From: The validity of birth and pregnancy histories in rural Bangladesh
Variable and category | Questionnaire type | ||
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Both types | Birth history | Pregnancy history | |
Number of matched births (N) | 5356 | 2636 | 2720 |
Percent displaced | |||
Backward displaced (i.e. reported too old) | 28.5 | 27.9 | 29.2 |
Reported correctly | 43.9 | 43.9 | 43.9 |
Forward displaced (i.e., reported too young) | 27.6 | 28.2 | 26.9 |
Mean number of months displaced | |||
Backward displaced | −15.6 | −15.2 | −16.1 |
Forward displaced | +15.5 | +15.5 | +15.4 |
Percent displaced by characteristic of the event | |||
Survival status at time of interview | |||
Alive | 53.9 | 54.0 | 53.8 |
Dead | 71.7 | 72.3 | 71.2 |
Number of months before survey | |||
0–59 | 27.6 | 26.6 | 28.7 |
60–119 | 63.0 | 64.0 | 62.1 |
120–179 | 76.1 | 75.7 | 76.6 |