Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS5) 2016
Fifth round

Nigeria, 2016 - 2017

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NGA-NBS-MICS5-2016-v01

Producer(s)

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),

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Relationship to last sexual partner (SB5)

Data file: INDIVIDUAL WOMEN MODULE

Overview

Valid: 26877

Invalid: 9299

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 326

End: 326

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What was your relationship to this person with whom you last had sexual intercourse?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Husband	22602	84.1%
2	Cohabiting partner	1194	4.4%
3	Boyfriend	2783	10.4%
4	Casual acquaintance	121	0.5%
6	Other	35	0.1%
9	Missing	142	0.5%
Sysmiss		9299

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.

Interviewer instructions

Check for the presence of others. Before continuing, ensure privacy.

Question post text

Probe to ensure that the response refers to the relationship at the time of sexual intercourse
If “boyfriend”, then ask:
Were you living together as if married?
If “yes”, circle “2”. If “no”, circle”3”.

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