Codes and Frequencies
Description
FPEMRGPUBHC indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a public health center 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 health centers that could be combined in FPEMRGPUBHC 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
FPEMRGPUBHC varies slightly in question wording. Most commonly, this response category is organized under the "Public Sector" header and is worded as "public health center." 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
FPEMRGPUBHC 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 three separate categories for "urban health center," "primary health center," and "sub-center." Because FPEMRGPUBHC focuses on all public health centers, these three 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.
