Samoa Demographic and Health Survey 2009
Samoa, 2009
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Reference ID
WSM-SBS-DHS-2009-v1
Producer(s)
Samoa Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health
Metadata
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May 20, 2025
Last modified
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- Data files
- QHSEC01
- QHSEC02
- QHSEC03
- SamDHS09rcdWN
Main reason not to use a method (V376)
Data file: SamDHS09rcdWN
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
393
End:
394
Width:
2
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 11 | Not married |
| 20 | FERTILITY-RELATED |
| 22 | Infrequent sex |
| 23 | Menopausal, hysterectomy |
| 24 | Subfecund, infecund |
| 26 | Wants more children |
| 30 | OPPOSITION TO USE |
| 31 | Respondent opposed |
| 32 | Husband opposed |
| 33 | Others opposed |
| 34 | Religious prohibition |
| 40 | LACK OF KNOWLEDGE |
| 41 | Knows no method |
| 42 | Knows no source |
| 50 | METHOD-RELATED |
| 51 | Health concerns |
| 52 | Fears side effects |
| 53 | Lack of access |
| 54 | Cost too much |
| 55 | Inconvenient to use |
| 56 | Interferes with body |
| 96 | Other |
| 98 | Don't know |
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.
Description
Definition
Reason the respondent does not intend to use a method of contraception in the future. The coding categories have changed in DHS III from those used in DHS II.
Universe
All women not currently using a contraceptive method and not intending to use a method in the future (V362 = 5).