Bangladesh Fertility Survey     package:epicalc     R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     The file consists of a subsample of 1934 women grouped in 60
     districts.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(Bang)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     A data frame with 1934 observations on the following 7 variables.

     '_w_o_m_a_n' identifying code of each woman

     '_d_i_s_t_r_i_c_t' identifying code for each district

     '_u_s_e_r' '1' = using contraceptive '0' = not using

     '_l_i_v_i_n_g._c_h_i_l_d_r_e_n' Number of living children at time of survey

              1  = none
              2  = 1
              3  = 2
              4  = 3 or more

     '_a_g_e__m_e_a_n' age of woman in years, centred around the mean

     '_u_r_b_a_n' Type of region of residence: '1' = urban, '0' = rural

     '_c_o_n_s_t_a_n_t' constant term = 1

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Huq, N. M., and Cleland, J. 1990. Bangladesh Fertility Survey 1989
     (Main Report). Dhaka: _National Institute of Population Research
     and Training_

