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
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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 surviving at the census time (CR1973A_CHSURV)
Data file: CRI1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
179
End:
180
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="CR73A404">6. How many children currently alive do you have?<br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 00 None<br />____ Children<br />[] YY Unknown</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR73A404">6. How many children currently alive do you have?<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 |
| 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="CR73A404"><span class="h2">13.- Question No. 6.- Children alive</span><br /><br />This question should be asked to all women 15 years old or older who have had children born alive, in the contrary case, mark the circle "None".<br /><br />It should be asked: How many children are currently living?<br /><br />One should proceed according to the following definition:<br /><br /><span class="em">Children alive</span>: are those who on the date of the Census <span class="em">May 14, 1973</span>, are found to be with life, independent of whether they live with their parents or not or that they reside in another geographic place in the country or abroad.<br /><br />When the number of children alive is assured, make the annotation in the corresponding space. When the woman does not know the number of children alive write down "Not Known".<br /><br /><span class="em">In the case of women 14 years old or older and for all men, because of not being asked the question, cross out the corresponding box with a big x.</span><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR73A404"><span class="h2">13.- Question No. 6.- Children alive</span><br /><br />This question should be asked to all women 15 years old or older who have had children born alive, in the contrary case, mark the circle "None".<br /><br />It should be asked: How many children are currently living?<br /><br />One should proceed according to the following definition:<br /><br /><span class="em">Children alive</span>: are those who on the date of the Census <span class="em">May 14, 1973</span>, are found to be with life, independent of whether they live with their parents or not or that they reside in another geographic place in the country or abroad.<br /><br />When the number of children alive is assured, make the annotation in the corresponding space. When the woman does not know the number of children alive write down "Not Known".<br /><br /><span class="em">In the case of women 14 years old or older and for all men, because of not being asked the question, cross out the corresponding box with a big x.</span><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's number of children born alive surviving at the time of the census.
Universe
Costa Rica 1973: Females age 15+ with children ever born [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |