Censos Nacionales- Mayo de 1973. III de Vivienda – VII de Población - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica, 1973
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Reference ID
CRI_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos, Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio, IPUMS
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Dec 22, 2014
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- CRI1973_PHC-H-H.dat
- CRI1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Children ever born (CR1973A_CHBORN)
Data file: CRI1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
177
End:
178
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CR73A403 CR73A404">Only for women 15 years of age and older:<br />[Applies to questions 5 - 6]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR73A403">5. How many living children have you had?<br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 00 None<br />____ Children<br />[] YY Unknown</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR73A403">5. How many living children have you had?<br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 00 None<br />____ Children<br />[] YY Unknown</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 |
| 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="CR73A403 CR73A404"><span class="h2">12.- Question No. 5.- Children born alive</span><br /><br /><span class="em">All women 15 years old or older should be asked</span>, how many children born alive have you had?<br /><br />For this the following definition should be taken into account:<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR73A403"><span class="em">Child born alive</span>: is a child who when born breathes, cries and moves. If any of these signs of life manifested themselves and later the child died, it is born alive.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 41]</span><br /><br />If when being born the child shows none of the signs mentioned previously, it is a still birth.<br /><br />It should be kept in mind that generally a woman tends to omit those children who where born alive and died later or at the time of birth, declaring only those that currently are alive, you should insist on this in order to avoid that some children who were born alive do not get written down.<br /><br />Once the number of children born alive is assured, the name should be written down in the corresponding space. When there are no children born alive mark the circle "None".<br /><br />When the woman does not know the number of children born alive mark an <span class="em">X</span> in the circle corresponding to "Not Known".<br /><br />In the case of women 14 years old or less, and for all men, because of not being asked the question, cross out the corresponding box with a big <span class="em">X</span>.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR73A403"><span class="em">Child born alive</span>: is a child who when born breathes, cries and moves. If any of these signs of life manifested themselves and later the child died, it is born alive.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 41]</span><br /><br />If when being born the child shows none of the signs mentioned previously, it is a still birth.<br /><br />It should be kept in mind that generally a woman tends to omit those children who where born alive and died later or at the time of birth, declaring only those that currently are alive, you should insist on this in order to avoid that some children who were born alive do not get written down.<br /><br />Once the number of children born alive is assured, the name should be written down in the corresponding space. When there are no children born alive mark the circle "None".<br /><br />When the woman does not know the number of children born alive mark an <span class="em">X</span> in the circle corresponding to "Not Known".<br /><br />In the case of women 14 years old or less, and for all men, because of not being asked the question, cross out the corresponding box with a big <span class="em">X</span>.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's number of children born alive.
Universe
Costa Rica 1973: Females age 15+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |