S23Q8A MOST RECENT SEX-METHOD 1-W2

Variable Description

Name
H2CO8A
Label
S23Q8A MOST RECENT SEX-METHOD 1-W2
Dataset
wave2

Summary Statistics for 'H2CO8A'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
1 Valid condoms (rubbers) 2,724
76.69%
18.48%
2 Valid withdrawal 118
3.32%
0.80%
3 Valid rhythm (safe time) 8
0.23%
0.05%
4 Valid birth control pills 461
12.98%
3.13%
5 Valid vaginal sponge 1
0.03%
0.01%
6 Valid foam, jelly, creme, suppositories 11
0.31%
0.07%
8 Valid IUD (intrauterine device) 3
0.08%
0.02%
9 Valid Norplant 13
0.37%
0.09%
10 Valid ring 14
0.39%
0.09%
11 Valid Depo Provera 127
3.58%
0.86%
12 Valid contraceptive film 37
1.04%
0.25%
13 Valid some other method 35
0.99%
0.24%
96 Missing refused 4
0.03%
97 Missing legitimate skip 11,181
75.87%
98 Missing don't know 1
0.01%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
14738 3552 11186 1 13

Representation

Representation Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Measurement Unit
numeric
Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False

Source Questions

H2CO8A

Lineage

  • Wave II In-Home Interview - H2CO8A
    S23Q8A MOST RECENT SEX-METHOD 1-W2
    • H2CO8A
      8A. What method of birth control did you or your partner use [most recently]?

Concordance

Add Health
Wave I Wave II
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview
H1CO7A H2CO8A
condoms (rubbers)
80.57%
76.69%
withdrawal
3.13%
3.32%
rhythm (safe time)
0.30%
0.23%
birth control pills
10.21%
12.98%
vaginal sponge
0.04%
0.03%
foam, jelly, creme, suppositories
0.28%
0.31%
diaphragm, with or without jelly
0.09%
IUD (intrauterine device)
0.07%
0.08%
Norplant
0.57%
0.37%
ring
0.30%
0.39%
Depo Provera
2.59%
3.58%
contraceptive film
0.57%
1.04%
some other method
1.26%
0.99%
Add Health
Wave I Wave II
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview
H1CO7A H2CO8A
condoms (rubbers)
20.95%
18.48%
withdrawal
0.81%
0.80%
rhythm (safe time)
0.08%
0.05%
birth control pills
2.66%
3.13%
vaginal sponge
0.01%
0.01%
foam, jelly, creme, suppositories
0.07%
0.07%
diaphragm, with or without jelly
0.02%
IUD (intrauterine device)
0.02%
0.02%
Norplant
0.15%
0.09%
ring
0.08%
0.09%
Depo Provera
0.67%
0.86%
contraceptive film
0.15%
0.25%
some other method
0.33%
0.24%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave I In-Home Interview Data H1CO7A 5,395 15,350 1 13
Wave II In-Home Interview H2CO8A 3,552 11,186 1 13
Add Health
Wave I Wave II
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview
H1CO7A H2CO8A
condoms (rubbers) 1 1
withdrawal 2 2
rhythm (safe time) 3 3
birth control pills 4 4
vaginal sponge 5 5
foam, jelly, creme, suppositories 6 6
diaphragm, with or without jelly 7
IUD (intrauterine device) 8 8
Norplant 9 9
ring 10 10
Depo Provera 11 11
contraceptive film 12 12
some other method 13 13