PREGTERMCMC_AF (V231_AF) is a 4-digit numeric variable.

9996 = Inconsistent
9997 = Don't know
9998 = Missing
9999 = NIU (not in universe)

Description

PREGTERMCMC_AF (V231_AF) reports the century month code of the respondent's last pregnancy termination, according to the Solar Hijri calendar. This variable is only available for the Afghan samples.

According to the DHS Recode Manuals, "The CMC date of termination is calculated from the preceding questions [on month and year of last pregnancy termination], or from the calendar, if possible, in cases where an exact date was not given for the date of last pregnancy termination."

For detailed discussion of the calculation and interpretation of century month codes, see DOBCMC (Respondent's date of birth, in century months).

Comparability

PREGTERMCMC_AF (V231_AF) has no comparability issues across Afghan samples.

All standard date variables in Afghanistan DHS samples are given in the Solar Hijri calendar. The Solar Hijri calendar year consists of 12 months of 29 to 31 days. The first 6 months (Hamal through Sonbola) each contain 31 days, the following 5 months (Mizan through Dalvae) each contain 30 days, and the last month (Hut) contains 29 days (30 in a leap year). The Solar Hijri calendar begins on the March equinox, which usually falls around March 21 in the Gregorian calendar. In general, the Solar Hijri calendar is 621 or 622 years behind the Gregorian calendar.

Comparability - Standard DHS

PREGTERMCMC_AF (V231_AF) is a standard recode variable in DHS data for Afghan samples for Phase 2 forward.

Universe