Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2006
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Reference ID
LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
Metadata
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Dec 05, 2019
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- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Children born alive (LS2006A_CHBORN)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
275
End:
276
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section F. Women aged 12 to 49 years (Fertility)</span></p>
<p>34. Have you ever given a live birth? </p>
<div class="i1">Enter 00 if no. If Yes, how many children were born alive to (the respondent) altogether? <br /><br />_ _ Live births</div>
<p>34. Have you ever given a live birth? </p>
<div class="i1">Enter 00 if no. If Yes, how many children were born alive to (the respondent) altogether? <br /><br />_ _ Live births</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+ |
| 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="h2">Part F of the questionnaire</span>
<br />For women aged 12 to 49 years (fertility)</p>
<p>104. Column 34: Have you ever given a live birth. If yes how many.</p>
<div class="i1">Enter the total number of live births the woman has ever home that is the total number of children ever born. The total given here should be consistent with the total number from column 39 to column 44. If the answer is no, enter 00 and skip to column 45.</div>
<br />For women aged 12 to 49 years (fertility)</p>
<p>104. Column 34: Have you ever given a live birth. If yes how many.</p>
<div class="i1">Enter the total number of live births the woman has ever home that is the total number of children ever born. The total given here should be consistent with the total number from column 39 to column 44. If the answer is no, enter 00 and skip to column 45.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children born alive to a woman.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: Women age 12 to 49 [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |