Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1998-1999

Variable Details

VariableCCMUSU1
LabelNot preg, not sterilised: method
Question text Here is a list of possible ways of preventing pregnancy - which of them, if any, do you (and your husband/partner) usually use at present? Method 1
Responses
-9 1256
-8 26
-6 16110
1 Withdrawal 108
2 Male sheath condom 694
3 Safe period rhythm method Persona 33
4 Cap diaphragm 29
5 Contraceptive sponge 3
6 Pill 886
7 Coil intra-uterine device 207
8 Hormonal IUD - MIRENA 14
9 Gels, sprays,pessaries(spermicides) 0
10 Female Condom 3
11 Going without sexual intercourse to avoi 21
12 Injections 70
13 Surgically implanted hormone capsules 5
14 Another method (SPECIFY) 4
15 No method needed-no sexual relationship 568
16 No method used at all 346
17 Vasectomy 13
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1998-1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD X. ENTER UP TO 4 METHODS
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study