FPSTERILDTCMC is a 4-digit numeric variable.
Codes
9999 = NIU (not in universe)
Description
For women who have been sterilized or whose partners have been sterilized, FPSTERILDTCMC reports the century month code (CMC) for the date of their sterilization.
Century month codes (CMC) are particularly useful for checking the consistency of dates, calculating intervals between events, and imputing dates when the information for an event is missing or partially complete.
Century month codes (CMC) are calculated by multiplying by 12 the difference between the year of an event and 1900. The year 1900 was chosen as the reference period because all of the DHS-relevant events occurred during the twentieth or twenty-first centuries. The month of the event is added to the previous result.
CMC = (Year minus 1900) * 12 + Month
For example, the CMC for June 2002 is:
CMC = (2002 minus 1900) * 12 + 6 = 1230
In other words, 1,230 months have elapsed between January 1900 and June 2002. Starting with CMC figures, one can calculate the month and year using the following formulas:
Year = int( ( CMC minus 1 )/12 ) + 1900
[int(x) is the integer part of x]
Month = CMC minus ( ( Year minus 1900 ) * 12 )
For more information, visit The DHS Program website to find the latest Guide to DHS Statistics.
Universe
- Bangladesh 1994: Ever-married women age 10-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Bangladesh 1997: Ever-married women age 10-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Bangladesh 2000: Ever-married women age 10-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Benin 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Burkina Faso 1993: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Burkina Faso 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Cameroon 1991: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Cameroon 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1994: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Egypt 1988: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized.
- Egypt 1992: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Ghana 1993: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Ghana 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Guinea 1999: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- India 1992: Ever-married women age 13-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- India 1998: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Jordan 1990: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Kenya 1993: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Kenya 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Madagascar 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Madagascar 1997: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Malawi 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Malawi 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Mali 1995: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Morocco 1987: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Morocco 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Mozambique 1997: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Namibia 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Niger 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Nigeria 1990: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Pakistan 1991: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Rwanda 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Senegal 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Senegal 1997: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- South Africa 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Sri Lanka 1987: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Tanzania 1991: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Tanzania 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Tanzania 1999: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Togo 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Tunisia 1988: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Uganda 1995: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Yemen 1991: Ever-married women age 15-54 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Zambia 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Zambia 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Zimbabwe 1988: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Zimbabwe 1994: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
- Zimbabwe 1999: Women age 15-49 who have ever been sterilized, or whose partner has been sterilized.
