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VI National Population and Housing Census 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 1981
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DOM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), Minnesota Population Center
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Female children born alive (DO1981A_0452)

Data file: DOM1981-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 274
End: 275
Width: 2
Range: 0 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
For women 12 years of age and older [Applies to questions 66-72.]


D. Fertility Characteristics


66. How many children born alive have you had in total?

____ Total
____ Males
____ Females
Categories
Value Category
0 0
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+
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
For women 12 years of age and older


Question 66:How many total children born alive have you had?
(It should be indicated that a child born alive is one who showed some sign of life at birth, e.g. breathing, crying, movement, even if the child passed away immediately; therefore it should be included)

The total number of children born alive is recorded.

The number of males and females is recorded and the corresponding circles are filled in.

If there were no children born alive, the number "0" (zero) is recorded and the zero circles are filled in.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of female children born alive to the person.
Universe
Females age 12+

concept

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