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Population Census 2012 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 2012
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ZWE_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Agency, IPUMS
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Mother alive (ZW2012A_MOTHLIVE)

Data file: ZWE2012_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 227
End: 227
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">For persons age 17 years and below</span>
<br />[Question 12 and 13 were asked of persons age 17 years and below]</p>

<p>13. Is (the respondent's) mother by birth alive? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes <br />[] 2 No <br />[] 9 Not known</div>
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Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
8 Unknown
9 NIU (Not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the respondent's mother is alive.
Universe
Zimbabwe 2012: Persons age 17 or younger [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 0.9%]

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