National Census of Housing and Population 1976 - IPUMS Subset
Bolivia, 1976
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BOL_1976_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, IPUMS
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- BOL1976_PHC-H-H.dat
- BOL1976_PHC-P-H.dat
Children born alive (BO1976A_CHBORN)
Data file: BOL1976_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
208
End:
209
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">D. Fertility Information</span></p>
<p><svar v="BO76A416 BO76A417 BO76A418 BO76A419"><span class="em"> Only for women 12 years of age and older</span><br /><br />16.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="BO76A416" v=" BO76A416 BO76A417"><div class="i1">a) How many children have you had who were born alive? (Even if they died later.)</div><br /><div class="i2">____ Number<br />[] 00 None<br />[] 99 Unknown</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="BO76A416 BO76A417 BO76A418 BO76A419"><span class="em"> Only for women 12 years of age and older</span><br /><br />16.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="BO76A416" v=" BO76A416 BO76A417"><div class="i1">a) How many children have you had who were born alive? (Even if they died later.)</div><br /><div class="i2">____ Number<br />[] 00 None<br />[] 99 Unknown</div><br /></svar>
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 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 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
<svar v="BO76A416 BO76A417 BO76A418 BO76A419"><span class="em">E. Fertility information</span><br /><br />Question 16 refers to Fertility Information. You should ask it only to women 12 years and older.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="BO76A416 BO76A417"><span class="em">Question 16 </span><br /><br /><span class="em">a) In total, how many children born alive have you had?</span><br /><br />It is indispensable to emphasize the question in the sense that it refers to all children born alive, without making a distinction whether they have died or are currently alive. Keep in mind that women have the tendency to omit those children who died a short time after being born.<br /><br />If the response is None, go to question 17. <br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="BO76A416 BO76A417"><span class="em">Question 16 </span><br /><br /><span class="em">a) In total, how many children born alive have you had?</span><br /><br />It is indispensable to emphasize the question in the sense that it refers to all children born alive, without making a distinction whether they have died or are currently alive. Keep in mind that women have the tendency to omit those children who died a short time after being born.<br /><br />If the response is None, go to question 17. <br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children born alive to female respondents, age 12 and older.
Universe
Bolivia 1976: Females age 12 + [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |