Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
benin
06
|
camer
04
|
chad
04
|
condr
07
|
congo
05
|
eswat
06
|
ghana
08
|
guinea
05
|
kenya
03
|
kenya
08
|
lesoth
04
|
lesoth
09
|
liber
07
|
madag
08
|
malaw
04
|
Code | Label |
malaw
10
|
mali
06
|
moz
03
|
namib
06
|
nigera
03
|
nigera
08
|
seneg
05
|
sleone
08
|
tanz
04
|
ugand
06
|
zambia
07
|
zimbw
05
|
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| 1 | Younger | X | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | X | · | X | · | 1 | Younger | · | · | X | · | · | X | · | · | X | · | · | · |
| 2 | About the same | · | · | · | X | X | · | · | · | X | · | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | About the same | X | · | X | · | X | · | · | · | X | · | · | X |
| 3 | Less than 10 years older | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | · | · | X | X | X | X | X | X | 3 | Less than 10 years older | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 4 | 10 or more years older | X | X | X | X | X | · | · | · | · | · | X | X | X | X | · | 4 | 10 or more years older | · | X | X | · | X | X | · | X | · | · | · | · |
| 5 | Older, don't know difference | · | · | · | X | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | · | 5 | Older, don't know difference | · | · | · | · | · | X | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | Don't know | · | X | · | X | · | · | · | X | · | · | · | X | · | X | · | 7 | Don't know | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 | Missing | X | X | · | X | X | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | X | X | · | 8 | Missing | · | · | · | · | X | · | · | · | · | · | · | X |
| 9 | NIU (not in universe) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | NIU (not in universe) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Description
For young women who had intercourse in the last 12 months, SXPAR3YNGR (V821C) reports whether the woman's third most recent sexual partner was younger, about the same age, or older than she was.
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL Kenya |
Lesotho Malawi |
Mozambique Nigeria |
Comparability
Along with universe differences, there are question wording differences in SXPAR3YNGR (V821C), but the variable is largely comparable across samples. Most commonly, for women who knew their partner's age, the relative age was calculated by the DHS. For women who did not know their partner's age, the woman was asked whether the sexual partner was younger, about the same age, or older than her. If the partner was older, she was asked whether he was more or less than 10 years older. Surveys that depart from this format are discussed below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
SXPAR3YNGR (V821C) first appears in phase V of the Standard DHS. It is removed in phase VI.
Comparability — Kenya [top]
The Kenya 2003 survey did not ask the specific age of the sexual partner, but only asked whether the man was "younger, about the same age, or older than you?" If the respondent said the sexual partner was "older," she was asked a follow-up question about whether the partner was less than 10 years or more than 10 years older than her.
Comparability — Lesotho [top]
The 2004 Lesotho survey did not ask the specific age of the sexual partner, but only asked whether the man was "younger, about the same age, or older than you?" If the respondent said the sexual partner was "older," she was asked a follow-up question about whether the partner was less than 10 years or more than 10 years older than her.
Comparability — Malawi [top]
The Malawi 2004 survey did not ask the specific age of the sexual partner, but only asked whether the man was "younger, about the same age, or older than you?" If the respondent said the sexual partner was "older," she was asked a follow-up question about whether the partner was less than 10 years or more than 10 years older than her.
Comparability — Mozambique [top]
The Mozambique 2003 survey did not ask the specific age of the sexual partner, but only asked whether the man was "younger, about the same age, or older than you?" If the respondent said the sexual partner was "older," she was asked a follow-up question about whether the partner was less than 10 years or more than 10 years older than her.
Comparability — Nigeria [top]
The Nigeria 2003 survey did not ask the specific age of the sexual partner, but only asked whether the man was "younger, about the same age, or older than you?" If the respondent said the sexual partner was "older," she was asked a follow-up question about whether the partner was less than 10 years or more than 10 years older than her.
Universe
- Benin 2006: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-24 who have had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months, their 3rd most recent partner was not their husband/live-in partner, and they don't know the age of this partner.
- Chad 2004: Women age 15-24 who have had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months and their 3rd most recent partner was not their husband/live-in partner.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: Women age 15-24 who have had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months and their 3rd most recent partner was not their husband/live-in partner.
- Congo Brazzaville 2005: Women age 15-24 who have had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months and their 3rd most recent partner was not their husband/live-in partner.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Ghana 2008: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Guinea 2005: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Kenya 2003: Women age 15-19 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Kenya 2008: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Lesotho 2004: Women age 15-24 who have had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months and their 3rd most recent partner was not their husband/live-in partner.
- Lesotho 2009: Women age 15-49 who have had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Liberia 2007: Women age 15-24 who have had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months and their 3rd most recent partner was not their husband/live-in partner.
- Madagascar 2008: Women age 15-24 who have had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Malawi 2004: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Malawi 2010: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Mali 2006: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Mozambique 2003: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Namibia 2006: Women age 15-24 who have had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months and their 3rd most recent partner was not their husband/live-in partner.
- Nigeria 2003: Women age 15-19 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Senegal 2005: Women age 15-24 who have had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Sierra Leone 2008: Women age 15-24 who have had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months and their 3rd most recent partner was not their husband/live-in partner.
- Tanzania 2004: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Uganda 2006: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Zambia 2007: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
- Zimbabwe 2005: Women age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse with at least 3 partners in the last 12 months.
Survey Text
DON'T KNOW 98
535) Was this person older than you, younger than you, or about the same age as you?
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 537)
ABOUT THE SAME AGE 3 (GO TO 537)
DON'T KNOW 8 (GO TO 537)
536) Would you say this person was ten or more years older than you or less than ten years older than you?
LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLDER 2
OLDER, UNSURE HOW MUCH 3
DON'T KNOW 98
522K) Do you think he's more than 10 years older than you?
NO, LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLDER 2
OLDER, BUT DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE 3
YOUNGER THAN WOMAN 4
DON'T KNOW 8
NO, LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLDER 2
OLDER, UNSURE HOW MUCH 3
YOUNGER THAN WOMAN 4
DON'T KNOW 8
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 626)
ABOUT THE SAME AGE 3 (GO TO 626)
DON'T KNOW/DON'T REMEMBER 8 (GO TO 626)
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 537)
ABOUT THE SAME AGE 3 (GO TO 537)
DON'T KNOW 8 (GO TO 537)
YOUNGER 2
SAME AGE 3
DON'T KNOW 8
(2-8 GO TO 637)
DON'T KNOW 98
634. Is this person older than you, younger than you, or about the same age?
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 636)
SAME AGE 3 (GO TO 636)
DON'T KNOW 8 (GO TO 636)
635. Would you say this person is ten or more years older than you or less than ten years older than you?
LESS THAN THEN YEARS OLDER 2
OLDER, UNSURE HOW MUCH 3
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 636)
SAME AGE 3(GO TO 636)
DON'T KNOW 8(GO TO 636)
635 Would you say this person is ten or more years older than you or less than ten years older than you?
LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLDER 2
OLDER, UNSURE HOW MUCH 3
636 The last time you had sexual intercourse with this person, did you or this person drink alcohol?
NO 2(GO TO 638)
IF OLDER: Do you think he was less than 10 years older than you or 10 or more years older than you?
ABOUT THE SAME AGE 2
OLDER: LESS THAN 10 YEARS 3
OLDER: 10 YEARS OR MORE 4
OLDER: DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH 5
DOES NOT KNOW 8
DON'T KNOW 98
634 Is this person older than you, younger than you, or about the same age?
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 636)
SAME AGE 3(GO TO 636)
DON'T KNOW 8(GO TO 636)
635 Would you say this person is ten or more years older than you or less than ten years older than you?
LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLDER 2
OLDER, UNSURE HOW MUCH 3
IF OLDER: Do you think that he was less than 10 years older than you or 10 or more years older than you?
ABOUT SAME AGE 2
LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLDER 3
10 OR MORE YEARS OLDER 4
OLDER, DON'T KNOW DIFFERENCE 5
DON'T KNOW 8
DON'T KNOW 98
634) Is he older than you, younger than you, or about the same age?
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 636)
SAME AGE 3 (GO TO 636)
DON'T KNOW 8 (GO TO 636)
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 636)
SAME AGE 3(GO TO 636)
DON'T KNOW 8(GO TO 636)
IF OLDER: Do you think that he was less than 10 years older than you or 10 or more years older than you?
ABOUT SAME AGE 2
LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLDER 3
10 OR MORE YEARS OLDER 4
OLDER, DON'T KNOW DIFFERENCE 5
DON'T KNOW 8
DON'T KNOW 98
634 Is this person older than you, younger than you, or about the same age?
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 636)
SAME AGE 3(GO TO 636)
DON'T KNOW 8(GO TO 636)
635 Would you say this person is ten or more years older than you or less than ten years older than you?
LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLDER 2
OLDER, UNSURE HOW MUCH 3
DON'T KNOW 98
634 Is this person older than you, younger than you, or about the same age?
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 636)
SAME AGE 3(GO TO 636)
DON'T KNOW 8(GO TO 636)
635 Would you say this person is ten or more years older than you or less than ten years older than you?
LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLDER 2
OLDER, UNSURE HOW MUCH 3
IF OLDER: Do you think he was less or more than 10 years older?
ABOUT THE SAME AGE 2
LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLDER 3
MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLDER 4
OLDER, BUT AGE IS UNKNOWN 5
DOESN'T KNOW 8
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 636)
SAME AGE 3 (GO TO 636)
DON'T KNOW 8 (GO TO 636)
ABOUT THE SAME AGE 2
LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLDER 3
10 OR MORE YEARS OLDER 4
OLDER, DON'T KNOW DIFFERENCE 5
DON'T KNOW 8
DON'T KNOW 98
634 Is this person older than you, younger than you, or about the same age?
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 636)
SAME AGE 3(GO TO 636)
DON'T KNOW 8(GO TO 636)
635 Would you say this person is ten or more years older than you or less than ten years older than you?
LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLDER 2
OLDER, UNSURE HOW MUCH 3
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 526)
SAME AGE 3 (GO TO 526)
DOESN'T KNOW/DOESN'T REMEMBER 8 (GO TO 526)
YOUNGER 2
SAME AGE 3
DON'T KNOW 8 (2-8 GO TO 636)
COMPARE AND CORRECT 106 AND/OR 107 IF INCONSISTENT.
DON'T KNOW 98
524. Was this person older than you, younger than you, or about the same age as you?
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 526)
SAME AGE 3 (GO TO 526)
DON'T KNOW/DON'T REMEMBER 8 (GO TO 526)
525. Would you say this person was ten or more years older than you or less than ten years older than you?
LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLDER 2
OLDER, UNSURE HOW MUCH 3
DON'T KNOW 98
624 Was this person older than you, younger than you, or about the same age as you?
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 626)
ABOUT THE SAME AGE 3 (GO TO 626)
DON'T KNOW/DON'T REMEMBER 8 (GO TO 626)
625 Would you say this person was ten or more years older than you or less than ten years older than you?
LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLDER 2
OLDER, UNSURE HOW MUCH 3
DON'T KNOW 98
624 Was this person older than you, younger than you, or about the same age as you?
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 626)
ABOUT THE SAME AGE 3 (GO TO 626)
DON'T KNOW/DON'T REMEMBER 8 (GO TO 626)
625 Would you say this person was ten or more years older than you or less than ten years older than you?
LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLDER 2
OLDER, UNSURE HOW MUCH 3
DON'T KNOW 98
634 Is this person older than you, younger than you, or about the same age?
YOUNGER 2 (GO TO 636)
SAME AGE 3(GO TO 636)
DON'T KNOW 8(GO TO 636)
635 Would you say this person is ten or more years older than you or less than ten years older than you?
LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLDER 2
OLDER, UNSURE HOW MUCH 3