XIV National Population and III Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Colombia, 1973
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Reference ID
COL_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
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- COL1973_PHC-H-H.dat
- COL1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Children ever born (CO1973A_CHBORN)
Data file: COL1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
235
End:
236
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CO73A426 CO73A427 CO73A428 CO73A429"><span class="h2">D. Fertility characteristics (only for females fifteen years old or more)</span><br />[Applies to questions 20 -22]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A426"><span class="em">20. How many live births have you had (during your entire life)?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 00 none<br />number __ __</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A426"><span class="em">20. How many live births have you had (during your entire life)?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 00 none<br />number __ __</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 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 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 a="all" v="CO73A426 CO73A427 CO73A428 CO73A429"><span class="h3">Section D. Fertility characteristics</span><br /><br />These questions will be asked to all women 15 years old or older. It does not matter if they are single, married, united, widowed or separated.<br />[Applies to questions 20 -22]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A426"><span class="em">Question No. 20. Total number of children born alive</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Mark with an "x" the box corresponding to "none" when a woman has not had any children born alive.<br /><br />Write down in the box corresponding to "number" the total number of children born alive that the woman has had during her whole life. It does not matter if they live or not in the Household that is being enumerated of if they have died.<br /><br />When for a particular woman one does not know or has no idea of the number of children born alive that she has had, leave the space blank. These cases are presented as an exception.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 58]</span><br /><br /><span class="em">Born alive</span>: is a child who when being born breathes, cries or moves. If it showed any of these signs of life and then died it is a life birth. If upon being born that child does not show any of the signs mentioned previously, it is a still birth.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A426"><span class="em">Question No. 20. Total number of children born alive</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Mark with an "x" the box corresponding to "none" when a woman has not had any children born alive.<br /><br />Write down in the box corresponding to "number" the total number of children born alive that the woman has had during her whole life. It does not matter if they live or not in the Household that is being enumerated of if they have died.<br /><br />When for a particular woman one does not know or has no idea of the number of children born alive that she has had, leave the space blank. These cases are presented as an exception.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 58]</span><br /><br /><span class="em">Born alive</span>: is a child who when being born breathes, cries or moves. If it showed any of these signs of life and then died it is a life birth. If upon being born that child does not show any of the signs mentioned previously, it is a still birth.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of live births the person had during her entire life.
Universe
Colombia 1973: Females age 15+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |