Interviewer instructions
a. Ask of all females born before April 1, 1990.
b. Count all live births the woman has ever had, including any babies who died (even shortly after birth) or who no longer live with her. Be sure to include any children born to this woman during a previous marriage and those born out of wedlock.
c. Do not count this woman's stepchildren, foster children, or children she has adopted.
d. Exclude miscarriages and stillbirths (a birth at which the baby showed no sign of life). If there is any doubt about whether a birth was a stillbirth, do not count that birth among the babies a woman has ever had.
Question post text
Do not count stepchildren or children ... has adopted. - If none, skip to 14