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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Sep 29, 2011
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- ZAF2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Total children still living (ZA2001A_CHSURV)
Data file: ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
307
End:
308
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="ZA01A464 ZA01A465 ZA01A466">P-20a. Still living<br /><div class="i1">If the person has ever given live birth:<br />_ _ How many [total] children, are still alive?<br />_ _ How many boys are still alive?<br />_ _ How many girls are still alive?<br />For example, if 2 children of the 3 given in P-20 are still alive, 1 boy and 1 girl, write:<br />[Example shows 02 for total, 01 for boys and 01 for girls.]</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A464 ZA01A465 ZA01A466">P-20a. Still living<br /><div class="i1">If the person has ever given live birth:<br />_ _ How many [total] children, are still alive?<br />_ _ How many boys are still alive?<br />_ _ How many girls are still alive?<br />For example, if 2 children of the 3 given in P-20 are still alive, 1 boy and 1 girl, write:<br />[Example shows 02 for total, 01 for boys and 01 for 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="ZA01A464 ZA01A465 ZA01A466"><span class="em">Question P-20a -- Children still living</span><br />Ask this question of all women who answered "1 or more" to Question P-20, i.e. who have ever given birth to live babies.<br /><br />Adjust your questions according to the answers given in Question P-20. E.g., if the woman has only had boys there is no need to ask about girls here. Just write 00 in the girls boxes.<br /><br />If boys:<br />"How many boys are still alive (were still alive on the census night, i.e. 10 Oct)?"<br /><br />If girls:<br />"How many girls are still alive (were still alive on the census night, i.e. 10 Oct)?"<br /><br />Write the answers in the boxes for boys and girls. Add the two together for the total, then ask the respondent if this number of children is still alive.<br /><br />The total here cannot be greater than the total for children ever born alive in P-21. If the total is greater, probe. The answers to these questions must be consistent.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates how many children were still alive.
Universe
South Africa 2001: Females ages 12 to 50 [discrepancies:none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |