General Census 2005 (XVII of Population and Dwelling and VI of Housing). - IPUMS Subset
Colombia, 2005 - 2006
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Reference ID
COL_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
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Dec 19, 2014
Last modified
Sep 03, 2025
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- COL2005_PHC-H-H.dat
- COL2005_PHC-P-H.dat
Number of children born alive (CO2005A_CHBORN)
Data file: COL2005_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
372
End:
373
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CO05A526 CO05A527 CO05A528 CO05A529 CO05A530 CO05A531 CO05A532 CO05A533 CO05A534 CO05A535 CO05A536"><span class="em">For women 12 years old or more</span> (generated by the DMC)<br />[Questions 55-58 were asked of women age 12+.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO05A526 CO05A527 CO05A528 CO05A529">55. Has [the respondent] had a son or daughter that was born alive? (basic)<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes</div><br /><div class="i2">How many? _ _<br />How many males? _ _<br />How many females? _ _</div><br /><div class="i1">[] 2 No (Continue with Control 10)</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO05A526 CO05A527 CO05A528 CO05A529">55. Has [the respondent] had a son or daughter that was born alive? (basic)<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes</div><br /><div class="i2">How many? _ _<br />How many males? _ _<br />How many females? _ _</div><br /><div class="i1">[] 2 No (Continue with Control 10)</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 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24+ |
| 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
<svar a="all" v="CO05A526 CO05A527 CO05A528 CO05A529 CO05A530 CO05A531 CO05A532 CO05A533 CO05A534 CO05A535 CO05A536"><span class="em">Child born alive</span><br /><br />It is every newborn child who shows signs of live after birth, like moving, breathing or crying.<br /><br />If when being born the baby shows any of these signs and a little later died, it is a child born alive. Therefore, it should be included in the number of children had and excluded from the number of surviving children.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children the person has born alive.
Universe
Colombia 2005: Females age 12+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |