Rwanda - Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2025

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rwa-nisr-rdhs7-2025-v01

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Rwanda

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National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda - Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

Sponsor(s)

Government of Rwanda - GoR - Funding
The World Bank Group - - Financial Partner
United Nations Children’s Fund - UNICEF - Financial Partner
United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA - Financial Partner
The European Union - - Financial

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data_dictionary

Data File: RWCR91FL- Couples Recode

Cases	3019
Variable(s)	1910

Variables

Name	Label	Question
v633e	na - reason for not having sex: cs

v633f	na - reason for not having sex: cs

v633g	na - reason for not having sex: cs

v634	na - husband knows that respondent is using contraception

v635	respondent opinion compared to husband's on use of contraception

v636	husband or family member pressured respondent to become pregnant

mv602	fertility preference

mv603	preferred waiting time for birth of a/another child

mv604	preferred waiting time for birth of a/another child (grouped)

mv605	desire for more children

mv613	ideal number of children

mv614	ideal number of children (grouped)

mv616	desired time for future birth

mv621	na - wife's desire for children

mv627	ideal number of boys

mv628	ideal number of girls

mv629	ideal number of either sex

mv631	na - problem if wife became pregnant

mv633a	na - wife justified refusing sex: husband has sti

mv633b	wife justified refusing sex: husband has other women

mv633c	na - wife justified refusing sex: recent birth

mv633d	na - wife justified refusing sex: tired, not in mood

mv633e	na - wife justified refusing sex: cs reason

mv633f	na - wife justified refusing sex: cs reason

mv633g	na - wife justified refusing sex: cs reason

mv634a	na - wife refuses to have sex, husband has right to: get angry

mv634b	na - wife refuses to have sex, husband has right to: refuse financial support

mv634c	na - wife refuses to have sex, husband has right to: use force for sex

mv634d	na - wife refuses to have sex, husband has right to: have sex with another women

v701	husband/partner's education level

v702	husband/partner's highest year of education (at level in v701)

v704	na - husband/partner's occupation

v704a	na - husband/partner worked in last 7 days/12 months

v705	na - husband/partner's occupation (grouped)

v714	na - respondent currently working

v714a	na - respondent has a job, but currently absent

v715	husband/partner's total number of years of education

v716	na - respondent's occupation

v717	na - respondent's occupation (grouped)

v719	na - respondent works for family, others, self

v721	na - respondent works at home or away

v729	husband/partner's educational attainment

v730	husband/partner's age

v731	na - respondent worked in last 12 months

v732	na - respondent employed all year/seasonal

v739	person who usually decides how to spend respondent's earnings

v740	na - type of land where respondent works

v741	na - type of earnings from respondent's work

v743a	person who usually decides on: respondent's health care

v743b	person who usually decides on: large household purchases

v743c	na - person who usually decides on: household purchases for daily needs

v743d	person who usually decides on: visits to family or relatives

v743e	na - person who usually decides on: food to be cooked each day

v743f	person who usually decides on: what to do with money husband earns

v744a	beating justified if wife goes out without telling husband

v744b	beating justified if wife neglects the children

v744c	beating justified if wife argues with husband

v744d	beating justified if wife refuses to have sex with husband

v744e	beating justified if wife burns the food

v745a	owns a house alone or jointly

v745b	owns land alone or jointly

v745c	title deed on house own by respondent

v745d	title deed on land own by respondent

v746	respondent earns more than husband/partner

mv714	na - currently working

mv714a	na - have a job, but currently absent

mv716	na - occupation

mv717	na - occupation (grouped)

mv719	na - works for family, others, self

mv721	na - works at home or away

mv731	na - worked in last 12 months

mv732	na - employment all year/seasonal

mv739	person who usually decides how to spend respondent's earnings

mv740	na - type of land where respondent works

mv741	na - type of earnings from respondent's work

mv743a	person who usually decides on: respondent's health care

mv743b	person who usually decides on: large household purchases

mv743c	na - person who usually decides on: daily household purchases

mv743d	na - person who usually decides on: visits to family or relatives

mv743e	na - person who usually decides on: food to be cooked each day

mv743f	na - person who usually decides on: deciding what to do with money wife earns

mv743g	na - person who usually decides on: deciding how many children to have

mv744a	beating justified: wife goes out without telling husband

mv744b	beating justified: wife neglects the children

mv744c	beating justified: wife argues with husband

mv744d	beating justified: wife refuses to have sex with husband

mv744e	beating justified: wife burns food

mv745a	owns a house alone or jointly

mv745b	owns land alone or jointly

mv745c	title deed on house own by respondent

mv745d	title deed on land own by respondent

mv747a	na - childbearing is a woman's concern

mv747b	na - important for mother/child health to get assistance at delivery

v750	ever heard of a sexually transmitted infection (sti)

v751	ever heard of aids

v754bp	na - reduce risk of getting hiv: do not have sex at all

v754cp	reduce risk of getting hiv: always use condoms during sex

v754dp	reduce risk of getting hiv: have 1 sex partner only, who has no other partners

v754jp	can get hiv from mosquito bites

v754wp	can get hiv by sharing food with person who has aids