Ghana - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS3) 2006, Third Round

Reference ID

GHA-GSS-MICS3-2006-v1.1

Year

2006

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Government Of Ghana

Sponsor(s)

United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - Financial and technical assistance
(US) President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - PEPFAR - Financial and technical assistance
Dutch Government - - Financial and technical assistance

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Age at first sexual intercourse (Sb1)
File: Women

Overview

Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-99

Valid cases: 5889
Invalid: 3896
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 99

Questions and instructions

Pre question

MODULE 9: SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR (WOMEN AGE 15-49) SB
CHECK FOR THE PRESENCE OF OTHERS. BEFORE CONTINUING, ENSURE PRIVACY.

Literal question

SB1. Now I need to ask you some questions
about sexual activity in order to gain a
better understanding of some family life
issues.
The information you supply will remain
strictly confidential.
How old were you when you first had
sexual intercourse (if ever)?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	Never had intercourse	963	42.7%
95	First time when started living with partner	1290	57.2%
97	Inconsistent	0	0.0%
99	Missing	4	0.2%

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.