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V Censo de Población y IV de Vivienda 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Ecuador, 1990
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ECU_1990_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Minnesota Population Center
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Last child alive (EC1990A_0434)

Data file: ECU1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 193
End: 193
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Only for women 15 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 19-22.]




22. Is this last son or daughter currently alive?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 9 Unknown
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Yes, alive
2 Not alive
9 Unknown
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
Question 22. Is the last son or daughter that was born alive still living?

This question refers to the last child who was born alive, even if the child is not present. It is common that the mothers consider that the last child is the child that is still alive or still with the mother; explain that the information refers to the last child, even if the child died soon after birth or is not present.


Is the last son or daughter that was born alive still living?


[ ] 1 Yes
[ ] 2 No
[ ] 9 Don't know

Description

Definition
This variable indicates if the last child born to a woman is currently alive.
Universe
Females age 15+ with children ever born

concept

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