IPUMS DHS: descr: IDEALBOYMORE

IPUMS DHS

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IDEALBOYMORE (IDEALBOYMORE)

Number of additional male births wanted

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IDEALBOYMORE reports the number of additional male children the respondent would like to have.

IDEALBOYMORE has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

IDEALBOYMORE is a country-specific variable, and it is not included in the standard DHS questionnaire.

Senegal 1986: Currently married women age 15-49 who want to have additional children.

Senegal: 1986-W, 1986-C, 1986-B