1996 Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Fiji, 1996
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Reference ID
FJI_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Fiji Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- FJI1996_PHC-H-H.dat
- FJI1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Month of last birth (FJ1996A_LASTBMON)
Data file: FJI1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
260
End:
261
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="FJ96A433 FJ96A434 FJ96A435 FJ96A436 FJ96A437 FJ96A438 FJ96A439 FJ96A440 FJ96A441"><span class="h3">For all women born in 1981 or before</span><br />[Questions F1-F5 were asked of women born in 1981 or before.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="FJ96A439 FJ96A440">F4. When was the last child born?<br /><div class="i1">Day ______<br />Month ______<br />Year ______</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="FJ96A439 FJ96A440">F4. When was the last child born?<br /><div class="i1">Day ______<br />Month ______<br />Year ______</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Never had children |
| 01 | January |
| 02 | February |
| 03 | March |
| 04 | April |
| 05 | May |
| 06 | June |
| 07 | July |
| 08 | August |
| 09 | September |
| 10 | October |
| 11 | November |
| 12 | December |
| 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
<svar v="FJ96A433 FJ96A434 FJ96A435 FJ96A436 FJ96A437 FJ96A438 FJ96A439 FJ96A440 FJ96A441"><span class="h3">Children ever born </span><br /><br /><span class="em">To women born in 1981 or before</span><br /><br />The next set of questions, <span class="ital">F1 to F5, apply to all women born in 1981 or before.</span><br /><br />163. An answer is required of all women in this category whether or not they are married, whether or not they are still attending school, and whether or not you think they may have borne children.<br /><br /><div class="i1">If the person is male or is a girl born 1982 to 1996, write 'N/A' on line F1 and leave the rest of the column blank.<br /><br />If possible speak to the woman herself. She will know about the children she has borne and will be able to answer the questions more accurately than anyone else.<br /><br />The census is concerned with all the children a woman has borne. Include children who have grown up and left home, children borne by the woman to other men as well as to her present husband, her children who are living away from home and children who have died even if they died shortly after birth. Be careful to include very young babies.<br /><br />Do not include adopted children, step children or children who may be staying in the household but were not borne by the woman herself.<br /><br />We are concerned with the number of children the woman has borne alive. '0' is a number. If the appropriate number of any line is '0', then write '0'. Do not leave lines blank and do not use any other symbol. It is just as important to record women who have not given birth as it to record those who have.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.39]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">A child born alive is one who cries after being born. The census is concerned with children born alive. Do not include still births - that is children who did not cry and were born dead.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="FJ96A439 FJ96A440">Question F4<br /><br />168. Ask,<br />'When was the last child born?'<br /><br /><div class="i1">Whenever possible record the day, month and year.<br /><br />If the day is not known, record at least the month and year for all children born between 1990 and 1996 even if it takes time to establish the month by questioning the mother and other members of the household. It is important that we know the exact birthdate of children aged 5 years and less.<br /><br />For children born before 1990 it will be enough to record the year of birth.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="FJ96A439 FJ96A440">Question F4<br /><br />168. Ask,<br />'When was the last child born?'<br /><br /><div class="i1">Whenever possible record the day, month and year.<br /><br />If the day is not known, record at least the month and year for all children born between 1990 and 1996 even if it takes time to establish the month by questioning the mother and other members of the household. It is important that we know the exact birthdate of children aged 5 years and less.<br /><br />For children born before 1990 it will be enough to record the year of birth.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the month of a woman's last birth.
Universe
Fiji 1996: Females born in 1981 or earlier [discrepancies: type I none, type II 0.6%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |