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5th Sudan Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Sudan, 2008
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SDN_2008_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center
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Parents mortality status (SD2008A_0566)

Data file: SDN2008-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 305
End: 305
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
12. Is [the respondent's] biological mother alive?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know




13. Is [the respondent's] biological father alive?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
Categories
Value Category
1 Father alive, mother alive
2 Father alive, mother dead
3 Father dead, mother alive
4 Father dead, mother dead
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
Q12 "Is [the respondent's] biological mother alive?" Continuing with the first person listed "Person 01"; ask if this person's mother is still alive. Shade the appropriate number as follows: 1 for "Yes", 2 for "No", or 3 for "Don't know".



Q13 "Is [the respondent's] biological father alive?" Continuing with the first person listed "Person 01"; ask if this person's father is still alive. Shade the number which corresponds to their answer as follows: 1 for "Yes", 2 for "No", or 3 for "Don't know".

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the parent's mortality status.
Universe
All persons

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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