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Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Children ever born (US1980A_0429)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 227
End: 228
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
20. If this person is a female --
How many babies has she ever had, not counting stillbirths?

Do not count her stepchildren or children she has adopted.

[] None
[] 1
[] 2
...
[] 12 or more


[Count all children born alive, including any who have died (even shortly after birth) or who no longer live with her.]
Categories
Value Category
0 No children
1 1 child
2 2 children
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9
10 10
11 11
12 12+
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of children ever born to each woman. Women were to report all live births by all fathers, whether or not the children were still living; they were to exclude stillbirths, adopted children, and stepchildren.
Universe
Females, age 15+

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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