Family Planning Survey 1999
Philippines, 1999
Reference ID
PHL-NSO-FPS-1999-v01.
Producer(s)
National Statistics Office
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- 1999FPS
Age (Q01_AGE)
Data File: 1999FPS
Overview
vald
18668
vald
9585063.237
invd
686
invd
0
min
11
max
99
Interval
contin
Decimal
0
range
11 - 99
Questions and instructions
Literal question
How old were you on your last birthday?
Categories
Value | Category | Cases | |
---|---|---|---|
15 | 397827 | 4.2% | |
16 | 442097 | 4.6% | |
17 | 376859 | 3.9% | |
18 | 435099 | 4.5% | |
19 | 366093 | 3.8% | |
20 | 336829 | 3.5% | |
21 | 285339 | 3% | |
22 | 288265 | 3% | |
23 | 297962 | 3.1% | |
24 | 266922 | 2.8% | |
25 | 248652 | 2.6% | |
26 | 276506 | 2.9% | |
27 | 286056 | 3% | |
28 | 268447 | 2.8% | |
29 | 272638 | 2.8% | |
30 | 271667 | 2.8% | |
31 | 241153 | 2.5% | |
32 | 286278 | 3% | |
33 | 257816 | 2.7% | |
34 | 283651 | 3% | |
35 | 258480 | 2.7% | |
36 | 272849 | 2.8% | |
37 | 228286 | 2.4% | |
38 | 261149 | 2.7% | |
39 | 243840 | 2.5% | |
40 | 258259 | 2.7% | |
41 | 229477 | 2.4% | |
42 | 225039 | 2.3% | |
43 | 234927 | 2.5% | |
44 | 214429 | 2.2% | |
45 | 221761 | 2.3% | |
46 | 209067 | 2.2% | |
47 | 170502 | 1.8% | |
48 | 198772 | 2.1% | |
49 | 172053 | 1.8% | |
99 | 0 | 0% |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
The FPS and the LFS are two independent surveys. Even if you already know the age of the ER from the household questionnaire of the LFS Form 12, it is important that you ask the respondent for her age in the FPS.
You must obtain the ER's age in completed years, that is, her age on her last birthday. You must record an age for the woman and you will do this in one of four ways, depending on the type of information you get from the respondent.
1. The woman knows her age. If the woman tells you her age, simply write it on the boxes provided.
2. The woman does not know her age, but she knows her year of birth. If the woman does not know her age but reported a year of birth, then you may compute her age as follows. If the woman had already celebrated her birthday in the current year, subtract the year of birth from the current year, that is, 2000. If the woman had not celebrated her birthday in the current year, subtract the year of birth from last year, that is, 1999. If the woman does not keep track of the time within a year (the month, for example) when her birthday falls, it is sufficient to subtract her year of birth from the current year (2000).
3. The woman does not know both her age and the year when she was born. If the woman does not know her age and could not report a year of birth, you can help her by probing, trying to find a good estimate of her age. Probing for age is time-consuming and sometimes tedious. However, it is important that you take both time and effort in helping the respondent come up with the best possible information. Probe in any of these:
a. Ask the ER how old she was when she got married or had her first child, and then try to estimate how long she had been married and how old is her child at the time of the survey. For example, if she says she was 19 years old when she had her first child, and that the child is now 12 years old, therefore, she is 31 years old.
b. You might be able to relate the age to that of someone else in the household whose age is more reliably known.
c. Try to determine how old she was at the time of an important event (war, flood, earthquake, change in political regimes, etc.), and add her age at that time to the number of years that have elapsed since the event.
4. The woman does not know her age and probing did not help. If probing did not help in determining the respondent's age, you will have to estimate her age. Remember that this is the last resort and should only be used after all other efforts were exerted.
You must obtain the ER's age in completed years, that is, her age on her last birthday. You must record an age for the woman and you will do this in one of four ways, depending on the type of information you get from the respondent.
1. The woman knows her age. If the woman tells you her age, simply write it on the boxes provided.
2. The woman does not know her age, but she knows her year of birth. If the woman does not know her age but reported a year of birth, then you may compute her age as follows. If the woman had already celebrated her birthday in the current year, subtract the year of birth from the current year, that is, 2000. If the woman had not celebrated her birthday in the current year, subtract the year of birth from last year, that is, 1999. If the woman does not keep track of the time within a year (the month, for example) when her birthday falls, it is sufficient to subtract her year of birth from the current year (2000).
3. The woman does not know both her age and the year when she was born. If the woman does not know her age and could not report a year of birth, you can help her by probing, trying to find a good estimate of her age. Probing for age is time-consuming and sometimes tedious. However, it is important that you take both time and effort in helping the respondent come up with the best possible information. Probe in any of these:
a. Ask the ER how old she was when she got married or had her first child, and then try to estimate how long she had been married and how old is her child at the time of the survey. For example, if she says she was 19 years old when she had her first child, and that the child is now 12 years old, therefore, she is 31 years old.
b. You might be able to relate the age to that of someone else in the household whose age is more reliably known.
c. Try to determine how old she was at the time of an important event (war, flood, earthquake, change in political regimes, etc.), and add her age at that time to the number of years that have elapsed since the event.
4. The woman does not know her age and probing did not help. If probing did not help in determining the respondent's age, you will have to estimate her age. Remember that this is the last resort and should only be used after all other efforts were exerted.
Description
Text
Refers to ER's age in completed years, that is, her age on her last birthday.
Universe
All women 15-49 years old.