Literal question
<svar v="KG09A444 KG09A445 KG09A446 KG09A447 KG09A450 KG09A451 KG09A452"><span class="em">18. Women, 15 years of age and over, specify</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="KG09A444 KG09A445 KG09A446 KG09A447 KG09A448 KG09A449"><div class="i1">How many children have you given birth to?</div><br /><div class="i2">Boys _ _<br />Girls _ _</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="KG09A447 KG09A448 KG09A449"><div class="i1">How many children are alive?</div><br /><div class="i2">Boys _ _<br />Girls _ _</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="KG09A450 KG09A451 KG09A452"><div class="i1">How many of them live elsewhere?</div><br /><div class="i2">Boys _ _<br />Girls _ _</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="KG09A444 KG09A445 KG09A446 KG09A447 KG09A448 KG09A449 KG09A450 KG09A451 KG09A452"><span class="em">Question 18. For women </span>(aged 15 and over)<br />The question is to be asked of women at the age of 15 years and over, both married and not married.<br />For persons under 15 years of age this question is usually not to be filled in. But if a woman interviewed gave birth to children, the answers to following questions should be recorded for her either.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="KG09A444 KG09A445 KG09A446"><span class="em"> ?) How many children were ever born, of whom how many boys and how many girls? </span><br />The total number of children born is to be recorded (excluding still births), whether all of them are alive at present or not and whether they are members of the household or live separately.<br />In separate boxes the number of boys and girls is to be entered. <br />Adopted or patronized children, as well as husband's children of a former marriage are not to be included in the number of children born to a given woman.<br />If a woman did not give birth to any child, "a" is to be entered in items "a", "b", and "c". <br />In separate boxes the number of boys and girls is to be entered. <br /></svar>