https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.5
Data collected as part of a discrete choice experiment (DCE) conducted among young people aged 15-24 in seven villages in rural Malawi. The aim of the DCE was to explore stated preferences for family planning service providers. Data collection took place in 2012. The overall DCE included 20 choice tasks which were blocked into 4 groups of 5 using an efficient design algorithm in Ngene. Selected sociodemographic characteristics are included.
| Variable Name | STATA Label | Creator-provided description | Variable Type |
| P_ID | Participant ID number | Unique Participant ID number | long |
| D_Ques | Choice task number from efficient design | Choice task number from unblocked efficient design. | Numeric |
| Q_Ver | Questionnaire version A or B | Two versions of the questionnaire were used. In Version A the choice of family planning service provider DCE followed a DCE related to the design of outreach services. In Version B the the choice of family planning service provider DCE wa spresented first, followed by the DCE related to the design out outreach services. This variable indicates version A or B. | String |
| Q_VerA | Version A (1=A 0=B) | Dummy variable indicating whether questionnaire version A was used. 1=A. 0=B. | long |
| D_Blk | Block number from efficient design | The experimental design included 20 choice tasks which were divided into 4 blocks of 5 choice tasks each. This variable indicates the block number from 1-4. | Numeric |
| D_Alt | Choice alternative (1=gov 2=private 3=outreach 4=CBDA 5=none) | The DCE included 4 labelled alternatives and an opt-out. This variable indicates the alternative associated with the attributes describing a particular choice task. 1=Government Service. 2=Private Clinic. 3=Outreach Service. 4=Community based distributor (CBDA). 5=None/Neither | Numeric |
| C_Resp | Alternative selected by repondent | Indicates the alternative that a respondent choice for a given choice task | Numeric |
| C_Choice | Coded resp variable 1=alternative selected 0=alternative not selected | Dummy coded response variable indicating the alternative that a respondent. For each choice task there will be one chosen alternative and 4 unchosen alternatives. Chosen alternative=1. Unchosen alternatives=0. | Numeric |
| D_Cset | Number of alternatives within each choice set | Each respondent was presented with 5 choice tasks. This is referred to as the choice set and takes a fixed value of 5 for all observations. This variable is required for analysis to indicate the chosen and non-chosen alternatives. | Numeric |
| D_NChoices | Number of choice tasks presented to each respondent | This variable indicates the number of choice tasks that each respondent was presented with. Each respondent was presented with 5 choice tasks; this variable therefore takes on a fixed value of 5. This is required for analysis to indicate that there are multiple observations from each respondent. | Numeric |
| D_BlkQs | Choice task number within block | Indicates the choice task number within each block of 5 choice tasks. | Numeric |
| A_Dist | Attribute - distance from home to facility in kilometers | Describes alternative family planning service providers in terms of distance in kilometers from repondent's home. Levels are alternative specific for government and private services and fixed for outreach and CBDA services. | Numeric |
| A_Freq | Attribute - frequency that services are available | Describes alternative family planning service providers in terms of the frequency that services are available. Fixed values for government, private and CBDA services (8am-5pm Monday-Friday). Outreach service varies from once per month to once every two months. | Numeric |
| A_Drug | Attribute - availability of FP commodities | Describes alternative family plannig service providers in terms of availability of family planning commodities. Effects coded. -1 indicates that commodities are sometimes not available or not all methods are available at the facility. 1 indiccates that all methods are available. Value fixed to 1 for outreach service. | Numeric |
| A_Svcp | Attribute - service provider attitude | Indicates the attitude of the family planning service provider for a given alternative. Effects coded. -1 indicates an unfriendly provider who may be rude or scold clients. 1 indicates a friendly and open provider. Value fixed at 1 for outreach service. | Numeric |
| A_Wait | Attribute - waiting time to see a service provider | Indicates the waiting time in minutes to see a family planning service provider for a given alternative. Fixed to 0 for CBDA alternative since this service is provided in the individual's home and there is no need to wait once the provider arrives. | Numeric |
| A_Price | Attribute - price | Indicates the price of family planning services for a given alternative. Fixed at 0 for government service alternative as government services were always provided free of charge in this setting. | Numeric |
| P_HHID | Participant household ID | Indicates the household ID for the participant. Used for tracing participants in the field. Randomisation at individual level means that there may be more than one respondent per household. | Integer |
| P_VID | Participant village ID | Indicates the participants' village of residence. Seven villages were included in the survey. | String |
| P_Age | Participant Age | Indicates respondents' age as a continuous variable in years. | double |
| P_Old | Participant age category (15-19=0 20-24=1) | Dummy variable indicating respondent's age category. 15-19=0. 1=20-24. | Numeric |
| P_Gender | Participant gender (1=Female 2=Male) | Indicates respondent gender. Female=1. Male=2. | Numeric |
| P_Fem | Participant is Female (Male=0 Female=1) | Dummy variable indicating whether respondent is female. Female=1. Male=0. | Numeric |
| P_Edu | Currently attending school (1=Yes 0=No ) | Dummy variable indicating whether the respondent is currently attending school. Yes=1. No=0. | Numeric |
| P_EduLev | Participant highest level of educational attainment | Indicates repondents' highest level of schooling completed. Lower primary (standard 1-4)=1. Upper primary (standard 5-8)=2. Lower secondary (form 1-2)=3. Upper secondary (form 3-4)=4. University/College=5. Technical training=6. Other=96. | Numeric |
| P_Empl | Paid work in the last 12 months (0=No 1=Yes) | Dummy variable indicating whether respondent engaged in paid employment in the 12 months preceding the survey. Yes=1. No=0. | Numeric |
| P_Rltn | Relationship in the last 12 months (0=No 1=Yes) | Dummy variable indicating whether respondent was in a relationship in the 12 months preceding the survey. This includes marriage and boyfriend/girlfriend relationships. No=0. Yes=1. | Numeric |
| P_EvrSx | Has ever had sex (0=No 1=Yes) | Dummy variable indicating whether respondent has ever had sexual intercourse. No=0. Yes=1. | Numeric |
| P_Sex12 | Had sex in the last 12 months (0=No 1=Yes) | Dummy variable indicating whether respondent has had sex in the 12 months preceding the survey. This is an indicator of possible need for fmaily planning. No=0. Yes=1. | Numeric |
| P_FPuse | FP use in the last 12 months (0=No 1=Yes) | Dummy variable indicating whether respondent used any modern method of family planning (contraception) in the 12 months preceding the survey. Includes condoms, oral contraceptives, injectables, IUD and emrgency contraception. No=0. Yes=1. | Numeric |
| P_FPprice | Amount participant paid for FP at the last place attended | Indicates the amount that respondents who had used a modern method of family planning in the 12 months preceding the survey paid for the last (most recent) family planning method they received. Amounts in Malawi Kwacha. At the time of the survey in May-June 2012, 50 Malawi Kwacha was equal to approximately USD$0.20. | double |
| P_DKprice | Participant doesnt know how much paid for last FP (0=Knows 1=Doesn't know) | Dummy variable indicating whether respondents who had obtained a modern method of family planning in the 12 months preceding the survey were able to recall how much they paid for the last (most recent) family planning method they received. Participant knows the price paid=1. Participant doesn't know=0. | Numeric |
| R_TooManyQ | Review - There were too many choice tasks (0=No 1=Yes) | Dummy variable indicating whehter the respondent thought that there were too many choice tasks for the choice of family planning service provider DCE. Yes=1. No=0. | Numeric |
| R_Boring | Review - The choice tasks were boring (0=No 1=Yes) | Dummy variable indicating whehter the respondent thought that the choice tasks for the choice of family planning service provider DCE were boring. Yes=1. No=0. | Numeric |
| Variable | Description |
| Choice situation | Choice task number from efficient design |
| gov.g_dist | Distance value for government service alternative |
| gov.g_drug | Availability of family planning commodities values for government service alternative |
| gov.g_svpv | Service provider attitude for government service alternative |
| gov.g_wait | Waiting time for government service alternative |
| pvt.p_dist | Distance value for private clinic alternative |
| pvt.p_drug | Availability of family planning commodities values for private clinic alternative |
| pvt.p_svpv | Service provider attitude for private clinic alternative |
| pvt.p_wait | Waiting time for private clinic alternative |
| pvt.p_price | Price for private clinic alternative |
| out.o_wait | Waiting time for outreach service alternative |
| out.o_freq | Frequency with which outreach sevrices are offered in respondents' community |
| out.o_price | Price for outreach service alternative |
| cbda.c_drug | Availability of family planning commodities values for community based distribution alternative |
| cbda.c_svpv | Service provider attitude for community based distribution alternative |
| cbda.c_price | Price for community based distribution alternative |
| Block | Block number. The experimental design included 20 choice tasks which were divided into 4 blocks of 5 choice tasks each. This variable indicates the block number from 1-4. |