Literal question
[Questions P00-P20 were asked for persons in both the household and non-household populations.]
Number of children born alive in the past 12 months
[P20c was asked of females age 12-54.]
P20c. Children born in the past 12 months.
How many children has [the respondent] born alive in the past 12 months?
Male _ _
Female _ _
Interviewer instructions
P20c. Number of children born alive in the past 12 months (answer for females 12 to 54 years): How many children has (name) born alive in the last 12 months?
Question P20c is to be asked of only females aged 12 to 54 years old who have had a live birth in the 12 months preceding Census Night. The number of births must be recorded by sex. It includes children born alive within this period but who have since died.
If any female respondent aged 12 - 54 had a live birth within the reference period, record the number of births by sex in the appropriate box/boxes. You should record this in the correct column number of the respondent. If no children were born alive by any female respondent aged 12 - 54 during the 12 months before Census Night, record 0 in the boxes provided for such respondent.
