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1960 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960
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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Children ever born (US1960A_CHBORN)

Data file: USA1960_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 211
End: 212
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US60A430"><span class="em">P20.</span> If this is a woman who has ever been married - <br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">How many babies has she ever had, not counting stillbirths? Do not count her stepchildren or adopted children.</span></div> <br /><br /><div class="i2">_____ (Number) <span class="em">or</span><br />[] None</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 No children
01 1 child
02 2 children
03 3
04 4
05 5
06 6
07 7
08 8
09 9
10 10
11 11
12 12
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of children ever born to each woman.
Universe
United States 1960: Ever-married females, age 14+ [discrepancies: none]

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