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 File: RWIR91FL- Individual Women Recode

Cases	14283
Variable(s)	6070

Variables

Name	Label	Question
v542	has a marriage certificate for current marriage/union

v543a	marriage certificate from church, mosque or other religious institution

v543b	marriage certificate from civil authority

v543c	other document from religious institution

v543d	other document from civil authority

v543e	na - marriage document: cs

v543f	na - marriage document: cs

v543g	na - marriage document: cs

v543x	other marriage document:

v544	current marriage ever registered with civil authority

v602	fertility preference

v603	preferred waiting time for birth of a/another child

v604	preferred waiting time for birth of a/another child (grouped)

v605	desire for more children

v613	ideal number of children

v614	ideal number of children (grouped)

v616	time for future birth

v621	husband's desire for children

v623	exposure

v624	unmet need

v625	exposure (definition 2)

v626	unmet need (definition 2)

v625a	exposure to need for contraception (definition 3)

v626a	unmet need for contraception (definition 3)

v627	ideal number of boys

v628	ideal number of girls

v629	ideal number of either sex

v631	na - problem if became pregnant

v632	decision maker for using contraception

v632a	na - decision maker for not using contraception

v633a	na - reason for not having sex: husband has sti

v633b	reason for not having sex: husband has other women

v633c	na - reason for not having sex: recent birth

v633d	na - reason for not having sex: tired, not in mood

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

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

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

v756	a healthy looking person can have hiv

v761	condom used during last sex with most recent partner

v761b	condom used during last sex with 2nd to most recent partner

v761c	condom used during last sex with 3rd to most recent partner

v762	source of condoms used for last sex

v762a	brand of condom used for last sex

v763a	had any sti in last 12 months

v763b	had genital sore/ulcer in last 12 months

v763c	had genital discharge in last 12 months

v763d	na - had cs sti in last 12 months

v763e	na - had cs sti in last 12 months

v763f	na - had cs sti in last 12 months

v763g	na - had cs sti in last 12 months

v766a	number of sex partners, excluding spouse, in last 12 months

v766b	number of sex partners, including spouse, in last 12 months

v767a	relationship with most recent sex partner

v767b	relationship with 2nd to most recent sex partner

v767c	relationship with 3rd to most recent sex partner