Nationala Censuses 2007: 11th Population Census and 6th Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Peru, 2007
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PER_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Computing, IPUMS
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- PER2007_PHC-H-H.dat
- PER2007_PHC-P-H.dat
Live-born children in total (PE2007A_CHBORN)
Data file: PER2007_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
254
End:
255
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="PE07A449" v="PE07A449 PE07A450 PE07A451 PE07A452 PE07A453">22. How many live-born children have you had in total?<br /><div class="i1">Total _ _<br />(If she has not had any children, write 0 and go to question 26)</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 |
| 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="PE07A449 PE07A450 PE07A451 PE07A452 PE07A453"><span class="h3">For women aged 12 and older</span><br />[Applies to questions 22-25]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PE07A449"><span class="em">Question 22: How many live-born children have you had in total?</span><br />If the respondent has not given birth to any live-born children in her life, write 0 in the appropriate space. Then, if the respondent is 18 or older, skip to question 26. Otherwise, conclude the interview with this person.<br /><span class="ital">Reminders </span><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>This question gathers information on all of the respondents' live-born children, regardless of who the father was.</li>
<li>Take into account all live-born children, even if that child is no longer living with the mother, or is no longer living.</li>
<li>Do not take into account terminated pregnancies, miscarriages, still-births, adopted children, or children of the husband only.</li>
</ul><br /><span class="em">Live-born</span>. This is a child who showed signs of life at birth, such as breathing, crying or movement.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="PE07A449"><span class="em">Question 22: How many live-born children have you had in total?</span><br />If the respondent has not given birth to any live-born children in her life, write 0 in the appropriate space. Then, if the respondent is 18 or older, skip to question 26. Otherwise, conclude the interview with this person.<br /><span class="ital">Reminders </span><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>This question gathers information on all of the respondents' live-born children, regardless of who the father was.</li>
<li>Take into account all live-born children, even if that child is no longer living with the mother, or is no longer living.</li>
<li>Do not take into account terminated pregnancies, miscarriages, still-births, adopted children, or children of the husband only.</li>
</ul><br /><span class="em">Live-born</span>. This is a child who showed signs of life at birth, such as breathing, crying or movement.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the total number of children born alive to a woman.
Universe
Peru 2007: Females age 12+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |