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National Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Papua New Guinea, 1980
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PNG_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistics Office, IPUMS
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Female children living in this household (PG1980A_CHHOMEF)

Data file: PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 284
End: 284
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">For all females 15 years of age and older (born in 1965 or before)</span>
<br />[Questions 15-16 were asked of females age 15+.]</p>

<p>15D. How many (of your children) live here with you?</p>
<div class="i1">____ Number of boys <br />____ Number of girls</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 0
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6+
8 Unknown
9 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="h1">Section 6 - The census questions</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Urban RNVs and rural villages</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Question 15</span>
<br />This question has 4 parts, A, B, C and D.
<br />For all females 15 years of age and older (born in 1965 or before)</p>
<div class="i1">A. How many children have you given birth?<br />B. Have any of your children died?<br />C. Do any live somewhere else?<br />D. How many live here with you?</div><p>Part D</p>
<div class="i1">'How many live here with you' can be completed from other entries on the form (e.g. question 2 and 3).<br />'The total of Part B plus C plus D should equal the figure given in Part A. Sometimes the figures won 1 t agree. In this case you will have to discuss this with the woman and find out which figure is wrong and change it.<br />These questions are often difficult with old people and large families. It will help if you list on a piece of paper all the children as you get the totals for the questionnaire. Ask older children to help with their aged mothers.<br />Put "0" when there are no children. Do not leave blank spaces for women 15 years old and over.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of a woman's female children living in this household.
Universe
Papua New Guinea 1980: Urban females age 15+ who have given birth [discrepancies: type I trace, type II 1.4%]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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