Count of Population and Dwellings, 2005 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2005
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Reference ID
MEX_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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Sep 29, 2011
Last modified
Sep 03, 2025
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- MEX2005_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2005_PHC-P-H.dat
Children born alive (MX2005A_CHBORN)
Data file: MEX2005_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
119
End:
120
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">For women 12 years old and older</span>
<br />[Question 3.11 was asked of all women 12 years and older.]
<br />[Question 3.11 was asked of all women 12 years and older.]
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 |
| 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="MX05A413 MX05A414 MX05A415 MX05A416 MX05A417 MX05A418 MX05A419 MX05A420 MX05A425 MX05A424 MX05A426 MX05A427"><span class="em">Questions 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9 and 3.10 are asked to people who are 5 years old or older. For this, check the answer that you wrote down in question 3.3 Age.</span><br /><br />If a person who you are interviewing is less than 5 years old, go to the next person in the list.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX05A421 MX05A422"><span class="h3">3.11 Number of children</span><br />The question of number of children is asked if the person is a woman 12 completed years old or older.<br /><br />Because of this, check the answers written down in 3.2 Sex and 3.3 Age.<br /><br />The first question permits us to know the total number of children born alive of women 12 years old or older.<br /><br />In some places of the country women begin to have children at very young ages, because of this you should always ask this question to women 12 years old or older.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 82]</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form for 3.11 Number of children.]<br /><br />Children born alive are those who after being born showed some sign of life, like crying, moving, breathing, heart beat, etc.<br /><br />When children are aborted or stillborn, do not consider them in the total number of children.<br /><br />If a woman has not had any children in her life, write down 00 and go to the next person on the list.<br /><br />If a woman had a child born alive, register the name and ask the next question to know the number of children that are currently living, even if they do not reside in the same dwelling.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX05A421 MX05A422"><span class="h3">3.11 Number of children</span><br />The question of number of children is asked if the person is a woman 12 completed years old or older.<br /><br />Because of this, check the answers written down in 3.2 Sex and 3.3 Age.<br /><br />The first question permits us to know the total number of children born alive of women 12 years old or older.<br /><br />In some places of the country women begin to have children at very young ages, because of this you should always ask this question to women 12 years old or older.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 82]</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form for 3.11 Number of children.]<br /><br />Children born alive are those who after being born showed some sign of life, like crying, moving, breathing, heart beat, etc.<br /><br />When children are aborted or stillborn, do not consider them in the total number of children.<br /><br />If a woman has not had any children in her life, write down 00 and go to the next person on the list.<br /><br />If a woman had a child born alive, register the name and ask the next question to know the number of children that are currently living, even if they do not reside in the same dwelling.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children born alive.
Universe
Mexico 2005: Females age 12+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |