Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 1996 - 2996
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Reference ID
LSO_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- LSO1996_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Month of last live birth (LS1996A_LSTBMO)
Data file: LSO1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
241
End:
242
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section E. For women aged 12 years and over </span></p>
<p>28. When was (the respondent's) last live birth?</p>
<div class="i1">[Enter NA if not applicable.]<br />Enter month (MM) and year (YY). Enter 99 if don't know.<br /><br />_ _ Month<br />_ _ Year</div>
<p>28. When was (the respondent's) last live birth?</p>
<div class="i1">[Enter NA if not applicable.]<br />Enter month (MM) and year (YY). Enter 99 if don't know.<br /><br />_ _ Month<br />_ _ Year</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | January |
| 02 | February |
| 03 | March |
| 04 | April |
| 05 | May |
| 06 | June |
| 07 | July |
| 08 | August |
| 09 | September |
| 10 | October |
| 11 | November |
| 12 | December |
| 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
<span class="h3"><br />5. Part E of the questionnaire<br /></span>
<br />Columns 26 to 30 should be asked only of women aged 12 years and over</p>
<p>139. Column 28: When was [the respondent] last live birth?
<br />Record the particulars of her last child born even if the child lived for a few minutes and died.
<br />Record here the month (mm) and the year (yy) when the last birth occurred. (<span class="lang">Khoeli le selemo seo ngoana oa mosali eo ho botsoang ka eena oa ho fela a hlahileng ka tsona</span>). Enter NA not applicable for women who have never had children. Write DK if the respondent does not know the month and the year the child was born only if nobody else in the household knows.
<br />Columns 26 to 30 should be asked only of women aged 12 years and over</p>
<p>139. Column 28: When was [the respondent] last live birth?
<br />Record the particulars of her last child born even if the child lived for a few minutes and died.
<br />Record here the month (mm) and the year (yy) when the last birth occurred. (<span class="lang">Khoeli le selemo seo ngoana oa mosali eo ho botsoang ka eena oa ho fela a hlahileng ka tsona</span>). Enter NA not applicable for women who have never had children. Write DK if the respondent does not know the month and the year the child was born only if nobody else in the household knows.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the birth month of the last live birth for this woman.
Universe
Lesotho 1996: Females age 12+ who ever gave birth [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |