Codes and Frequencies
Description
FPTALKOTH (V630X) indicates whether the woman has recently discussed the practice of family planning with some "other" person. The meaning of "other" depends on the specific types of people mentioned in a given sample.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Along with slight universe differences, FPTALKOTH (V630X) differs across samples in question wording, which may reduce the variable's comparability.
Most commonly, the surveys asked, "In the last few months, have you discussed the practice of family planning with your friends, neighbors, or relatives?" If the woman said "yes," she was then asked, "With whom? Anyone else?" FPTALKOTH (V630X) captures whether the woman mentioned some "other" person in response to the open-ended question.
In the standard wording, the exact number of months is not specified, and the question refers to an ambiguous time interval. However, some samples refer to a specific number of months. For example, some samples ask about the discussion of family planning in the last 12 or 6 months.
Varying time intervals could lead to variation in the frequency of responses. Researchers interested in using FPTALKOTH (V630X) should take the reference period into consideration when comparing across samples. See Survey Text. Samples with additional comparability problems are discussed below.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FPTALKOTH (V630X) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phases III and IV.
Comparability — Egypt [top]
The 1988 Egyptian survey diverged from the standard question wording by asking, "Before you decided to use family planning for the first time, did you talk about whether you should use family planning with any of the following persons: anyone else?" Thus, this sample still deals with the woman's discussion of family planning with some other person, but this sample should be used with others cautiously due to the specific reference period.
Universe
- Bangladesh 1997: Ever-married women age 10-49.
- Benin 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Benin 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Benin 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Benin 2011: All women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Burkina Faso 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Cameroon 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Central African Republic 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Chad 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Comoros 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: All women age 15-49.
- Congo Brazzaville 2005: Women age 15-49 who discussed family planning with friends or relatives in the past few months.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Egypt 1988: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever used a method of family planning.
- Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2000: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: Women age 15-49 who discussed family planning with friends or relatives in the past 6 months.
- Ethiopia 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Guinea 1999: All women age 15-49.
- Guinea 2005: All women age 15-49.
- India 1998: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2002: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Lesotho 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Madagascar 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Malawi 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Mali 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Morocco 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 1997: All women age 15-49.
- Mozambique 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Namibia 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Nepal 1996: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Nepal 2001: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Niger 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Niger 2006: All women age 15-49.
- Nigeria 1999: All women age 10-49.
- Nigeria 2003: All women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2000: All women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Sao Tome 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2005: All women age 15-49.
- South Africa 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 2004: All women age 15-49.
- Togo 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Uganda 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 1996: All women age 15-49.
- Zambia 2001: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1994: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1999: All women age 15-49.
