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XV National Population and IV Housing Census 1985 - IPUMS Subset

Colombia, 1985 - 1986
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COL_1985_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Minnesota Population Center
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Number of children living (CO1985A_0421)

Data file: COL1985-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 175
End: 176
Width: 2
Range: 0 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
E. For women fifteen years old or older.
[Applies to questions 46 - 50]




47. How many of your children are still alive?

[] 00 None (continue with number 50)
Number of live births (continue with number 48) _ _
[] 98 Does not know (continue with number 48)
Categories
Value Category
0 None
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 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
22 22
23 23
24 24
25 25
27 27
28 28
30 30
98 Unknown
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
E. Only for women 15 years old or older

(Questions 46 to 50)

Take into account that this part of the form is directed only to women and that it should only be filled out for women who are 15 years old or older, even if they are single.




Question No. 47 Children currently alive

[Below the text is a form.]

[p. 50]

Take into account the following:

Children currently alive are those that on the date of the interview are found with life, even if they do not live with the mother.

Mark "x" in box 00 (none) when on the date of the interview none of her children are found with life. Go to question 50.

Write in the box "number of children alive" the total number of children alive that the woman has at the moment of the interview.

Mark "x" in box 98 (does not know), when a woman or the interviewed person does not know the total number of children alive at the moment of the census.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of children still living.
Universe
Females age 15+ who ever gave birth

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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