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Re: Age at first first birth [message #28496 is a reply to message #28469]

Fri, 19 January 2024 09:09

Janet-DHS
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Following is a response from DHS staff member, Tom Pullum:

Age in DHS surveys always means age at last birthday. If you want to select women who had their first birth before their 18th birthday, you would use "keep if v212<18".

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