Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 1998
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Total number of living children born to respondent (B_CHEBALIVE)
Data file: GHA1998-B.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
340
End:
341
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
213. Now I would like to ask you about all of your pregnancies, whether born alive, born dead, or lost pregnancy, starting with the first one you had.
RECORD ALL THE PREGNANCIES. RECORD TWINS AND TRIPLETS ON SEPARATE LINES. IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 11 PREGNANCIES, USE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONNAIRES.
RECORD ALL THE PREGNANCIES. RECORD TWINS AND TRIPLETS ON SEPARATE LINES. IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 11 PREGNANCIES, USE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONNAIRES.
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 |
| 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
CHEBALIVE (V218) reports the total number of children ever born to the respondent who are currently living. The number reported in CHEBALIVE (V218) is the sum of a series of variables reporting the total number of sons and daughters who are living at home and who are living away from home (V202 to V205 - SONSATHOME, DAUSATHOME, SONSAWAYHOME, and DAUSAWAYHOME).
The related variable CHEB (V201) reports the total number of children ever born to the respondent, regardless of survival status.
The related variable CHEB (V201) reports the total number of children ever born to the respondent, regardless of survival status.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |