Literal question
P8 Mother's survival Is (name's) biological mother still alive? (Write appropriate code: Yes = 1, No = 2, Don't know = 3)
Interviewer instructions
[Question P1 - P15 apply to all persons]
102. These questions on parental survival concentrate on the survival status of only the biological mother/biological father of the person.
Question P8: Mother's Survival
Is (name's) biological mother still alive?
103. Write code 1 if the mother is alive and code 2 if the mother of the person being enumerated died. In case nobody knows the survival status of the person's mother, write code 3 for "Don't Know".