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1971 National Census of Dwellings and Population - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1971
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NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Children born in 1970 who died (NI1971A_CHDEAD70)

Data file: NIC1971_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 230
End: 231
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="NI71A424"><span class="em">21. Of these, how many died in 1970?</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">Only for women age 15 to 49<br /><br />[] 00 None<br />____ Number<br />[] 99 Unknown</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 None
01 1
02 2
03 3
04 4
05 5
07 7
98 Unknown
99 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="NI71A421 NI71A422 NI71A423 NI71A424"><span class="em">Fertility characteristics</span><br />Questions (18, 19, 20, and 21) included under this title are designed to provide information to carry out studies on the fertility level of the population and on the differential characteristics of this component of population growth.<br /><br />These questions are also designed to obtain information to carry out studies on the level and past tendencies of the mortality of the country's population.<br /><br />The adequate investigation of such important topics requires that the enumerator be delicate and extremely diligent. Questions 18 and 19 are presented to <span class="em">every woman age 15 or older</span>. Question 20 and 21 are presented to <span class="em">women ages 15 to 49</span>.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI71A424"><span class="em">Question #21: Children born alive in 1970 who passed away in 1970</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. How to ask the question:</span><br />How many of these children passed away in 1970?<br /><br /><span class="em">b. How to record the information:</span><br />Before recording the answer, it should be verified that the question was understood and that the information provided is consistent with the information provided in question 20.<br /><br />Once the information is verified, the number of children who were born alive between January and December of 1970 and died within this same year is recorded above the space provided after the word "Number___".<br /><br />If it was reported, in question 20, that no children were born alive in 1970 or if any of those born alive in 1970 did not die in 1970, the box labeled "None___ 00" is marked.<br /><br />The box "Unknown ___99" is only marked if the informant does not know the number of children who were born alive and passed away in 1970 of the enumerated woman.<br /><br /><span class="em">c. Examples:</span></div><br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graph of question 21 on the census form]<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of children born to a woman in 1970 and who died.
Universe
Nicaragua 1971: Females age 15 to 49 [discrepancies: type I 0.9%, type II 0.3%]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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