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Census of Canada 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1981
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CAN_1981_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center
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Number of children ever born (CA1981A_0415)

Data file: CAN1981-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 209
End: 210
Width: 2
Range: 0 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 31-46 were asked of persons age 15+, per question 30.]



37. How many children were born to you?

For women who are married or have ever been married.
Count all children including those who may have died since birth or who may now be living elsewhere. However do not include stillbirths.)
[] None
Or
[] Number of children _ _
Categories
Value Category
0 0
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9+
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 number of children ever born to a female aged 15 or above.
Universe
Females 15+ ever married, excluding inmates

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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