Literal question
<span class="h1">B. Individual characteristics</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Women aged 10 years and older </span>
<br />[Question B43-B46 were asked of resident women age 10 years or older.]</p>
<p>B43-B44. Total live births</p>
<div class="i1">How many total live births by sex has [the respondent] had?<br />_ _ B43. Male<br />_ _ B44. Female</div>
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">4.2. Part B: individual characteristics</span></p>
<p><span class="em">B43/44: number of live births by sex</span>
<br />This part (B43 to B46) is only for women aged 10 years or older.
<br />Record the number of live births by sex.
<br />Example: If the woman has two boys and three girls record:
<br />/_0_/_2_/ under male
<br />/_0_/_3_/ under female.
<br /><span class="ital">NB: </span>These are all children born alive to the woman surveyed (regardless of the age of the children and regardless of their father) who are still alive or died after birth. A child is born alive when he or she manifests any sign of life at birth (child's cry, respiration, heartbeat, and so on).
<br />These children can live with their mother in the household or elsewhere.
<br /><span class="ital">NB: </span>Do not leave blank, enter 00 if there is no live birth.
<br /><span class="pg">[p. 50]</span>
<br />It will be important to remember the births followed by deaths that respondents tend to omit for involuntary or voluntary reasons related to taboos or bans. If the woman had no live birth, record 00 in the ''male'' box and 00 in the ''female'' box.
<br /><span class="ital">NB: </span>Do not leave an empty box, put the number of births according to sex.
<br />If there is no birth, put 00 in the corresponding boxes.
<br />Example: A woman who has had a male birth: record 01 in the male box and 00 in the female box.
<br />For a woman who has male twins, record 02 for male and 00 for female.
