Variable mn12 : Ever breastfeed

Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 1-9
Valid case(s): 3957 (3956.7)
Invalid: 21606 (21069.3)
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 2

File: wm

Universe
Women aged 15-49 who gave birth to a child in the 2 years preceding the survey
Source of information
The eligible woman selected for interview

Categories

Value Category Cases weighted
1 Yes 3719 3719 94.0%
2 No 238 238 6.0%
9 Missing 0 0 0.0%
Sysmiss 21606 21069

Literal question
Did you ever breastfeed (name)?
Interviewer instructions
Breastfeeding is important for a child's health and because it prevents pregnancy during the period when the mother is breastfeeding. For this question, it does not matter how long the respondent breastfed the child, only whether or not she ever gave the child the breast, even if the baby died very young.

Circle the code corresponding to the response given. If the response is 'No' (she never breastfed the child), go to the next module.
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Generated: OCT-27-2008 using the IHSN Microdata Management Toolkit