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Mongolia - RHS 1998

Reference ID	MNG-NSO-EN-RHS-1998-v1.0
Year	1998
Country	Mongolia
Producer(s)	National Statistical Office of Mongolia
Sponsor(s)	United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA - Sponsor and technical assistance
Collection(s)	Reproductive Health Survey
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Variable Group: Woman's characteristics

Variables

Name	Label	Question
RESPNO	Woman Line Number
Q101	Year of Birth	In what month and year were you born?
Q101A	Month of Birth	In what month and year were you born?
Q102	Age	How old are you?
Q103	Years Lived Here	How long have you been living continuosly in (NAME OF CURRENT PLACE OF RESIDENCE)?
Q104	Previous Place of Residence	Just before you moved here,did you live in a city, in an aimag center, in a som or in the countryside?
Q105	Ever Attended School	Have you ever attended school?
Q106	Level of Education	What was the highest level of school you completed?
Q107	Read/Write	Can you read and understand a letter or newspaper easily, with difficulty, or not at all?
Q109	Currently Attending School	Are you currently attending school?
Q110	Reason for not Attending School	What was the main reason you stopped attending school?
Q111A	Read a Newspaper at List once a Week	Do you usually read a newspaper at list once a week?
Q111B	Listen to Radio at Least once a Week	Do you usually listen to the radio at least once a week?
Q111C	Watch TV at Least once a Week	Do you usually watch TV at least once a week?
Q112	Religion	What is your religion?
Q200	Ever Given Birth	Have you ever given birth?
Q201	Any Children Living With You	Do you have any sons or daughters who are living with you?
Q202A	Number of Sons at Home	How many sons live with you?
Q202B	Number of Daughters at Home	How many daughters live with you?
Q203	Any Children Living Elsewhere	Do you have any sons or daughters to whom you have given birth and how are not living with you?
Q204A	Number of Sons Living Away from Home	How many sons are alive but not living with you?
Q204B	Number of Daughters Living Away from Home	How many daughters are alive but do not live with you?
Q205	Any Child Born Alive but Later Died	Have you ever given birth to a boy or a girl who was born alive but later died?
Q206A	Number of Sons Died	In all, how many boys have died?
Q206B	Number of Daughters Died	In all, how many daughters have died?
Q207	Total Number of Children
Q220	Number of Births Since January, 1990
Q221	Currently Pregnant	Are you pregnant now?
Q222	Duration of Pregnancy in Months	How many months are you pregnant?
Q223	Want to Become Pregnant	At the time you became pregnant, did you want to become pregnant then, did you want to wait until later, or did you not want to become pregnant at all?
Q224	Age at First Menstrual	At what age did your first menstrual period start?
Q225	Source of Knowledge of Mensturation	Before having your first menstrual period, from whom did you learn about mensturation?
Q226	Is there Certain Times Woman Get Pregnant	Between the first day of a woman's period and the first day of her next period, are there certain times when she has greater chance of becoming pregnant?
Q227	When Women have Greater Chance to Become Pregnant	During which times of the monthly cycle does a woman have the greatest chance of becoming pregnant?
Q228A	When Last Period Started: Code	When did your last menstual period start?
Q228B	Last Menstrual Period	Last Menstrual Period?
WSECT06_GROUP$01	Item created from ISSA Group	401.Which ways or methods have you heard about? -PILL 'Women can take a pill every day' 402.Have you ever heard of (Method)? -spontaneous yes -probed yes -no 403.Have you ever used (Method)? -yes -no
WSECT06_GROUP$02	Item created from ISSA Group	401.Which ways or methods have you heard about? -IUD 'Women can have a loop or coil placed inside them by a doctor or nurse' 402.Have you ever heard of (Method)? -spontaneous yes -probed yes -no 403.Have you ever used (Method)? -yes -no
WSECT06_GROUP$03	Item created from ISSA Group	401.Which ways or methods have you heard about? -INJECTIONS 'Woman can have an injection by doctor or nurse which stops them from becoming pregnant for 1,2, or 3 months' 402.Have you ever heard of (Method)? -spontaneous yes -probed yes -no 403.Have you ever used (Method)? -yes -no
WSECT06_GROUP$04	Item created from ISSA Group	401.Which ways or methods have you heard about? -NORPLANT/IMPANT 'Women can get 6 rods under the skin in the upper arm to prevent pregnancy' 402.Have you ever heard of (Method)? -spontaneous yes -probed yes -no 403.Have you ever used (Method)? -yes -no
WSECT06_GROUP$05	Item created from ISSA Group	401.Which ways or methods have you heard about? -DIAPHRAGM/FOAM/JELLY 'Women can place a tissue or a diaphragm or cream in the vagina before intercourse' 402.Have you ever heard of (Method)? -spontaneous yes -probed yes -no 403.Have you ever used (Method)? -yes -no
WSECT06_GROUP$06	Item created from ISSA Group	401.Which ways or methods have you heard about? -CONDOM 'Men can use a rubber sheath during sexual intercourse' 402.Have you ever heard of (Method)? -spontaneous yes -probed yes -no 403.Have you ever used (Method)? -yes -no
WSECT06_GROUP$07	Item created from ISSA Group	401.Which ways or methods have you heard about? -FEMALE STERILIZATION 'Women can have an operation to avoid having any more children' 402.Have you ever heard of (Method)? -spontaneous yes -probed yes -no 403.Have you ever used (Method)? -yes -no
WSECT06_GROUP$08	Item created from ISSA Group	401.Which ways or methods have you heard about? -MALE STERILIZATION 'Men can have an operation to avoid having any more children' 402.Have you ever heard of (Method)? -spontaneous yes -probed yes -no 403.Have you ever used (Method)? -yes -no
WSECT06_GROUP$09	Item created from ISSA Group	401.Which ways or methods have you heard about? -PERIODIC ABSTINENCE/CALENDAR SYSTEM 'Couples can avoid having sexual intercourse on certain days of the month when the women is more likely to become pregnent' 402.Have you ever heard of (Method)? -spontaneous yes -probed yes -no 403.Have you ever used (Method)? -yes -no
WSECT06_GROUP$10	Item created from ISSA Group	401.Which ways or methods have you heard about? -WITHDRAWAL 'Men can be careful and pull out before climax' 402.Have you ever heard of (Method)? -spontaneous yes -probed yes -no 403.Have you ever used (Method)? -yes -no
WSECT06_GROUP$11	Item created from ISSA Group	401.Which ways or methods have you heard about? -Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men use to avoid pregnancy? 402.Have you ever heard of (Method)? -spontaneous yes -specify -no 403.Have you ever used (Method)? -yes -no
WSECT06_GROUP$12	Item created from ISSA Group	401.Which ways or methods have you heard about? -Have you heard of any other ways or methods that women or men use to avoid pregnancy? 402.Have you ever heard of (Method)? -spontaneous yes -specify -no 403.Have you ever used (Method)? -yes -no
Q405	Ever Used Any Method	Have you ever used anything or tried in any way to delay or avoid getting pregnant? What have you used or done ?
Q406	First Method Used	What is the first thing you ever did or method you ever used to delay or aviod getting pregnant?
Q407	Number of Children Before the first Method Used	How many living children did you have at that time,if any?
Q408	Age at Using First Method	What was your age when you first started using any method?
Q409B	Curently Using Any Method	Are you using any method now?
Q410	Current Method Being Used	Which method are you using?
Q411	Months Current Method Being Used	For how many months have you been using this (METHOD)continuously?
Q412Y	Year of Sterilization	In what year was the sterilization?
Q412M	Month of Sterilization	In what month was the sterilization?
Q414	Any Cost to Obtain the Method	Is there service fee or purchase cost to obtain the method?
Q414B	Cost of Method	How much does it cost ( for one time )?
Q415	Source of the method	From whom did you get it the last time?
Q416	Any Problem Using the Method	Do you have any problem with the method you are using now?
Q417	Main Problem Using the Method	What is the main problem?
Q418	Last Method Used (Before the Current Method)	What was the last method you used before the present method?
Q419	Reason to Change the Method	Why did you change the method?
Q420	Intend to Use Any Method	Do you intend to use one of the methods in the future?
Q421	Method to be Used	Which method do you wish to use?
Q422	Reason not to Intend to Use	What is the main reason you do not intend to use a method?
Q424	Approve Female Sterilization	Do you approve of a woman having a sterilization operation, or do you disapprove, or doesn't it matter to you?
Q425	Reason for Disapproving Female Sterilization	Why do you disapprove?
Q427	Approve Male Sterilization	Do you approve of a man having a vasectomy, or do you disapprove, or doesn't it matter to you?
Q428	Reason for Disapproving Male Sterilization	Why do you disapprove?
Q500	Current Marital Status	Are you currently married or living together with a man, or are you single , or separated, divorced, or widowed ?
Q501	Number of Marriage	Have you been married or lived with a man only once, or more than once?
Q502Y	Year of First Marriage	In what year did you start living with your husband/parther?
Q502M	Month of First Marriage	In what month did you start living with your husband/parther?
Q503	Age at First Marriage	How old were you when you started living with him?
Q504	Age at First Sexual Relation	At what age did you first have sexual relations if ever?
Q506A	Last Sexual Intercourse : Code	When was the last time you had sexual intercourse? Code:
Q506B	Last Sexual Intercourse	When was the last time you had sexual intercourse?
Q601	Wants More Children	When not pregnant orunsure : Would you like to have (a/another) child or would prefer not to have any (more) children? When pregnant:After the child you are expecting, would you like to have another child or would you prefer not have any more children?
Q602	Number of Additional Children Wanted	How many (more) children do you want?
Q603	Reason for More Children	What is the main reason you want (more) children?
Q604A	When You Want Next Child (code)	Not pregnant,insure: How long would you like to wait from now before the birth of (a/another) child? Pregnant: How long would you like to wait after the birth of the child you are expecting before the birth of another child?
Q604B	When You Want Next Child	Not pregnant,insure: How long would you like to wait from now before the birth of (a/another) child? Pregnant: How long would you like to wait after the birth of the child you are expecting before the birth of another child?
Q605	Reason not to Want Another Child	What is the main reason you don't want another child?
Q606	Ideal Number of Children	Has living children: If you could go back to the time when you had no children and could choose exactly the number of children to have in your whole life, how many would that be? No living children: If you could choose exactly the number of children to have in your whole life, how many would that be?
Q607	Approve Use of Method	Do you approve or disapprove of couples using a method to avoid pregnancy?
Q608A	Family Planning Message: Radio	In the last month, have you heard or seen a message about family planning on:the radio?
Q608B	Family Planning Message : TV	In the last month, have you heard or seen a message about family planning on:the television?
Q608C	Family Planning Message: Newspaper/Magazine	In the last month, have you heard or seen a message about family planning on: newspaper or magazine?
Q608D	Family Planning Message: Poster/Billboard	In the last month, have you heard or seen a message about family planning on: a poster or billboard?
Q609	Discussed Family Planning with Any One	In the last few months have you discussed family planning with your friends, neighbors, or relatives?
Q610	With Whom Family Planning Discussed	With whom did you discuss ? With anyone else?
Q612	Husband's Attitude about Family Planning	Do you think your husband/partner approves or disapproves of couples using a method to avoid pregnancy?
Q613A	Disccused Number of Children Wanted With Husband/Partner	Have you and your husband/partner ever discussed the number of children you would like to have?
Q613B	Husband Wants Same Number of Children	Do you think your husband/partner wants the same number of children that you want, or does he want more or fewer than you want?
Q614	Not Want to Become Pregnant	In the past, have you ever become pregnant when you did not want to be?
Q615Y	Year of the Last Unwanted Pregnancy	When was the last time that you became pregnant when you did not want to be? YEAR ?
Q615M	Month of the Last Unwanted Pregnancy	When was the last time that you became pregnant when you did not want to be? Month?
Q616	Result of Unwanted Pregnancy	On this occasion, what did you do about it?
Q617	Methods of Abortion	How did you do it ?
Q618	Who Did Abortion	Who helped you?
Q619	Any Health Problem after Abortion	As a result of (stopping/attempting to stop) the pregnancy, did you have any health problems which required medical attention?
Q620	Were You Hospitalized	Was it necessary for you to be hospitalized?
Q701	Age of Husband/Partner	How old was your husband/partner on his last birthday?
Q702	Husband/Partner Ever Attended School	Did your (last) husband/partner ever attend school?
Q703	Husband's/Partner's Level of Education	What was the highest level of school he completed ?
Q704A	Husband's/Partner's Occupation	What is/was your husband/partner's usual occupation? That is, what kind of work does/did he mainly do?
Q704C	Husband/Partner Currently Employed	Is your husband/partner employed now, or is he unemployed?
Q704D	Husband's/Partner's Economic Sector	In which sector of the economy does he work?
Q705	Husband/Partner Smoke Cigarettes	Does your husband/partner smoke cigarettes ?
Q706	Currently Working	Aside from your own housework, are you currently working?
Q707	Currently Doing any Job	Are you currently doing any of these things or any other work?
Q708	Any Work in Last 12 Months	Have you done any work in the last 12 months?
Q709A	Occupation	What is your occupation, that is, what kind of work do you mainly do?
Q709B	Economic Sector	In which sector of the economy do you work?
Q710	Worked Throughout the Year	Do you usually work throughout the year, or do you work seasonally, or only once in a while?
Q711	Total Number of Months Worked in the Last 12 Months	During the last 12 months, how many months did you work?
Q712	Toatl Number of Days Worked in a Week	During the last 12 months, how many days a week did you usually work (in the months that you worked)?
Q713	Total Number of Days Worked in the Last 12 Months	During the last 12 months, approximately how many days did you work?
Q714	Earned Cash	Do you earn cash for your work?
Q715	Earned Suitable Amount	Do you think it is a suitable amount or not?
Q716	Who Decide how to Spent the Money Earned	Currently married/ living with a man: Who mainly decides how the money you earn will be used: you, your husband/ partner, you and your husband jointly, or someone else? Not in a union: Who mainly decides how the money you earn will be used: you, someone else, or you and someone else jointly?
Q717	Smoke Cigarettes	Do you smoke cigarettes ?
Q718	Age at Started Smoking	At what age did you start smoking?
Q800	Heard of AIDS	Have you ever heard of an illness called AIDS?
Q801	Sources of AIDS Information	From which sources of information have you learned most about AIDS? Any other sources?
Q802	Can AIDS be Avoided	Is there anything a person can do to avoid getting AIDS or the virus that causes AIDS?
Q803	How to Avoid AIDS	What can a person do? Any other ways?
Q804	Can Healthy-looking Person have AIDS	Is it possible for a healthy-looking person to have the AIDS virus?
Q805	Can Person with AIDS dies	Do you think that persons with AIDS almost never die from the disease, sometimes die, or almost always die from the disease?
Q806	Chances to Get AIDS	Do you think your chances of getting AIDS are small, moderate, great or no risk at all?
Q807	AIDS Changed Your Sexual Behavior	Has your knowledge of AIDS influenced or changed your decisions about having sex or your sexual behavior?
HUSQUEST	Husband Interviewed	Husband Interview attempted?