IPUMS DHS: descr: DV1SEXACTLT15

IPUMS DHS

Demographic and Health Surveys

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DV1SEXACTLT15 (DV1SEXACTLT15)

Forced to have sexual intercourse before age 15

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DV1SEXACTLT15 indicates whether the respondent was under 15 the first time she was forced to have sexual intercourse.

DV1SEXACTLT15 has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

DV1SEXACTLT15 is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire or domestic violence module.

South Africa 1998: Women age 15-49 who have been physically forced or persuaded to have sexual intercourse against their will.

South Africa: 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B