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ABORTNO5YR (ABORTNO5YR)
Number of abortions in 5 years before interview
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Description

ABORTNO5YR reports the number of abortions the respondent had in the 5 years before the survey, top-coded at 7+.

In countries where abortion is not legal, respondents may be reluctant to report abortions or may instead report abortions as some other sort of pregnancy termination, such as miscarriages.

Comparability

ABORTNO5YR has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

ABORTNO5YR is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.

Universe

  • Pakistan 2006: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Pakistan: 2006-W, 2006-C, 2006-B