Background characteristics of the household population, and their dwelling conditions as describing eligible respondents and indicators of women’s status and their situation.

Data on fertility trends as well as on the beginning of a woman's childbearing, with tabulations on age at first birth and current teenage fertility behavior.

Data on family planning, including knowledge of contraception, source of supply, acceptability, use, attitudes toward contraception, intention to use in the future, reasons for nonuse, informed choice, exposure to media messages about family planning, and a variety of related topics.

Data on marriage patterns, sexual activity, postpartum insusceptibility, and menopause.

Data on fertility preferences, respondents’ ideal number of children, and the unmet need for contraception.

Data on current and past levels of infant and child mortality as well as differentials in mortality due to demographic and background characteristics. Also includes information on perinatal mortality and the extra risk incurred by certain reproductive behaviors.

Data on maternal care during pregnancy and delivery, and postnatal care, as well as general access to health services, use of tobacco products, exposure to injections and knowledge and attitudes concerning tuberculosis. Child health includes data on many aspects including birth weight and size, immunization and the extent and the prevalence and treatment of important childhood diseases (diarrhea, acute respiratory infection, and fever.

Data on nutritional concerns for children and for women including nutritional status, breastfeeding and complementary foods, food diversity, and micronutrients.

Data on knowledge and behavior concerning HIV/AIDS and STIs and the use of condoms, as well as monitoring and evaluating HIV/AIDS prevention programs.

Data on the availability and use of mosquito nets by women and children and the prophylactic and treatment use of antimalarial drugs.