Interviewer instructions
a. Ask of all females born before April 1, 1990.
b. Count all children the woman has ever had who are still alive. Exclude any babies who died (even shortly after birth) Be sure to include any children born to this woman during a previous marriage and those born out of wedlock and who are still alive.
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).