Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2001
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Reference ID
ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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- ZAF2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Total births (ZA2001A_CHBORN)
Data file: ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
301
End:
302
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="ZA01A461 ZA01A462 ZA01A463 ZA01A464 ZA01A465 ZA01A466 ZA01A467 ZA01A468 ZA01A469 ZA01A470 ZA01A471 ZA01A472 ZA01A473"><span class="h2">Ask of women aged between 12 and 50 years (born between 1951 and 1989)</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A461 ZA01A462 ZA01A463">P-20. Total births<br /><div class="i1">If none write [0] [0] and go to P-21. Include ALL her children, i.e. those who are still living, whether or not they live in this household, and those who are dead. Do not count stillbirths (children born dead).<br />[Example given of total children: 03 for total, 02 for boys and 01 for girls.]<br />_ _ How many [total] children, if any, has (the person) ever had, that were born alive?<br />_ _ How many of these were boys?<br />_ _ How many of these were girls?</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A461 ZA01A462 ZA01A463">P-20. Total births<br /><div class="i1">If none write [0] [0] and go to P-21. Include ALL her children, i.e. those who are still living, whether or not they live in this household, and those who are dead. Do not count stillbirths (children born dead).<br />[Example given of total children: 03 for total, 02 for boys and 01 for girls.]<br />_ _ How many [total] children, if any, has (the person) ever had, that were born alive?<br />_ _ How many of these were boys?<br />_ _ How many of these were girls?</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 |
| 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="ZA01A461 ZA01A462 ZA01A463"><span class="em">Question P-20 -- Total births</span><br /><br /><span class="em">"How many children, if any, has (the person) ever had that were born alive?"</span><br /><br />Start by asking for the <span class="em">total number </span>of children born alive. Include <span class="em">all</span> her children, i.e. those who are still living, whether or not they live in this household, <span class="em">and</span> those who are dead. (The next question will record how many are still alive.) However do not count still births or adopted babies.<br /><br />If the respondent says that she has 1 child, but that child is 'late' (passed away) you write 01 in the box for "Total" and ask:<br /><br />"Was it a boy or a girl?" Then write 01 in the relevant box.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[P. 54]</span><br /><br /> If she has more than 1 child ask:<br /><br />"How many of these were boys?" and write the answer in the box, e.g. 02.<br /><br />"How many of these were girls?" and write the answer in the box, e.g. 01.<br /><br />Then you confirm the total, e.g. in this case: 03 children who were born alive.<br /><br />If there is a discrepancy, e.g. total number is 4 but the woman says 2 girls and 1 boy, probe. Ask if the total includes children who have died or are living somewhere else.<br /><br />If the woman has had <span class="em">no children</span>, enter 00 in the boxes for total, boys and girls and ask no more questions of this woman. Skip P-21a and P-21b and go to the household questions.<br /><br /><span class="em">National Bureau</span>: Note that you must write 00 in <span class="em">all</span> the boxes for women who qualify for this question and have had no children, not just the total boxes. (But do not write 00 in these boxes for men or young girls or older women. For these people we do not fill in this question at all.)<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates how many children, if any, the person has ever had that were born alive.
Universe
South Africa 2001: Females ages 12 to 50 [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |