Codes and Frequencies
Description
FPNONGA3 indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question, the woman reported a National Social Security pharmacy as a source of family planning. This response category is country-specific to Gabon.
Comparability
Apart from universe differences, FPNONGA3 is largely comparable across samples.
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.
FPNONGA3 is combined with FPNONGA7 (public hospital pharmacy) and FPNONGA9 (Public dispensary) in FPNONPUBDRUG (all public pharmacies) for the 2000 Gabon survey.
FPNONGA3 is combined with FPNONGA9 (Public dispensary) in FPNONPUBDRUG (in all public pharmacies) for the 2012 Gabon survey.
IPUMS DHS users interested in using FPNONGA3 are encouraged to review FPNONPUBDRUG for a more comprehensive response category.
Comparability - Standard DHS
An open-ended question about where family planning can be obtained is included in Phase IV forward of the standard DHS questionnaire. FPNONGA3 records a country-specific response to this question.
Universe
- Gabon 2000: Women age 15-49 who know a source where they can obtain contraception.
- Gabon 2012: Women age 15-49 who are not currently using a method of contraception.