{"vid":"V859","name":"stp_q343_spy","file_id":"F2","var_intrvl":"discrete","var_width":"207","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":"21","type":"vald"}],"var_txt":"The woman's ideal number of children.","var_catgry":[{"value":"ACCORDING TO GOD'S PLAN","labl":null,"stats":"3","type":"freq"},{"value":"ALL CHILDREN THAT GOD WILL PROVIDE","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"CANT PLAN FOR KIDS TO GET...ITS GOD WHO GIVES CHILDREN","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"DEPENDS ON GOD, ANY NUMBER WILL BE APPRECIATED.","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"DIDN'T THINK ABOUT HAVING CHILDREN","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"GODS PLANS","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"IT DEPENDS ON GOD. SHE WILL APPRECIATE THE NUMBER THAT GOD WILL GIVE HER.","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"IT'S GOD WHO GIVES CHILDREN, ONE CAN'T PREDICT HOW MANY CHILDREN YOU CAN GET. SHE'S ALWAYS BUSY IN THE MARKET, SO THE INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED IN THE MARKET PLACE","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"IT'S GOD'S PLAN","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"IT'S UP TO GOD","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"SHE HAD NOT YET DECIDED","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"SHE SAYS SHE HAS NEVER JUDGED THE NUMBER OF  CHILDREN SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AND SHE ALWAYS SAID IN HER EARLY DAYS BEFORE SHE CHILDREN THAT SHE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT GOD WOULD GIVE HER","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"SHE WANTS ALL  THE NUMBER THAT GOD CAN GIVE HER.","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"THE ONES GOD WILL GIVE ME","labl":null,"stats":"1","type":"freq"},{"value":"UP TO GOD","labl":null,"stats":"5","type":"freq"}],"var_format":"character","var_format_schema":"other","var_notes":"\"343OTHER specify\"","fid":"F2","sid":"121","survey_idno":"APHRC-2018-STEP-UP-v10"}