National Census of Housing and Population 2012 - IPUMS Subset
Bolivia, 2012
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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
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Last modified
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- Data files
- BOL2012_PHC-H-H.dat
- BOL2012_PHC-P-H.dat
Children still alive (BO2012A_CHSURV)
Data file: BOL2012_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
307
End:
308
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>47. Of the live births, how many of your children are now alive?</p>
<div class="i1">Number _ _</div>
<p>47. Of the live births, how many of your children are now alive?</p>
<div class="i1">Number _ _</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+ |
| 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>
<p><span class="em">47. Number of surviving children</span>
<br />Of the female interviewee's live births, note down in the appropriate boxes the total number alive at the time of the census. If the answer is none, put 0.
<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>
<p><span class="em">47. Number of surviving children</span>
<br />Of the female interviewee's live births, note down in the appropriate boxes the total number alive at the time of the census. If the answer is none, put 0.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children currently alive.
Universe
Bolivia 2012: Females age 15+ who have had children born [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |