Literal question
E. Fertility
For women 15 years and older.
[Questions 22-25 were asked of women 15 years of age and older.]
24. Children born alive: How many children were born alive by this woman, even if they are no longer alive now?
Number of children: ____
Interviewer instructions
E) Fertility
[Questions 22-25.]
Questions 22 to 25 are given exclusively to women ages 15 and older.
Question 24: Children born alive (current generation)
85. Here you must count all children born alive whom a woman has given birth to at the time of the census (with the exception of still-born children).
The total for the question must include all the woman's children born alive, legitimate or illegitimate, whether they were born inside a marriage or from a de facto union at the time of the census or from a form de facto union or marriage, whether the children are alive or not at the time of the census, and no matter where they are living.