{"vid":"V112","name":"stp_q343_spy","file_id":"F1","var_intrvl":"discrete","var_width":"152","labl":"ideal number of children-specified","var_respunit":"The woman.","var_qstn_preqtxt":"na","var_qstn_qstnlit":"If you could go back to the time you did not have any children and could choose exactly the number of children to have in your whole life, how many would that be?\n\nIf you could choose exactly the number of children to have in your whole life, how many would that be?","var_qstn_postqtxt":"na","var_qstn_ivulnstr":"In this section, information is collected about the births that a woman has had during her life, her current pregnancy status, and her knowledge of the monthly menstrual cycle. This is a particularly important section, and you need to be especially careful to obtain all the required information. \n\nCheck Q. 303 to see whether the woman has any children who are alive. This question checks if the woman has no living children or if she has at least one living child. Select the appropriate response from the respondent. \n\nIf she already has living children, we ask her to imagine the time when she had no children and could choose exactly how many to have. We are not asking how many she would like to have by her current age (now), but rather, how many she would like over her entire life (including the future).\nIf she tells you a number, record the responses provided, then proceed with Q. 401. If she gives an answer that is not a number, for example, \"It's up to God,\" probe for a numeric response. If after probing, the woman will not state a number, write down her exact words in the OTHER category, and skip to Q. 401.\n\nIf she has no living children, you ask if she were to have kids, we ask her to imagine the number of children she would want to have. If she tells you a number, record the responses provided, then proceed with Q. 401. If she gives an answer that is not a number, for example, \"It's up to God,\" probe for a numeric response. If after probing, the woman will not state a number, write down her exact words in the OTHER category, and proceed to Q. 401","var_universe":"All married (living together with a partner)women aged 15-39 living in the households.","universe_clusion":"I","var_sumstat":[{"value":"17","type":"vald"}],"var_txt":"The woman's ideal number of children.","var_catgry":[{"value":"ACCORDING TO GODS PLAN.","labl":null,"stats":"2","type":"freq"},{"value":"AS MANY AS GOD CAN GIVE.","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"CANNOT PLAN","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"CHILDREN ARE A BLESSING.ANY NUMBER THAT GOD WISHES TO GIVE IS OKEY.","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"DUE TO NOT USING ANY CONTRACEPTIVES, SHE IS UNABLE TO MAKE A DECISION.","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"GOD IS THE GIVER OF CHILDREN SO SHE WILL BEAR AS MANY CHILDREN AS POSSIBLE,SHE DOESN'T HAVE A SPECIFIC NUMBER","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"HAD NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT BECAUSE SHE BELIEVES ITS GODS PLAN.","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"HAD NOT MADE THAT DECISION.","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"NO CHILD","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"NOT DECIDED","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"SHE CANNOT TEL THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SINCE SHE NEVER GIVEN BIRTH IN HER LIFE.ITS HARD FOR TO PREDICT.","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"SHE SAID IT IS UPTO GOD.","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"SHE SAID THAT SHE NEVER HAD ANY PLANS ON THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED TO HAVE IN HER LIFE","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"THE RESPONDENT DID NOT WANT TO GIVE A SPECIFIC NUMBER. SHE SAID IT'S UP TO GOD HOW MANY KIDS SHE WILL GET AND SHE HAD NOT PLANNED FOR A SPECIFIC NUMBER","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"THE RESPONDENT SAID SHE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN EVEN 10 CHILDREN IF SHE HAD THE FINANCIAL MEANS. SHE REFUSED TO SAY AN EXACT NUMBER AND SAID IT WAS UP TO GOD.","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"THE RESPONDENT WANTS AS ,ANY AS SHE CAN BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO FEED AND BRING UP","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"}],"var_format":"character","var_format_schema":"other","var_notes":"\"343OTHER specify\"","fid":"F1","sid":"120","survey_idno":"APHRC-2016-STEP-UP-v10"}