Description

For women who are not currently using a contraceptive method, FPNONBD3 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, they reported a public district hospital as a source of family planning. This response category is country-specific to Bangladesh.

Some samples in the "FPNON" series include multiple categories that can be consolidated into a single broad response. IPUMS-DHS uses supplemental programming to combine these responses in a standard variable, while also preserving the separate responses in country-specific variables.

FPNONBD3 is combined with FPNONBD2 (specialized government hospital) and FPNONBD1 (public medical college hospital) in FPNONPUBHOS (all public hospitals) for the 2011 Bangladesh sample. Additionally, FPNONBD3 is combined with FPNONBD1 in FPNONPUBHOS for the 2014 Bangladesh sample.

IPUMS-DHS users interested in using FPNONBD3 are encouraged to review FPNONPUBHOS for a more comprehensive response category.

Comparability

Apart from slight universe differences, FPNONBD3 has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

An open-ended question about where family planning can be obtained for women not currently using a method is included in Phase IV forward of the standard DHS questionnaire.

Although FPNONBD3 is a country-specific response, it is combined with other responses in FPNONPUBHOS, a standard variable that encompasses all public hospitals as sources of family planning. IPUMS-DHS users are encouraged to review the Description tab of FPNONBD3 or the Comparability tab of FPNONPUBHOS for more information on the specific categories combined for Bangladesh 2011 and 2014.

Universe