Demographic and Health Survey, 2008
Fifth Round

Nigeria, 2008

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Reference ID

NGA-NPC-DHS-2008-v1.0

Producer(s)

National Population Commission (NPC)

Metadata

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Oct 18, 2010

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Dec 02, 2013

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Pattern of use (V361)

Data file: Woman

Overview

Valid: 33385

Invalid: 1211

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 310

End: 310

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 4

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Currently using	4403	13.2%
2	Used since last birth	1323	4%
3	Used before last birth	2672	8%
4	Never used	24987	74.8%
Sysmiss		1211

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

Universe

All eligible women

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

If currently using a method (V312 <> 0), then V361=1. Otherwise, if calendar shows usage, V361=2. If no calendar present or no calendar usage, ever use of a method (V302) is checked. If V302 > 0 then V361=3. Otherwise, V361=4.

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Demographic and Health Survey, 2008 Fifth Round