General Population Census VI and Housing IV - IPUMS Subset
Uruguay, 1985
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Reference ID
URY_1985_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Office of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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- URY1985_PHC-H-H.dat
- URY1985_PHC-P-H.dat
Number of male children abroad (UY1985A_CHABRM)
Data file: URY1985_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
209
End:
210
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="UY85A424 UY85A425 UY85A426 UY85A427 UY85A429 UY85A430"><span class="em">(IV) Other characteristics</span> <br />[Questions 19-21 were asked of women age 15 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="UY85A425 UY85A426 UY85A427 UY85A429 UY85A430">[Questions 20 and 21 were asked of women age 15 or older who had children born alive.]<br /><br />20. Of your children born alive,<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A426 UY85A427"><div class="i1">How many currently live abroad?</div><br /><div class="i2">Number and sex of children who currently live abroad<br /><br />_ _ Men<br />_ _ Women</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="UY85A425 UY85A426 UY85A427 UY85A429 UY85A430">[Questions 20 and 21 were asked of women age 15 or older who had children born alive.]<br /><br />20. Of your children born alive,<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A426 UY85A427"><div class="i1">How many currently live abroad?</div><br /><div class="i2">Number and sex of children who currently live abroad<br /><br />_ _ Men<br />_ _ Women</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 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="UY85A424 UY85A425 UY85A426 UY85A427 UY85A429 UY85A430"><span class="h3">IV. Other characteristics -- for women age 15 or older</span><br /><br />This is the last chapter of the form, but is not the least important. From the exactitude and seriousness that you ask and write down the results of these questions, now unknown aspects about the birth rate, death rate and international migration of our country will be known.<br /><br />Review the previous questions; if a person that you are enumerating is a woman and is 15 years of age or older, you should ask her the questions of Chapter IV.<br /><br />If it is a man or a woman younger than 15, you will not ask any more questions, cross out with a diagonal line questions No. 19, 20 and 21 and go to the next person.<br /><br />Do not forget that the result of your work will be useful only if the question is answered by all women age 15 or older, whatever their married state is.<br /><br />Make sure to ask the questions directly to the enumerated woman, and write down all the responses that you get.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a=" UY85A424" v="UY85A424 UY85A425 UY85A426 UY85A427 UY85A429 UY85A430"><div class="i1">For question No. 19 "How many total children born alive have you had?", you should write down the number corresponding to the response you get.</div><br /><br />When you ask the question "How many total children born alive have you had?," it refers to all children born alive during the life of the enumerated woman up to the day of the census, whether legitimate or natural, from a marriage, current union or any other previous state. Because it concerns children born alive, stillborn children should not be included, but those who were born alive and died soon thereafter should be included.<br /><br />If a woman had any children, you should continue the interview.<br /><br />On the contrary, that is to say, if she did not have children, write down "0" (zero) in question No. 19; do not ask questions No. 20 and 21; cross them out with a diagonal line and go to the next person.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A425 UY85A426 UY85A427 UY85A429">Question No. 20 is:<br /><br /><div class="i1">Of your children born alive, how many currently live in this country?<br /><br />How many currently live abroad?<br /><br />How many have died?</div><br /><br />Pause between questions, with the purpose of getting the answer and writing it down in the corresponding place.<br /><br />When a woman tells you that she has children who live abroad, ask how many of these children are men and how many are women [males or females].<br /><br />Only if the answer to any of the questions is none, write down "0" (zero).<br /><br />You should always ask the question as they are worded in the document, never imply an answer.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a=" UY85A424" v="UY85A424 UY85A425 UY85A426 UY85A427 UY85A429 UY85A430"><div class="i1">For question No. 19 "How many total children born alive have you had?", you should write down the number corresponding to the response you get.</div><br /><br />When you ask the question "How many total children born alive have you had?," it refers to all children born alive during the life of the enumerated woman up to the day of the census, whether legitimate or natural, from a marriage, current union or any other previous state. Because it concerns children born alive, stillborn children should not be included, but those who were born alive and died soon thereafter should be included.<br /><br />If a woman had any children, you should continue the interview.<br /><br />On the contrary, that is to say, if she did not have children, write down "0" (zero) in question No. 19; do not ask questions No. 20 and 21; cross them out with a diagonal line and go to the next person.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UY85A425 UY85A426 UY85A427 UY85A429">Question No. 20 is:<br /><br /><div class="i1">Of your children born alive, how many currently live in this country?<br /><br />How many currently live abroad?<br /><br />How many have died?</div><br /><br />Pause between questions, with the purpose of getting the answer and writing it down in the corresponding place.<br /><br />When a woman tells you that she has children who live abroad, ask how many of these children are men and how many are women [males or females].<br /><br />Only if the answer to any of the questions is none, write down "0" (zero).<br /><br />You should always ask the question as they are worded in the document, never imply an answer.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's number of live born male children who lived outside Uruguay at the time of the enumeration.
Universe
Uruguay 1985: Females age 15+ who had children born alive [discrepancies: type I none; type II 24.4%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |