Variable UN13U : Start of last menstrual period (unit)
Overview
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Type:
Discrete
Format: numeric Width: 1 Decimal(s): 0 Range: 1-9 |
Valid case(s): 5383
Invalid: 414 Minimum: 1 Maximum: 9 |
File: wm
Universe
Respondents who are either currently pregnant (CP1=1), or who are not pregnant but using female sterilization (CP1 <> 1 and CP3=A), or who did not answer 'never menstruated' in UN11 (UN11 <> C)
Source of information
Respondent
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Days ago | 1315 |  24.4%
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| 2 | Weeks ago | 2975 | 55.3%
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| 3 | Months ago | 822 | 15.3%
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| 4 | Years ago | 112 | 2.1%
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| 9 | Special | 159 | 3.0%
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| Sysmiss | 414 |
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.
Literal question
When did your last menstrual period start?
Interviewer instructions
Note that the answer can be given in months or years. Circle '1' if the response is in days, '2' if in weeks, '3' if in months, 4' if in years and record the answer in the appropriate spaces. If she says she is in menopause or has had hysterectomy, record 994. If the woman tells you she had her last menstrual period before her last birth, record '995'. If she says she has never menstruated, circle '996'.