1989 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Vietnam, 1989
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Reference ID
VNM_1989_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of The Central Steering Committee for the 1989 Population and Housing Census. General Statistics Office., IPUMS
Metadata
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- VNM1989_PHC-H-H.dat
- VNM1989_PHC-P-H.dat
Children ever born (VN1989A_CHBORN)
Data file: VNM1989_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
184
End:
185
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="VN89A421 VN89A422 VN89A423 VN89A424 VN89A425 VN89A426 VN89A427 VN89A428"><span class="em">14 All women born 1-4-1939 to 31-3-1974 (aged 15-49) answer the following questions</span> [applies to questions a to g]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN89A422">d. Total number of children ever born<br /><div class="i1">____<br />_ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN89A422">d. Total number of children ever born<br /><div class="i1">____<br />_ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="VN89A421 VN89A422 VN89A423 VN89A424 VN89A425 VN89A426 VN89A427 VN89A428"><span class="h2">Filling-in questions on mortality and fertility</span><br /><br /><span class="h3">Question 14 </span><br />In order to have correct information on women's fertility, interviewers should interview directly women in the sample, who are in reproductive ages from 15 to 49 years old (those who were born between April 1, 1939 and March 31, 1974). Please do not ask indirectly via their husbands or other household members.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN89A422"><span class="em">Question d: Total number of biological children</span><br />Interviewers sum up the number of children in questions a, b and c: the number of biological children living in the household, the number of biological children living elsewhere, and the number of children not alive.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN89A422"><span class="em">Question d: Total number of biological children</span><br />Interviewers sum up the number of children in questions a, b and c: the number of biological children living in the household, the number of biological children living elsewhere, and the number of children not alive.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children ever born to a woman.
Universe
Vietnam 1989: Females age 15 to 49 [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |