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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Last modified
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- COL1973_PHC-H-H.dat
- COL1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Children still alive (CO1973A_CHSURV)
Data file: COL1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
237
End:
238
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="CO73A427"><span class="em">21. How many of your children are still alive?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 00 none<br />number __ __</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A427"><span class="em">21. How many of your children are still alive?</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="CO73A427"><span class="em">Question No. 21 Number of children currently alive</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Mark "x" in the box "none" when the woman says that she has no children currently alive.<br /><br />Write down the number of children currently alive in the corresponding box.<br /><br />When she does not say or know the number of children currently alive, leave the space blank. These cases are presented as an exception.<br /><br /><span class="em">Children currently alive</span>: Are those who on the day of the Census, were found with life, they live or not with their parents either in another part of the country or abroad.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO73A427"><span class="em">Question No. 21 Number of children currently alive</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Mark "x" in the box "none" when the woman says that she has no children currently alive.<br /><br />Write down the number of children currently alive in the corresponding box.<br /><br />When she does not say or know the number of children currently alive, leave the space blank. These cases are presented as an exception.<br /><br /><span class="em">Children currently alive</span>: Are those who on the day of the Census, were found with life, they live or not with their parents either in another part of the country or abroad.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children that are still alive.
Universe
Colombia 1973: Females age 15+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |