ESGC6318 Applications of Demographic Techniques

Assignment 4

Use Pakistan DHS to answer the following questions. Interpret briefly the tables.

1. Cross-tabulate CEB (recode into 0, 1-2, 3-4 and 5+ and label) by

a) Age group

CEB
15-19

None
58.7%

3-4
41.2%

20-24

25.3%

25-29

11.5%

30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
Type of place
of residence
Highest
educational
level

Age 5-year
groups

5+
.2%

Total
100.0%

72.7%

2.0%

100.0%

72.6%

15.9%

100.0%

5.5%

52.7%

41.7%

100.0%

4.5%

36.1%

59.4%

100.0%

3.8%

27.5%

68.6%

100.0%

3.3%

21.5%

75.2%

100.0%

Urban

10.8%

53.9%

35.3%

100.0%

Rural

13.1%

46.6%

40.3%

100.0%

No
education

10.7%

43.3%

46.0%

100.0%

Primary

13.2%

53.9%

32.9%

100.0%

16.0%

63.1%

20.9%

100.0%

Higher

17.6%

73.6%

8.9%

100.0%

No
education

10.5%

41.4%

48.1%

100.0%

Primary

11.8%

45.8%

42.5%

100.0%

14.1%

54.2%

31.7%

100.0%

13.2%

61.2%

25.6%

100.0%

4.5%

59.1%

36.4%

100.0%

Poorest

13.1%

44.1%

42.8%

100.0%

Poorer

12.6%

45.7%

41.7%

100.0%

Middle

11.6%

45.5%

42.9%

100.0%

Richer

12.0%

49.7%

38.4%

100.0%

11.8%

61.4%

26.7%

100.0%

12.2%

49.4%

38.4%

100.0%

Secondary

Husband's
education level

Secondary
Higher
Don't
know level
Wealth index

Richest
Total

b) Residence
c) Educate (Respondent's education)
d) Huseduc (Husband's education)
e) Wealth (Index in quintiles)

2) Cross tabulate CEB (recoded in Q1) by age group and educate.

Highest educational
level
No
None
education
3-4
5+
Primary

Age 5-year groups

15-19
58.3%

20-24
22.2%

25-29
8.5%

30-34
5.6%

35-39
4.8%

40-44
4.2%

45-49
3.4%

Total
10.7%

41.5%

75.7%

71.3%

42.8%

29.0%

22.2%

18.2%

43.3%

.3%

2.2%

20.2%

51.6%

66.2%

73.6%

78.4%

46.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

None

56.5%

21.2%

13.8%

3.8%

3.3%

1.4%

2.6%

13.2%

3-4

43.5%

75.1%

69.3%

57.4%

43.0%

29.3%

18.4%

53.9%

3.7%

16.9%

38.8%

53.7%

69.3%

78.9%

32.9%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

None

63.4%

32.1%

14.4%

4.7%

3.0%

4.1%

2.2%

16.0%

3-4

36.6%

67.5%

77.1%

73.6%

52.1%

42.3%

37.8%

63.1%

.4%

8.5%

21.7%

45.0%

53.7%

60.0%

20.9%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

None

57.1%

46.9%

21.4%

8.9%

6.0%

3.3%

6.3%

17.6%

3-4

42.9%

53.1%

77.0%

82.2%

77.0%

78.3%

64.6%

73.6%

1.5%

8.9%

17.0%

18.3%

29.2%

8.9%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

None

58.7%

25.3%

11.5%

5.5%

4.5%

3.8%

3.3%

12.2%

3-4

41.2%

72.7%

72.6%

52.7%

36.1%

27.5%

21.5%

49.4%

5+
Secondary

5+
Higher

5+
Total

5+

.2%

2.0%

15.9%

41.7%

59.4%

68.6%

75.2%

38.4%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

3) Tabulate current (method) by CEB (recoded in Q1)

CEB
3-4
73.9%

5+
63.0%

Pill

2.4%

3.4%

2.5%

IUD

2.0%

2.4%

1.9%

Injections

2.3%

3.0%

2.3%

.2%

7.6%

5.4%

5.9%

.1%

4.0%

14.5%

7.6%

.0%

.1%

.0%

3.0%

3.3%

2.8%

4.4%

4.6%

4.0%

Other

.1%

.2%

.1%

Norplant

.1%

.1%

.1%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Not using

Condom

None
99.6%

Total
72.9%

Female Sterilization

Male Sterilization

Periodic Abstinence
.1%
Withdrawal

100.0%

4) Tabulate type (of method) by Residence and CEB recoded in Q1 above

CEB
Type of place of residence
Urban
No method

None

3-4

99.3%

62.8%

52.5%

.1%

.3%

.2%

10.7%

10.3%

.5%

26.4%

36.9%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

99.8%

81.9%

68.6%

.1%

.2%

5.1%

6.6%

.2%

12.9%

24.5%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

99.6%

73.9%

63.0%

.1%

.2%

.1%

7.5%

7.9%

.3%

18.5%

28.9%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Folkloric method
Traditional method
Modern method

Rural

No method
Folkloric method
Traditional method
Modern method

Total

No method
Folkloric method
Traditional method
Modern method

5+

5) Compare mean CEB (use the original variable) by Residence and Age group (table and
chart)
Type of place of residence
Age 5-year groups
15-19

Urban

Rural

Total

.54

.52

.52

20-24

1.49

1.49

1.49

25-29

2.51

2.83

2.71

30-34

3.78

4.34

4.12

35-39

4.73

5.39

5.12

40-44

5.48

6.18

5.89

45-49

6.11

6.67

6.45

Total

3.77

3.98

3.90

Mean CEB
6) Obtain the percentage currently pregnant (pregnant) by residence and age group (table and
chart)

Type of place of residence

Age 5-year groups
15-19

30.38

Rural
19.52

20-24

25.66

21.35

22.82

25-29

17.46

18.77

18.26

30-34

10.22

13.16

12.00

35-39

6.22

10.20

8.61

40-44

2.04

3.23

2.73

45-49

.21

1.21

.81

11.57

12.97

12.43

Total

Urban

Total
22.49

Percent currently pregnant