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TIMESINCESEX (V527)
Time since last intercourse
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Description

TIMESINCESEX (V527) reports how many days, weeks, months or years had passed since the woman had sexual intercourse with her most recent sexual partner.

Comparability — Index

GENERAL
Benin
Burkina Faso
 Cote d'Ivoire
Guinea
 Niger
Tanzania

Comparability

Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, TIMESINCESEX (V527) is largely comparable across samples. Only surveys with potential comparability issues are discussed below.

Comparability - Standard DHS

TIMESINCESEX (V527) first appears in phase II of the Standard DHS and is only asked of women who have ever had sex. In phase III, the response categories change to include "never," but in phase IV revert back to the original response categories. The universes, however, only include women who have ever had sex. The question is included and consistent in all subsequent phases of the DHS questionnaire.

Comparability — Benin [top]

The Benin 1996 survey specifically asks "When was the last time you had sexual intercourse with (your husband/the man with whom you live)?" This variable assumes that the last person the respondent had sex with was her husband/live-in partner.

Comparability — Burkina Faso [top]

The Burkina Faso 1998 survey specifically asks "When was the last time you had sexual intercourse with (your husband/the man with whom you live)?" This variable assumes that the last person the respondent had sex with was her husband/live-in partner.

Comparability — Cote d'Ivoire [top]

The Cote d'Ivoire 1998 survey specifically asks "When was the last time you had sexual intercourse with (your husband/the man with whom you live)?" This variable assumes that the last person the respondent had sex with was her husband/live-in partner.

Comparability — Guinea [top]

The Guinea 1999 survey specifically asks "When was the last time you had sexual intercourse with (your husband/the man with whom you live)?" This variable assumes that the last person the respondent had sex with was her husband/live-in partner.

Comparability — Niger [top]

The Niger 1998 survey specifically asks "When was the last time you had sexual intercourse with your husband/the man with whom you live?" This variable assumes that the last person the respondent had sex with was her husband/live-in partner.

Comparability — Tanzania [top]

The Uganda 1995 survey specifically asks "When was the last time you had sexual intercourse with your (husband or regular partner)?" This variable assumes that the last person the respondent had sex with was her husband/live-in partner.

Universe

  • Afghanistan 2015: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Angola 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Bangladesh 1994: Ever-married women age 10-49 who are currently married.
  • Bangladesh 2011: Ever-married women age 12-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Bangladesh 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Bangladesh 2018: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Benin 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Benin 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Benin 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Benin 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Benin 2017: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Burkina Faso 1993: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Burkina Faso 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Burkina Faso 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Burkina Faso 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Burundi 1987: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Burundi 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Burundi 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Cameroon 1991: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Cameroon 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Cameroon 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Cameroon 2018: Women age 15-64 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Central African Republic 1995: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Chad 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Chad 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Chad 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Comoros 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Comoros 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Congo Brazzaville 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Congo Brazzaville 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Cote d'Ivoire 1994: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Ethiopia 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Ethiopia 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse, in households selected for the men's survey.
  • Ethiopia 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Ethiopia 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Gabon 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Gabon 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Gambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Gambia 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Ghana 1988: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Ghana 1993: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Ghana 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Ghana 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Ghana 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Ghana 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Guinea 1999: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Guinea 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Guinea 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Guinea 2018: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • India 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • India 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse, in households selected for the state module.
  • India 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse, in households selected for the state module.
  • Jordan 2002: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2009: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Kenya 1989: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Kenya 1993: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Kenya 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Kenya 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse, in households selected for the long questionnaire.
  • Lesotho 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Lesotho 2009: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Lesotho 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Liberia 1986: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Liberia 2007: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Liberia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Liberia 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Madagascar 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Madagascar 1997: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Madagascar 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Madagascar 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Madagascar 2021: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Malawi 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Malawi 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Malawi 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Malawi 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Mali 1987: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Mali 1995: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Mali 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Mali 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Mali 2018: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Morocco 1992: Women age 15-49 who are currently married.
  • Mozambique 1997: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Mozambique 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Mozambique 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Myanmar 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Namibia 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Namibia 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Namibia 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Namibia 2013: Women age 15-64 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Nepal 1996: Ever-married women age 15-49 who are currently married and who have ever had intercourse.
  • Nepal 2001: Ever-married women age 15-49 who are currently married and who have ever had intercourse.
  • Nepal 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Nepal 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Nepal 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Niger 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Niger 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Niger 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Nigeria 1990: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Nigeria 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Nigeria 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Nigeria 2018: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Pakistan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49 who are currently married.
  • Pakistan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 who are currently married and who have ever had intercourse.
  • Rwanda 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Rwanda 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Rwanda 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Rwanda 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Rwanda 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Rwanda 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Sao Tome 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Senegal 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Senegal 1997: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Senegal 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Senegal 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Senegal 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Senegal 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Senegal 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Senegal 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Senegal 2017: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Sierra Leone 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Sierra Leone 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Sierra Leone 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • South Africa 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • South Africa 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Sri Lanka 1987: Ever-married women age 15-49 who are currently married.
  • Sudan 1989: Ever-married women age 15-49 who are currently married.
  • Tanzania 1991: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Tanzania 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Tanzania 1999: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Tanzania 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Tanzania 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Togo 1988: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Togo 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Togo 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Uganda 1988: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Uganda 1995: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Uganda 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Uganda 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Uganda 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Uganda 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Zambia 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Zambia 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Zambia 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Zambia 2007: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Zambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Zambia 2018: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Zimbabwe 1988: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Zimbabwe 1994: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Zimbabwe 1999: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Zimbabwe 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Zimbabwe 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Zimbabwe 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever had intercourse.
  • Afghanistan: 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-W
  • Angola: 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-W
  • Bangladesh: 1994-W, 1994-C, 1994-W, 1994-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
  • Benin: 1996-C, 1996-B, 1996-W, 2001-W, 2001-C, 2001-B, 2006-W, 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
  • Burkina Faso: 1993-C, 1993-B, 1993-W, 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2010-B, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-W
  • Burundi: 1987-W, 1987-C, 1987-B, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-C, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W, 2016-W
  • Cameroon: 1991-C, 1991-W, 1991-B, 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B, 2004-B, 2004-C, 2004-W, 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B
  • Central African Republic: 1995-W, 1995-C, 1995-B
  • Chad: 1996-W, 1996-C, 1996-B, 2004-W, 2004-C, 2004-B, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-B
  • Comoros: 1996-W, 1996-C, 1996-B, 2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-W
  • Congo (Democratic Republic): 2007-W, 2007-C, 2007-B, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B
  • Congo Brazzaville: 2005-W, 2005-C, 2005-B, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B
  • Cote d'Ivoire: 1994-W, 1994-C, 1994-B, 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B
  • Eswatini (Swaziland): 2006-W, 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W
  • Ethiopia: 2000-W, 2000-C, 2000-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
  • Gabon: 2000-W, 2000-C, 2000-B, 2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-B
  • Gambia: 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B
  • Ghana: 1988-W, 1988-C, 1988-B, 1993-W, 1993-B, 1993-C, 1998-C, 1998-B, 1998-W, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-W, 2008-C, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2014-C
  • Guinea: 1999-W, 1999-C, 1999-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
  • India: 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2005-W, 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B
  • Jordan: 2002-C, 2002-B, 2002-W, 2002-W, 2007-C, 2007-B, 2007-W, 2007-W, 2009-C, 2009-W, 2009-W, 2009-B, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
  • Kenya: 1989-C, 1989-W, 1989-B, 1993-W, 1993-C, 1993-B, 1998-W, 1998-B, 1998-C, 1998-W, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-W, 2008-C, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-W, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2014-C
  • Lesotho: 2004-C, 2004-B, 2004-W, 2009-W, 2009-C, 2009-B, 2009-W, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W
  • Liberia: 1986-W, 1986-C, 1986-B, 2007-W, 2007-B, 2007-C, 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2013-W, 2019-W, 2019-B, 2019-C, 2019-W
  • Madagascar: 1992-C, 1992-B, 1992-W, 1997-W, 1997-C, 1997-B, 2003-W, 2003-C, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2008-W, 2008-B, 2008-C, 2008-W, 2021-B, 2021-C, 2021-W
  • Malawi: 2000-W, 2000-W, 2000-B, 2000-C, 2004-B, 2004-W, 2004-W, 2004-C, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
  • Mali: 1987-W, 1987-C, 1987-B, 1995-W, 1995-B, 1995-C, 2001-C, 2001-B, 2001-W, 2001-W, 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
  • Morocco: 1992-W, 1992-C, 1992-B, 1992-W
  • Mozambique: 1997-W, 1997-C, 1997-B, 2003-W, 2003-W, 2003-B, 2003-C, 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2011-W
  • Myanmar: 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-W
  • Namibia: 1992-C, 1992-B, 1992-W, 2000-W, 2000-C, 2000-B, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2013-W
  • Nepal: 1996-C, 1996-W, 1996-B, 2001-W, 2001-B, 2001-C, 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
  • Niger: 1992-W, 1992-C, 1992-B, 1998-W, 1998-B, 1998-C, 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-W, 2012-W
  • Nigeria: 1990-C, 1990-W, 1990-B, 1999-W, 1999-C, 1999-B, 2003-W, 2003-C, 2003-B, 2008-W, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-C, 2013-W, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2018-W, 2018-B, 2018-C, 2018-W
  • Pakistan: 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2012-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
  • Rwanda: 1992-C, 1992-W, 1992-B, 2000-W, 2000-W, 2000-C, 2000-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-B, 2005-C, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-C, 2010-B, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2019-B, 2019-C, 2019-W
  • Sao Tome: 2008-W, 2008-C, 2008-B
  • Senegal: 1992-W, 1992-B, 1992-C, 1997-C, 1997-W, 1997-B, 2005-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2005-C, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-W, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-B, 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2016-W, 2017-W, 2017-B, 2017-C, 2017-W
  • Sierra Leone: 2008-C, 2008-B, 2008-W, 2008-W, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W, 2019-B, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-W
  • South Africa: 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B, 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W
  • Sri Lanka: 1987-W, 1987-C, 1987-B
  • Sudan: 1989-W, 1989-C, 1989-B
  • Tanzania: 1991-W, 1991-C, 1991-B, 1996-W, 1996-B, 1996-C, 1999-C, 1999-B, 1999-W, 2004-C, 2004-B, 2004-W, 2004-W, 2010-W, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2015-B, 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-W
  • Togo: 1988-W, 1988-C, 1988-B, 1998-W, 1998-C, 1998-B, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B
  • Uganda: 1988-W, 1988-C, 1988-B, 1995-W, 1995-C, 1995-B, 2001-W, 2001-B, 2001-C, 2001-W, 2006-B, 2006-C, 2006-W, 2006-W, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2016-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C
  • Zambia: 1992-C, 1992-W, 1992-B, 1996-W, 1996-C, 1996-B, 2001-B, 2001-W, 2001-C, 2007-B, 2007-W, 2007-W, 2007-C, 2013-W, 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
  • Zimbabwe: 1988-W, 1988-C, 1988-B, 1994-W, 1994-W, 1994-B, 1994-C, 1999-C, 1999-B, 1999-W, 1999-W, 2005-C, 2005-B, 2005-W, 2005-W, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-C, 2015-W