National Census of Housing and Population 2012 - IPUMS Subset
Bolivia, 2012
Get Microdata
Reference ID
BOL_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, IPUMS
Metadata
Created on
Sep 03, 2025
Last modified
Sep 03, 2025
Page views
531
- Data files
- BOL2012_PHC-H-H.dat
- BOL2012_PHC-P-H.dat
Children ever born (BO2012A_CHBORN)
Data file: BOL2012_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
305
End:
306
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">F5. Only for women at least 15 years old</span></p>
<p>46. In total, how many live births have you had, including children who are now dead or absent?</p>
<div class="i1">Number _ _ [If none, mark 0 and go on to the next person]</div>
<p>46. In total, how many live births have you had, including children who are now dead or absent?</p>
<div class="i1">Number _ _ [If none, mark 0 and go on to the next person]</div>
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+ |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 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">F5. Only for women at least 15 years old</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Fertility and mortality</span></p>
<p>The questions about fertility and mortality, asked only of women at least 15 years old, deal with and help provide basic data for estimating fertility and infant mortality rates.
<br />Live birth refers to any child who, upon birth, shows any sign of life such as breathing, crying, or moving, even if the child then dies.</p>
<p><span class="em">46. Number of live births</span>
<br />The number of live births includes all daughters and sons born alive throughout the life of the woman being counted, up to the date of the census.
<br />In the appropriate boxes, note down the total number of live births of the woman being interviewed. If she had no children, write 0 and move on, if appropriate, to the next person.
<p><span class="em">Fertility and mortality</span></p>
<p>The questions about fertility and mortality, asked only of women at least 15 years old, deal with and help provide basic data for estimating fertility and infant mortality rates.
<br />Live birth refers to any child who, upon birth, shows any sign of life such as breathing, crying, or moving, even if the child then dies.</p>
<p><span class="em">46. Number of live births</span>
<br />The number of live births includes all daughters and sons born alive throughout the life of the woman being counted, up to the date of the census.
<br />In the appropriate boxes, note down the total number of live births of the woman being interviewed. If she had no children, write 0 and move on, if appropriate, to the next person.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children ever born alive.
Universe
Bolivia 2012: Females age 15+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |