Population and Housing census 1989 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1989

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KEN_1989_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning, Minnesota Population Center

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Mother alive (KE1989A_0409)

Data file: KEN1989-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 184

End: 184

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

P18. Is his/her mother alive?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 3 Not known

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
3	Respondent did not know
8	Unknown
9	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

Columns P17 and P18 - Orphanhood

117. 'Is this person's father/mother alive?'

118. Use code 1 and 2 for the person's biological father and mother. Foster parents or other relatives who may have adopted the person should not be considered as the father or mother of the person.

119. In some cases, a child's father may not be married or living with the mother. The mother might report that she does not know whether the father of her child is alive or dead, in which case you should use code 3 for 'not-known'.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the mother of the individual is alive or not.

Universe

All persons, except travellers and those receiving the short questionnaire

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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