$TITLE "Data dictionary for Guyana Supplementary Standard file" *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * * * * III SSSSSSIII Research Centre * Master * * III SSSSSSIII * Fertility survey * * III SS III Director D.A.Lievesley * * * III SS III 428 Princes Beatrixlaan * * * III SSSSS III P.O Box 950 * * * III SSSSS III 2270 AZ Voorburg * * * III SS III Netherlands * * * III SS III Tel (070)369 43 41 * Dictionary for * * IIISSSSSS III Cable statist Voorburg * Standard * * IIISSSSSS III Telex 32260 isi nl * Supplementary * * * file * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* ( Country code : GY * *------------------------:---------------------------------------------* ( Type of data : SS * *------------------------:---------------------------------------------* ( Version of data : 02 * *------------------------:---------------------------------------------* * File : Dict * *------------------------:---------------------------------------------* ( Version of dictionary : 0.0.1 * *------------------------:---------------------------------------------* ( Date created : 6 December 1984 (NM) * *------------------------:---------------------------------------------* ( Date last amended : 17 Nov 1989 (MJB) * *------------------------:---------------------------------------------* * Basic documentation : * *------------------------:---------------------------------------------* * : * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * * * Bibliographic citation * * ---------------------- * * * * Any published report or paper using data from this file should * * include the following citation among its references: * * * * Statistical Bureau, Ministry of Economic Development, Georgetown * * Guyana Fertility Survey, 1975, Supplementary Standard, version 1 * * * * Voorburg : International Statistical Institute Research Centre * * (producer and distributor) * * 1 data file (4642 logical records) plus 3 MRDFs containing data * * dictionary, marginals and SPSS data description, and data * * document. * * * * * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* $PAGE *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * * * This document contains six types of record. They are distinguished * * by the character printed in position 1: * * * * alphabetic character (A-Z) - a variable definition record. * * blank - a value definition record. * * left parenthesis ("(") - a record that documents the basic * * provenance of the dictionary. * * percent symbol ("%") - indicates one of three kinds * * of record, "%FILE", "%CASE" and * * "%TABLE", described below. * * greater than symbol (">") - used in conjunction with "%TABLE". * * dollar sign ("$") - a title or page-control direction. * * asterisk ("*") - a comment. * * * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * * * Positions 73-80 of all dictionary entries are reserved for a sequ- * * ence number. * * * * All values are coded right justified in their field, while names * * and labels are coded left justified. * * * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * * * Abbreviations used for intervals: * * * * FBI first birth interval * * FPI first pregnancy interval * * LCBI last closed birth interval * * LCPI last closed pregnancy interval * * OBI open birth interval * * OPI open pregnancy interval * * * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * * * Dates: * * * * All dates in the file are represented by century month codes (cmc). * * The century month code is defined as the number of months since * * December 1899 and is calculated as follows: * * cmc = 12*year + month * * You can convert from cmc to normal calendar dates like this: * * year = (cmc - 1)/12 * * month = cmc - 12*year * * To compute the length of time in months between any two events * * subtract the cmc of the first event from the cmc of the second * * event. * * * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* $PAGE * * * Variable Definition Records: * * * * Variable definition records are used to provide names and labels * * for variables, to define their location in the file, and to state * * their range and special codes. The format of a variable definition * * record is: * * * * Position Contents Remarks * * * * 1-6 Variable name Identifies the variable; up to six * * characters, the first being a letter. * * * * 10-13 Starting location Position where variable starts. * * * * 15-16 Length Number of positions occupied by the * * variable. * * * * 17-20 Minimum Lowest value of variable. * * * * 21-24 Maximum Highest value of variable other than * * "not applicable" or special codes. * * * * 26-29 Not applicable Code used for "not applicable",if any; * * otherwise left blank. * * * * 31-34 Special code This indicates a value requiring * * special treatment in analysis. As a * * variable may have more than one spec- * * ial code, only the lowest value of * * these is shown here. Others will be * * indicated as value definition records * * only. Usually this code is used for * * "not stated", if any. * * * * 36-65 Variable label Describes the variable more fully than * * the name; up to 30 characters. * * * * 67-72 Value label If the codes for this variable have * * backreference the same labels as some previously def- * * ined variable,the name of the previous * * variable is given here. * * * * * * Value Definition Records: * * * * Value definition records follow a variable definition record and * * are used to provide labels describing the meaning of the codes of * * the variable. If used in conjunction with a value label reference * * (in the variable definition record) they can be used to add new * * codes or to redefine the labels of old codes. The format of a * * value definition record is: * * * * Position Contents Remarks * * * * 36-39 Value The code being defined. * * * * 44-63 Label Up to 20 characters, left justified. * $PAGE *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * * * %FILE record: * * * * There is only one "%FILE" record in a dictionary, preceding the * * variable definition records. It contains basic information about * * the data file. The format of a %FILE record is: * * * * Position Contents Remarks * * * * 1-5 %FILE * * * * 9-10 Country code Identifies the country. * * * * 19-20 Data type Type of data described. * * * * 29-30 Version Version of data file . * * * * 37-40 Logical record length * * * * 43-50 Max no of recs Number of physical records ("cards") * * in the data file. * * * * 60 Data recording mode "A" = Ascii. * * * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * * * %CASE records: * * * * A "%CASE" record describes the location and length of the case * * key and gives the number of cases. It can be used to describe * * multiple case keys. The format of a %CASE record is: * * * * Position Contents Remarks * * * * 1-5 %CASE * * * * 15 Sort order "A"=ascending, "D"=descending * * "U"=unsorted. * * * * 22-25 Location of case key.Starting position of 1st case key. * * * * 33-35 Length of case key * * * * 49-55 Max number of cases in data file * * * * Note: For standard recode files the number of cases in the %CASE * * record is the same as the number of physical records in the * * %FILE record. * * * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* $PAGE * * * %TABLE records: * * * * These records allow a compact description of data items (one or * * more variables), which repeat in regular blocks, by indicating how * * the information is repeated. The %TABLE record is followed by * * records with ">" in position 1. These are variable and value * * definition records describing one set of entries in the table. The * * format of a %TABLE record is: * * * * Postion Contents Remarks * * * * 1-6 %TABLE * * * * 8-9 Formal name This is a name by which the table * * may be referenced (left justified). * * * * 26-30 Starting location The starting position in the data * * file of the 1st variable in the 1st * * set of the table. * * * * 38-40 Step size Number of positions between the * * start of each set. * * * * 64-65 Actual entries The maximum number of sets for that * * particular country. * * * * 69-70 Max. entries The number of sets for which there * * is space in the data file. * * * * ">" records: * * * * All definition records describing table variables have this char- * * acter in position 1. These records are of two kinds: * * * * Variable definition records. * * * * The format of a table variable definition record is: * * * * Position Contents Remarks * * * * 1 > Indicates that the information is * * part of a table. * * 2-5 Variable name Maximum 4 characters. * * * * 8-9 Table name The name given in position 8-9 of * * the preceding %TABLE record. * * * * 10-13 Location This gives the starting position of * * the variable within the table. * * * * 15-72 Label & backref. As for normal variable definition * * records. * * * * Value definition records. * * * * These are the same as normal value definition records apart from * * the character ">" in position 1. * $PAGE *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * * * Logical Maximum Data * * Country Data Data record number recording * * code type version length of recs mode * * ------- ---- ------- ------ ------- --------- * * * %FILE GY SS 02 64 4642 A * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * * * Maximum * * Sort Case key number * * order location length of recs * * ----- -------- -------- ------- * * * %CASE A 17 7 4642 * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* $PAGE *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * X Variables * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* *Name Loc Ln Min Max NA Spec Variable label * *---- --- -- --- --- ---- ---- -------------- * * * T000 1 11 Data set identifier * 1 3 "WFS" * * 4 2 "GY" * * 6 6 "SS0200" * T001 12 5 Serial number X001 17 7 Identity as in raw data and SR * 17 2 11 42 * * 19 3 10 381 * * 22 2 1 95 * X301 24 2 0 76 88 98 Length breastfeeding 76 76+ 88 Not applicable 98 Didn't breastfeed 99 Not available X600A 26 2 0 11 Methods known X600B 28 2 0 12 Methods known X601 30 2 0 7 Methods used X674 32 1 1 2 8 9 Stop using to become pregnant 1 Yes 2 No 8 Not applicable 9 Not stated X676 33 1 1 3 8 9 Pregnant using FP in LCBI 1 While using 2 Had stopped 3 Don't know 8 Not applicable 9 Not stated X677 34 1 1 2 8 9 Stopped to become preg X674 X697 35 1 1 3 8 9 Future use of contraception 1 Yes 2 No 3 Undecided 9 Not stated *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * X754 - Source variable is Q113 which is asked only of respondents * * who were not born in Guyana. * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* X754 36 2 0 45 88 Years lived in Guyana 88 Not applicable X964 38 1 1 3 8 9 Reliability of answers 1 Good 2 Fair 3 Weak 8 Not applicable 9 Not stated V002C 39 2 1 2 Domain 1 Urban 2 Rural V003C 41 4 1 98 Stratum V004C 45 411024216 Primary sampling unit V005C 49 411024216 Ultimate area unit *----------------------------------------------------------------------* C001 53 2 1 3 Type of place of residence 1 Major urban 2 Other urban 3 Rural C002 55 2 0 3 99 Level of education 0 No education 1 1-3 years 2 4-6 years 3 7+ years 99 Not stated C003 57 2 0 2 88 99 Last work status since marr 0 Didn't work aft marr 1 Family work,self-emp 2 Other 88 Not applicable 99 Not stated C004 59 2 0 4 88 99 Partner's occupation 0 Does not work 1 Agric, farm 2 Skilled, unskilled 3 Sales, services 4 Profess, clerical 88 Not applicable 99 Not stated T111 61 2 0 49 99 Years in town, village 99 Not stated *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * T112 - Source variable is Q112 which is asked only of respondents * * who were not born in Guyana. * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* T112 63 2 1 9 88 Country of birth 1 Oth Commwth Carrib 2 North America 3 Non-comm Carr,Sth Am 4 United Kingdom 5 Rest of Europe 6 Africa 7 Asia 8 Middle East 9 Other countries 88 Not applicable *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * End of the dictionary for Guyana Supplementary Standard File * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * * * * * * * Because of the contract the country of origine has made with * * ISIRC/DDB, we want to stress the importancy of the following * * agreements; * * 1 The data may not be used for any of other purpose than * * the research it was send for. * * 2 The data shall not be handed over to anyone else without prior * * approval of ISIRC. * * * * Agreement-forms which are country-specific can be requested at the * * ISIRC/DDB. * * * ************************************************************************