Description

FPNEWSHR (V384C) indicates whether the female respondent has recently seen family planning messages in a newspaper or magazine.

Comparability — Index

Comparability

Along with slight universe differences, variations in question wording for FPNEWSHR (V384C) potentially limit comparability.
Most commonly, the question was "In the last few months have you heard about family planning in a newspaper or magazine?" and the exact time-frame is not specified. However, some samples refer to a specific number of months. For example, some samples ask about family planning messages in the last six or three months.
It is probable that varying time intervals could lead to variation in the frequency of responses. Researchers interested in using FPNEWSHR (V384C) should take the reference period into consideration when comparing across samples. See Survey Text.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FPNEWSHR (V384C) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase III forward.

The 1997 Jordan questionnaire first asks whether the respondent has heard about family planning in a newspaper or magazine in the past six months. This is followed by an open-ended question about where the woman receives information about family planning, with "print materials (newspapers, posters, etc.)" listed as a response category. The responses to these two questions are consolidated in FPNEWSHR to maximize comparability.
The 2002, and 2007 Jordan surveys ask whether the respondent has heard about family planning in a newspaper or magazine in the past six months. The 2012 and 2017 Jordan surveys ask whether the respondent has heard about family planning in a newspaper or magazine in the past few months.

Universe