Codes and Frequencies
Description
FPEMRGPUBFW indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a public fieldworker as the place where she acquired emergency contraception.
Some samples in the "FPEMRG" series include categories that can be consolidated into a single response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable while preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.
For example, a given sample might include multiple categories for different types of public fieldworkers that could be combined in FPEMRGPUBFW to create a more comprehensive response category. See Comparability for more information on the specific categories combined in this variable.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
FPEMRGPUBFW varies slightly in question wording. Most commonly, this response category is organized under the "Public Sector" header and is worded as "public fieldworker." Some countries diverge from this standard convention, and, in some cases, multiple categories were consolidated to form a single, more comprehensive response. Countries of particular interest are noted below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FPEMRGPUBFW is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in any phase of the standard DHS women's questionnaire.
Comparability — India [top]
In the 2019 India survey, under the "Public Sector" header, there are two separate categories for "accredited social health activist (ASHA)," and "other community-based worker." Because FPEMRGPUBFW focuses on all public fieldworkers, these two responses are consolidated in this variable to create a more comprehensive response category. For researchers interested in preserving these country-specific categories:
Universe
- India 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever had sex and used emergency contraception in the past year.
