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Population Census 1996

South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Age of mother at birth of first child (agefrstb)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Person_v01

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 8
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Household questionnaire: Q15.3 When was her FIRST child born? (live birth) (write in)

Personal questionnaire: Q15.3 When was her FIRST child born? (live birth) (write in)

Special enumeration questionnaire: Not included
Categories
Value Category
0 Females without children (Number of children ever born =0)
96 N/A: No. ever born unspecified
97 N/A: Males, females < 12
99 Unspecified
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 reflects the age of the mother at the birth of her first child
Universe
All women, aged 12 years and older, who have given birth to at least one child, enumerated at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.

Others

Notes
See No. of children ever born

This variable was derived from the month and year when the woman’s first child was born and from her age. If either the year of the first birth or the mother’s age were unspecified, this variable was set to ‘Unspecified’. Also, the range of ages for the first birth was limited to 12 to 49 and any derived ages outside this range were set to ‘Unspecified’ as well.
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