312
Current contraceptive method
V313
Current use by method type
V315
Month of start of use of method
V316
Year of start of use of method
V317
Date of start of use of method (CMC)
V318
Completeness of information
V319
Years since sterilization
V320
Age at sterilization
V321
Marital duration at sterilization -NA
V322
Parity at sterilization
V323
Brand of pill used
V323A
Brand of condom used
V325A
Cost of current method (in Samoan Sene)
V326
Last source for current users
V327
Last source for users by type
V337
Months of use of current method
V359
Last method discontinued in last 5 years -NA
V360
Reason of last discontinuation -NA
V361
Pattern of use
V362
Intention to use
V363
Preferred future method
V364
Contraceptive use and intention
V367
Wanted last child
V372
Shown pill package
V372A
Shown condom package
V375A
Main reason not using a method -NA
V376
Main reason not to use a method
V376A
Would ever use method if married
V379
Source known for any method
V380
Source known for any method
V384A
Heard FP on radio last few months
V384B
Heard FP on TV last few months
V384C
Heard FP in newspaper last few months
V393
Visited by peer trainer last 12 months
V394
Visited health facility last 12 months
V395
At health facility, told of FP
V3A00A
Source of FP for non-users: government hospital
V3A00B
Source of FP for non-users: government health centre
V3A00C
Source of FP for non-users: family planning clinic
V3A00D
Source of FP for non-users: public mobile clinic -NA
V3A00E
Source of FP for non-users: public fieldworker -NA
V3A00F
Source of FP for non-users: public, CS 1 -NA
V3A00G
Source of FP for non-users: public, CS 2 -NA
V3A00H
Source of FP for non-users: public, CS 3 -NA
V3A00I
Source of FP for non-users: other public -NA
V3A00J
Source of FP for non-users: private medical centre
V3A00K
Source of FP for non-users: private pharmacy -NA
V3A00L
Source of FP for non-users: private doctor -NA
V3A00M
Source of FP for non-users: private mobile clinic -NA
V3A00N
Source of FP for non-users: peer trainer
V3A00O
Source of FP for non-users: private, CS 1 -NA
V3A00P
Source of FP for non-users: private, CS 2 -NA
V3A00Q
Source of FP for non-users: private, CS 3 -NA
V3A00R
Source of FP for non-users: other private -NA
V3A00S
Source of FP for non-users: shop -NA
V3A00T
Source of FP for non-users: friend/relative
V3A00U
Source of FP for non-users: hotel/night club
V3A00V
Source of FP for non-users: overseas
V3A00W
Source of FP for non-users: other private, CS -NA
V3A00X
Source of FP for non-users: other
V3A00Y
Source of FP for non-users: no source
V3A00Z
Source of FP for non-users: any source
V3A01
Told sterilization would mean no more children
V3A02
Told about side effects
V3A03
Told about side effects by health or FP worker
V3A04
Told how to deal with side effects
V3A05
Told about other FP methods
V3A06
Told about other FP methods by health or FP worker
V3A07
First source for current method
V3A08A
Reason not using: not married
V3A08B
Reason not using: not having sex
V3A08C
Reason not using: infrequent sex
V3A08D
Reason not using: menopausal/hysterectomy
V3A08E
Reason not using: subfecund/infecund
V3A08F
Reason not using: postpartum amenorrheic
V3A08G
Reason not using: breastfeeding
V3A08H
Reason not using: fatalistic
V3A08I
Reason not using: respondent opposed
V3A08J
Reason not using: husband/partner opposed
Total: 927
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