Population and Housing Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2000
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Reference ID
GHA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ghana Statistical Service
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Sep 29, 2011
Last modified
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- GHA2000-H-H
- GHA2000-P-H
Number of children surviving (GH2000A_0434)
Data file: GHA2000-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
212
End:
213
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
P18 Children ever born: Answer for females 12 years and older. (For females under 12 years and all males go to next member)
[Questions P18a and P18b were asked of females 12+.]
P19a Male children surviving: How many male children ever born alive to (name) are still surviving? (Living with you or elsewhere) _ _
Mark the box with X in the column to make up your code.
P19b Female children surviving: How many female children ever born alive to (name) are still surviving? (Living with you or elsewhere) _ _
Mark the box with X in the column to make up your code.
[Questions P18a and P18b were asked of females 12+.]
P19a Male children surviving: How many male children ever born alive to (name) are still surviving? (Living with you or elsewhere) _ _
Mark the box with X in the column to make up your code.
P19b Female children surviving: How many female children ever born alive to (name) are still surviving? (Living with you or elsewhere) _ _
Mark the box with X in the column to make up your code.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | none |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16+ |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
P18 Children ever born: "answer for females 12 years and older (for females under 12 years and all males go to next member)"
Question P18 is to be asked of only of females who have ever had a live birth. A live birth is defined as the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which after separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been out or the placenta is attached.
Question P18 is to be asked of only of females who have ever had a live birth. A live birth is defined as the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which after separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been out or the placenta is attached.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children ever born alive to a female and still living.
Universe
Females age 12+
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |