XVI National Population and V de Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Colombia, 1993 - 1994
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Reference ID
COL_1993_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
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- COL1993_PHC-H-H.dat
- COL1993_PHC-P-H.dat
Sons ever born (CO1993A_CHBORNM)
Data file: COL1993_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
229
End:
230
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CO93A429 CO93A430 CO93A432 CO93A433 CO93A435 CO93A436 CO93A438 CO93A439"><span class="h2">F 4. Ask these questions of all women who are twelve years old or more.</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO93A429 CO93A430"><span class="em">40. How many children have you had in your life (live births)?</span><br /><div class="i1">_ _ Number of sons<br />_ _ Number of daughters<br />00 None (continue with the next person)</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO93A429 CO93A430"><span class="em">40. How many children have you had in your life (live births)?</span><br /><div class="i1">_ _ Number of sons<br />_ _ Number of daughters<br />00 None (continue with the next person)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 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="CO93A429 CO93A430 CO93A431 CO93A432 CO93A433 CO93A434 CO93A435 CO93A436 CO93A437 CO93A438 CO93A439"><span class="h3">F4. Ask these questions to all women 12 years old or older</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO93A429 CO93A430 CO93A431"><span class="em">40. How many sons or daughters born alive has ... had in her whole life?</span><br /><br />Ask the interviewed person for the number of sons and daughters, born alive, that a woman has had during her whole life; write separately, in the corresponding boxes, the number of male and female children.<br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Keep in mind that a mother when taking account of her children can forget some who died or do not live with her. Help with her with questions like "did you count those who are away?", "did you count any who have died".<br /><br />If the interviewed person has doubts about what "born alive" means you can make it clear in accordance with the following:<br /><br /><span class="em">Born alive</span><br /><br />It is considered that a baby is born alive when at the moment of birth it shows signs of life like breathing, crying or moving. If a child upon being born shows any of these signs of life and then dies, it is born alive, and therefore should be counted.<br /><br />It is important to keep in mind the previous because some women declare as still born children who, having been born alive, die during their first hours or months of their life.<br /><br />If a woman or the interviewed person do not remember or do not know the number of male and female children, born alive, that she has had, write "99" in the boxes corresponding to "No. of male children" and "No. of female children" and continue with the next question.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO93A429 CO93A430 CO93A431"><span class="em">40. How many sons or daughters born alive has ... had in her whole life?</span><br /><br />Ask the interviewed person for the number of sons and daughters, born alive, that a woman has had during her whole life; write separately, in the corresponding boxes, the number of male and female children.<br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />Keep in mind that a mother when taking account of her children can forget some who died or do not live with her. Help with her with questions like "did you count those who are away?", "did you count any who have died".<br /><br />If the interviewed person has doubts about what "born alive" means you can make it clear in accordance with the following:<br /><br /><span class="em">Born alive</span><br /><br />It is considered that a baby is born alive when at the moment of birth it shows signs of life like breathing, crying or moving. If a child upon being born shows any of these signs of life and then dies, it is born alive, and therefore should be counted.<br /><br />It is important to keep in mind the previous because some women declare as still born children who, having been born alive, die during their first hours or months of their life.<br /><br />If a woman or the interviewed person do not remember or do not know the number of male and female children, born alive, that she has had, write "99" in the boxes corresponding to "No. of male children" and "No. of female children" and continue with the next question.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of sons ever born to the individual.
Universe
Colombia 1993: Females age 12+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |