Nairobi Cross-sectional Slums Survey (NCSS), 2012, 2nd Survey

KENYA, 2012
Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa (PDAU)

African Population & Health Research Center

CSV JSON

age at circumcision (wom_q1018)

Data file: NCSS 2012 WOMEN CHARACTERISTICS ANALYTICAL FILE

Overview

vald 4165

invd 68

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 0 - 9999995

Questions and instructions

Literal question

How old were you when you got circumcised?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	less than 1 year	0	0%
2		2	0%
3		2	0%
4		2	0%
5		12	0.3%
6		15	0.4%
7		15	0.4%
8		26	0.6%
9		19	0.5%
10		49	1.2%
11		9	0.2%
12		45	1.1%
13		11	0.3%
14		7	0.2%
15		5	0.1%
16		2	0%
18		5	0.1%
97	refused	4	0.1%
98	don't know	9	0.2%
99	not applicable	2441	58.6%
9999995	missing:impute	1485	35.7%
Sysmiss		68

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Question pretext

Question post text

IF AGE IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR, ENTER '00'

Interviewer instructions

These questions begin with an introductory statement about the practice of female circumcision in some communities. Q1017 asks if the respondent is circumcised; the age at which she was circumcised (Q1018).

Description

Text

Age at circumcision

Universe

All women aged 12-49 years who have been circumcised according to wom_q1017