Community Survey 2007 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2007
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Reference ID
ZAF_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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- ZAF2007_PHC-H-H
- ZAF2007_PHC-P-H
Total children ever born (ZA2007A_CHBORN)
Data file: ZAF2007_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
287
End:
288
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="ZA07A461 ZA07A462 ZA07A463 ZA07A464 ZA07A465 ZA07A466 ZA07A467 ZA07A468 ZA07A469 ZA07A470 ZA07A471 ZA07A472 ZA07A473 ZA07A474 ZA07A475 ZA07A476 ZA07A477 ZA07A478"><span class="h2">Section F: Fertility - ask of women aged 12 to 50 years (born between and including 1957 and 1995) listed on the flap</span><br />[Questions P-40 to P-47.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA07A462 ZA07A463 ZA07A464">P-41 Total children ever born<br /><div class="i1">a. How many children has (the person) ever had that were born alive, even if they died soon after birth?<br />_ _<br />b. How many are boys?<br />_ _<br />c. How many are girls?<br />_ _<br />Include ALL her children, i.e. those who are still living, whether or not they live in this household, and those who are dead. <span class="em">Do not count stillbirths</span>.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA07A462 ZA07A463 ZA07A464">P-41 Total children ever born<br /><div class="i1">a. How many children has (the person) ever had that were born alive, even if they died soon after birth?<br />_ _<br />b. How many are boys?<br />_ _<br />c. How many are girls?<br />_ _<br />Include ALL her children, i.e. those who are still living, whether or not they live in this household, and those who are dead. <span class="em">Do not count stillbirths</span>.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | |
| 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 |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the total number of children ever born.
Universe
South Africa 2007: Females age 12 to 50 [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept