IPUMS DHS: descr: DVBFEVER

IPUMS DHS

Demographic and Health Surveys

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DVBFEVER (DVBFEVER)

Has had a boyfriend

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DVBFEVER indicates whether the respondent has ever had a boyfriend.

Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, DVBFEVER has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

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

South Africa 2016: Women age 18-49 who were selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module and have never been married and lived with a partner, and who did not previously report having a boyfriend.

South Africa: 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W