X Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Vivienda - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica, 2011
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Reference ID
CRI_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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- CRI2011_PHC-H-H.dat
- CRI2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Number of live births (CR2011A_CHBORN)
Data file: CRI2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
248
End:
249
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Only for women 12 years or older
<br />[Questions 30 and 31 were only asked of women aged 12 and older]</p>
<p>30. How many live-birth children has [the respondent] had?</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ Total (go to 31)<br />[] 00 None (go to the next person)</div>
<br />[Questions 30 and 31 were only asked of women aged 12 and older]</p>
<p>30. How many live-birth children has [the respondent] had?</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ Total (go to 31)<br />[] 00 None (go to the next person)</div>
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+ |
| 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
<span class="em">Questions 30 and 31 are asked only of women 12 years of age and older.</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Question 30: Sons and daughters born live</span></p>
<p>Only for women 12 years or older</p>
<p>30. How many live birth children has [name] had?</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ Total (go to 31)<br />[] 00 None (go to the next person)</div><p>A live born person is one that cries upon birth even if he/her dies minutes later. This question must be asked of all the women 12 years and older, without considering marital status. In order to collect this information, keep in mind that:</p>
<div class="i1">You must consider the total number of live born sons and daughters of all the matrimonies or unions that the women has had, such as those had while being single and inclusive of those given up for adoption.<br /><br />This includes all the live born sons and daughters, independently of whether they have passed away, live with the mother, or are married, united, or live abroad.<br /><br />Do not forget to request this information from single and adolescent women.<br /><br />Do not include the adopted sons and daughters.</div><p>For the women that have never had children or children that were not born live, fill the option corresponding with "none" and go to the next person.
<p><span class="em">Question 30: Sons and daughters born live</span></p>
<p>Only for women 12 years or older</p>
<p>30. How many live birth children has [name] had?</p>
<div class="i1">_ _ Total (go to 31)<br />[] 00 None (go to the next person)</div><p>A live born person is one that cries upon birth even if he/her dies minutes later. This question must be asked of all the women 12 years and older, without considering marital status. In order to collect this information, keep in mind that:</p>
<div class="i1">You must consider the total number of live born sons and daughters of all the matrimonies or unions that the women has had, such as those had while being single and inclusive of those given up for adoption.<br /><br />This includes all the live born sons and daughters, independently of whether they have passed away, live with the mother, or are married, united, or live abroad.<br /><br />Do not forget to request this information from single and adolescent women.<br /><br />Do not include the adopted sons and daughters.</div><p>For the women that have never had children or children that were not born live, fill the option corresponding with "none" and go to the next person.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children ever born alive to the respondent.
Universe
Costa Rica 2011: Female age 12+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II 11.8%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |