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
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- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Male children surviving (LS2006A_CHSURVM)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
295
End:
295
Width:
1
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>39. How many sons live with you? </p>
<div class="i1">_ _ Sons</div><p>41. How many sons are alive but do not live with you? </p>
<div class="i1">_ _ Sons</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><p>39. How many sons live with you? </p>
<div class="i1">_ _ Sons</div><p>41. How many sons are alive but do not live with you? </p>
<div class="i1">_ _ Sons</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 7+ |
| 9 | 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>109. Column 39: How many sons live with you?</p>
<div class="i1">Enter number of sons who live in the household, enter 00 for no sons</div><p>111. Column 41: How many sons are alive, but do not live with you?</p>
<div class="i1">Please enter the number of sons who do not live in the household. Enter 00 for none.</div>
<br />For women aged 12 to 49 years (fertility)</p>
<p>109. Column 39: How many sons live with you?</p>
<div class="i1">Enter number of sons who live in the household, enter 00 for no sons</div><p>111. Column 41: How many sons are alive, but do not live with you?</p>
<div class="i1">Please enter the number of sons who do not live in the household. Enter 00 for none.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of male children born to a woman who are surviving.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: Women age 12 to 49 [discrepancies: type I trace; type I none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |