Population Census 1991, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset
Jamaica, 1991
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JAM_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Division of Censuses and Related Studies, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS
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- JAM1991_PHC-H-H
- JAM1991_PHC-P-H
Age of mother at birth of first child (JM1991A_AGE1STB)
Data file: JAM1991_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
279
End:
280
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="JM91A448 JM91A449 JM91A450 JM91A451 JM91A452 JM91A453 JM91A454 JM91A455 JM91A456 JM91A457 JM91A458 JM91A459 JM91A460 JM91A461 JM91A462"><span class="h3">Section 7: Union status and fertility</span><br />(Female age 14 and older who are not full-time students at a primary or secondary school)<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="JM91A455">7.8. How old were you / was [the respondent] when you had your/she had her first live-born child? _ _<br /><div class="i1">[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="JM91A455">7.8. How old were you / was [the respondent] when you had your/she had her first live-born child? _ _<br /><div class="i1">[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40+ |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the age of the woman at the birth of her first child.
Universe
Jamaica 1991: Females age 14 to 64 in private households and some group quarters who are not full-time primary or secondary students and have had liveborn children [discrepancies: none]
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