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UNMETNEED3

(V626A)
Unmet need for contraception (definition 3)
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Description

Like UNMETNEED and UNMETNEED2, UNMETNEED3 (V626A) is a constructed variable that indicates a woman's need for family planning, according to whether she has an unmet need or a met need to space or to limit her future births.

UNMETNEED3 is similar to UNMETNEED and UNMETNEED2. However, due to increased scrutiny of unmet need measures and the need for more consistent methods to collect these data, MEASURE DHS organized a Technical Expert Working Group (TEWG) to address these concerns. Broadly, the revisions agreed upon are as follows:

  • Exclude inconsistently collected data
  • Do not assume an unmet need status for women missing key data
  • Simplify classification of unmet need for spacing versus unmet need for limiting
  • Shorten the duration for which women are considered to be postpartum amenorrheic
  • Standardize the calculation of infecundity
  • Explicitly handle inconsistencies

For further detail on these revisions, consult "Revising Unmet Need for Family Planning" by Bradley, Croft, Fishel, and Westoff.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, UNMETNEED3 (V626A) is largely comparable across samples.

Comparability - Standard DHS

UNMETNEED3 (V626A) is included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase 6 forward.

Universe

  • Afghanistan 2015: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Albania 2017: All women age 15-59.
  • Angola 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Armenia 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Armenia 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Bangladesh 2011: Currently-married women age 12-49.
  • Bangladesh 2014: Currently-married women age 15-49.
  • Bangladesh 2018: Ever-married women age 15-49 who are currently married.
  • Bangladesh 2022: Ever-married women age 15-49 in households not selected for the short women's questionnaire.
  • Benin 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Benin 2017: All women age 15-49.
  • Burkina Faso 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Burkina Faso 2021: All women age 15-49.
  • Burundi 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Burundi 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Cambodia 2014: All women age 15-49.
  • Cambodia 2021: All women age 15-49.
  • Cameroon 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Cameroon 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • Chad 2014: All women age 15-49.
  • Colombia 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Comoros 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: All women age 15-49.
  • Congo Brazzaville 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Cote d'Ivoire 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Cote d'Ivoire 2021: All women age 15-49.
  • Dominican Republic 2013: All women age 15-49.
  • Egypt 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Gabon 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Gabon 2019: All women age 15-49.
  • Gambia 2013: All women age 15-49.
  • Gambia 2019: All women age 15-49.
  • Ghana 2014: All women age 15-49.
  • Ghana 2022: All women age 15-49.
  • Guatemala 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Guinea 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Guinea 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • Haiti 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Haiti 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Honduras 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • India 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • India 2019: All women age 15-49.
  • Indonesia 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Indonesia 2017: All women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 who are currently married.
  • Jordan 2023: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49 in households selected for the long questionnaire.
  • Kenya 2022: All women age 15-49.
  • Kyrgyz Republic 2012: All women age 16-49.
  • Lesotho 2014: All women age 15-49.
  • Lesotho 2023: All women age 15-49.
  • Liberia 2019: All women age 15-49.
  • Madagascar 2021: All women age 15-49.
  • Malawi 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Maldives 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Mali 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Mali 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • Mauritania 2021: All women age 15-49.
  • Mozambique 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Mozambique 2022: All women age 15-49.
  • Myanmar 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Namibia 2013: All women age 15-49.
  • Nepal 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Nepal 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Nepal 2022: All women age 15-49.
  • Niger 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Nigeria 2013: All women age 15-49.
  • Nigeria 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • Pakistan 2012: Currently-married women age 15-49.
  • Pakistan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 who are currently married.
  • Papua New Guinea 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Philippines 2013: All women age 15-49.
  • Philippines 2017: All women age 15-49.
  • Philippines 2022: All women age 15-49.
  • Rwanda 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Rwanda 2014: All women age 15-49.
  • Rwanda 2019: All women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2014: All women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2017: All women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2019: All women age 15-49.
  • Senegal 2023: All women age 15-49.
  • Sierra Leone 2013: All women age 15-49.
  • Sierra Leone 2019: All women age 15-49.
  • South Africa 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Tajikistan 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Tajikistan 2017: All women age 15-49.
  • Tanzania 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Tanzania 2022: All women age 15-49.
  • Timor-Leste 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Togo 2013: All women age 15-49.
  • Türkiye 2013: All women age 15-49.
  • Türkiye 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • Uganda 2011: All women age 15-49.
  • Uganda 2016: All women age 15-49.
  • Yemen 2013: Currently-married women age 15-49.
  • Zambia 2013: All women age 15-49.
  • Zambia 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • Zimbabwe 2010: All women age 15-49.
  • Zimbabwe 2015: All women age 15-49.
  • Afghanistan: 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-W
  • Albania: 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B
  • Angola: 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-W
  • Armenia: 2010-W, 2010-C, 2010-B, 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B
  • Bangladesh: 2011-W, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-B, 2014-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W, 2022-W, 2022-C, 2022-B
  • Benin: 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2017-W
  • Burkina Faso: 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-C, 2010-W, 2021-W, 2021-C, 2021-B
  • Burundi: 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2010-C, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W, 2016-W
  • Cambodia: 2014-C, 2014-B, 2014-W, 2021-W, 2021-C, 2021-B
  • Cameroon: 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2018-W
  • Chad: 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-B
  • Colombia: 2015-B, 2015-W, 2015-C
  • Comoros: 2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-W
  • Congo (Democratic Republic): 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B
  • Congo Brazzaville: 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B
  • Cote d'Ivoire: 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2021-W, 2021-C, 2021-B
  • Dominican Republic: 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-W
  • Egypt: 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-W
  • Ethiopia: 2011-C, 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
  • Gabon: 2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B
  • Gambia: 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B
  • Ghana: 2014-B, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2022-W, 2022-C, 2022-B
  • Guatemala: 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B
  • Guinea: 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
  • Haiti: 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-W, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2016-B
  • Honduras: 2011-W, 2011-C, 2011-B
  • India: 2015-W, 2015-C, 2015-B, 2015-W, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B
  • Indonesia: 2012-B, 2012-W, 2012-C, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B
  • Jordan: 2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2017-W, 2017-B, 2017-C, 2017-W, 2023-W, 2023-C, 2023-B
  • Kenya: 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2022-B, 2022-C, 2022-W
  • Kyrgyz Republic: 2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-B
  • Lesotho: 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2023-W, 2023-C, 2023-B
  • Liberia: 2019-W, 2019-B, 2019-C, 2019-W
  • Madagascar: 2021-B, 2021-C, 2021-W
  • Malawi: 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
  • Maldives: 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B
  • Mali: 2012-C, 2012-W, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
  • Mauritania: 2021-W, 2021-C, 2021-B
  • Mozambique: 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2022-W, 2022-C, 2022-B
  • Myanmar: 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-W
  • Namibia: 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2013-W
  • Nepal: 2011-W, 2011-B, 2011-C, 2011-W, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2022-W, 2022-C, 2022-B
  • Niger: 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-W, 2012-W
  • Nigeria: 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
  • Papua New Guinea: 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B
  • Philippines: 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2022-W, 2022-C, 2022-B
  • Rwanda: 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-C, 2010-B, 2014-W, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2019-B, 2019-C, 2019-W
  • Senegal: 2010-B, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-C, 2012-W, 2012-B, 2012-C, 2012-W, 2014-W, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2015-B, 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-W, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-W, 2017-W, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B, 2018-B, 2018-C, 2018-W, 2019-C, 2019-W, 2019-B, 2023-W, 2023-C, 2023-B
  • Sierra Leone: 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W, 2019-B, 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-W
  • South Africa: 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B, 2016-W
  • Tajikistan: 2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-B
  • Tanzania: 2015-B, 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-W, 2022-W, 2022-C, 2022-B
  • Timor-Leste: 2016-W, 2016-C, 2016-B
  • Togo: 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B
  • Türkiye: 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B
  • Uganda: 2011-B, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2011-C, 2016-W, 2016-B, 2016-C, 2016-W
  • Yemen: 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-W
  • Zambia: 2013-W, 2013-B, 2013-C, 2013-W, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-W
  • Zimbabwe: 2010-C, 2010-W, 2010-W, 2010-B, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-C, 2015-W