Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
81
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X |
| 1 | No | X |
| 2 | Yes | X |
| 9 | Unknown | X |
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Description
For sample persons less than 6 years old who were ever breastfed (BREFEV) and whose respondent was their biological mother, BREFONPILL indicates whether the mother took birth control pills while breastfeeding.
[show more]The Field Representative's Manuals for 1981 notes that breastfeeding includes feeding by a wet nurse or if the mother's milk was given to the child through a bottle. Further, the Manualdirects interviewers to footnote the situation (either "wet nurse," "bottle," or "natural").
No definition or criteria is given for "birth control pills."
Universe
- 1981: Sample persons under 6 years old, who were ever breastfed, and whose respondent is biological mother.
Availability
- 1981
Survey Text
| 1981 |
Weights
- 1981 : SAMPWEIGHT