Codes and Frequencies
Description
FPFAMFRNHR indicates whether the woman has recently seen or heard family planning messages from a friend or relative.
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Variations in question wording for FPFAMFRNHR potentially limit comparability. The reference period is sometimes vague ("in the last few months") and sometimes more specific (e.g., "in the past 6 months" or "in the last month").
Varying time intervals could lead to variation in the frequency of responses. Researchers interested in using FPFAMFRNHR should take the reference period and question wording into consideration when comparing across samples. See Survey Text.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FPFAMFRNHR is a country-specific variable not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Jordan [top]
The 1997 Jordan questionnaire asks an open-ended question about where the woman receives information about family planning, with "government health worker" listed as a response category. This question does not include any time interval, which may limit comparability for the 1997 Jordan sample.
The 2007 and 2012 Jordan surveys include separate questions for "women you associate with" (FPWOMENHR) and "other people you associate with" (FPFAMFRNHR).
Comparability — Liberia [top]
The 2013 Liberia survey asked whether the woman respondent had heard the family planning slogan "Babies by Choice" from this source.
Universe
- Burkina Faso 1998: All women age 15-49.
- Ghana 1993: All women age 15-49.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1989: All women age 15-49.
- Liberia 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Zimbabwe 1988: Women age 15-49 who heard about family planning in the past month.
