IPUMS DHS: descr: FPABORTDK

IPUMS DHS

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FPABORTDK (FPABORTDK)

Reason women get abortions: Don't know

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FPABORTDK indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the respondent reported she does not know why women get abortions.

Apart from universe differences, FPABORTDK has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

FPABORTDK is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Senegal 1992: All women age 15-49.
Senegal 1997: Women age 15-49 who believe women get abortions sometimes, often, or very often.

Senegal: 1992-W, 1992-C, 1992-B, 1997-W, 1997-C, 1997-B