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
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- VNM1989_PHC-H-H.dat
- VNM1989_PHC-P-H.dat
Children who have died (VN1989A_CHDEAD)
Data file: VNM1989_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
182
End:
183
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="VN89A421">c. How many of your children are not living<br /><div class="i1">____<br />_ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN89A421">c. How many of your children are not living<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 |
| 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="VN89A421"><span class="em">Question c: Number of your children that are not alive</span><br />This figure reports the number of the respondent's biological children who are not alive at the time of census (died before April 1, 1989); including newborns who were born alive and died a few minutes, or a few days after their birth.<br /><br />The definition of a newborn alive is a child who was born under these conditions:<br /><div class="i1">The mother was pregnant over 28 weeks (7 months)<br />Having signs of living after being born:</div><br /><div class="i2">Crying<br />Breathing<br />Heart is slowly beating</div><br /><div class="i1">The mother naturally delivers the baby or had a C-section.</div><br />Notes: Interviewers should pay attention to the number of newborns that died after a few minutes or days of their delivery, and for whom the mother did not filed a birth certificate and/or dead certificate. Abortion, miscarriage, and stillbirth are not considered as birth or dead.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN89A421"><span class="em">Question c: Number of your children that are not alive</span><br />This figure reports the number of the respondent's biological children who are not alive at the time of census (died before April 1, 1989); including newborns who were born alive and died a few minutes, or a few days after their birth.<br /><br />The definition of a newborn alive is a child who was born under these conditions:<br /><div class="i1">The mother was pregnant over 28 weeks (7 months)<br />Having signs of living after being born:</div><br /><div class="i2">Crying<br />Breathing<br />Heart is slowly beating</div><br /><div class="i1">The mother naturally delivers the baby or had a C-section.</div><br />Notes: Interviewers should pay attention to the number of newborns that died after a few minutes or days of their delivery, and for whom the mother did not filed a birth certificate and/or dead certificate. Abortion, miscarriage, and stillbirth are not considered as birth or dead.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children born to a woman and that died later.
Universe
Vietnam 1989: Females age 15 to 49 [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |