III Housing Census and VIII Population Census of 1973 - IPUMS Subset
Guatemala, 1973
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Reference ID
GTM_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- GTM1973_PHC-H-H.dat
- GTM1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Month of birth of last child (GT1973A_LSTBMO)
Data file: GTM1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
238
End:
239
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">E - Fertility characteristics</span>
<br />(For all women ages 15 and older)
<br />[Questions 20 to 23 were asked of women age 15+ years old]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT73A438 GT73A439">22. What was the date of birth of your last child (born alive)?<br /><div class="i1">[] 0 Has not had children<br />[] Day ____<br />[] Month ____<br />[] Year 19 ____</div><br /></svar>
<br />(For all women ages 15 and older)
<br />[Questions 20 to 23 were asked of women age 15+ years old]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT73A438 GT73A439">22. What was the date of birth of your last child (born alive)?<br /><div class="i1">[] 0 Has not had children<br />[] Day ____<br />[] Month ____<br />[] Year 19 ____</div><br /></svar>
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 |
| 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="em">E. Fertility characteristics (for all females aged 15 and older)</span></p>
<p>The purpose of question 20-23 is to obtain information allowing research on fertility and relevant characteristics related to population growth. They are also designed to obtain information about the level of and past trends in mortality rates in the population of Guatemala.</p>
<p>To investigate such important questions requires you to be sensitive and extremely clever during the interview.</p>
<p>Ask question 20-23 of all females aged 15 years or older, regardless of their civil status.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 82]</span></p>
<p>If possible, ask these questions of the girls and women directly. They may sometimes forget to declare live-born children who died, and those who are still alive. Keep this in mind to avoid any omissions.</p>
<p>Important: It has been noted that some enumerators assume that unmarried women do not have children and thus they do not ask them the pertinent questions. This approach is incorrect and results in poor-quality data that cannot be used to study population growth.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 22: what was the date of birth of your last live-born child?</span>
<br />Ask this question of all females aged 15 years or older regardless of their civil status.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 84]</span></p>
<p><span class="ital">1. How to ask the question:</span>
<br />Ask, "What was the date of birth of your last live-born child?"</p>
<p><span class="ital">2. How to record the answer:</span>
<br />For girls and women who have had one or more live-born children, write the day, month, and year of birth of the last-born child.</p>
<p>For girls and women who have not had "live-born" children, mark an "X" in box 0, "has not had children."</p>
<p>If the respondent does not know the date of birth of the last live-born child, do everything you can to obtain at least the month and year of birth. As a last resort, if you cannot get the month, try to obtain the year of birth.</p>
<p>If the respondent does not know even the year of the birth of the last live-born child, mark an "X" in the space next to the word "year."</p>
<p><span class="ital">3. Example:</span>
<br />[This box contains question 22 of the section VI, "people in the census household."]
<p>The purpose of question 20-23 is to obtain information allowing research on fertility and relevant characteristics related to population growth. They are also designed to obtain information about the level of and past trends in mortality rates in the population of Guatemala.</p>
<p>To investigate such important questions requires you to be sensitive and extremely clever during the interview.</p>
<p>Ask question 20-23 of all females aged 15 years or older, regardless of their civil status.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 82]</span></p>
<p>If possible, ask these questions of the girls and women directly. They may sometimes forget to declare live-born children who died, and those who are still alive. Keep this in mind to avoid any omissions.</p>
<p>Important: It has been noted that some enumerators assume that unmarried women do not have children and thus they do not ask them the pertinent questions. This approach is incorrect and results in poor-quality data that cannot be used to study population growth.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 22: what was the date of birth of your last live-born child?</span>
<br />Ask this question of all females aged 15 years or older regardless of their civil status.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 84]</span></p>
<p><span class="ital">1. How to ask the question:</span>
<br />Ask, "What was the date of birth of your last live-born child?"</p>
<p><span class="ital">2. How to record the answer:</span>
<br />For girls and women who have had one or more live-born children, write the day, month, and year of birth of the last-born child.</p>
<p>For girls and women who have not had "live-born" children, mark an "X" in box 0, "has not had children."</p>
<p>If the respondent does not know the date of birth of the last live-born child, do everything you can to obtain at least the month and year of birth. As a last resort, if you cannot get the month, try to obtain the year of birth.</p>
<p>If the respondent does not know even the year of the birth of the last live-born child, mark an "X" in the space next to the word "year."</p>
<p><span class="ital">3. Example:</span>
<br />[This box contains question 22 of the section VI, "people in the census household."]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the month of birth of the last child born.
Universe
Guatemala 1973: Females age 15+ who ever gave birth [discrepancies: type I 7.7%; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |