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Lesotho, 1996
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LSO_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Mortality status of last live birth (LS1996A_LSTBLIVE)

Data file: LSO1996_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 248
End: 248
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section E. For women aged 12 years and over </span></p>

<p>30. Is the child still alive?</p>
<div class="i1">[Enter NA if not applicable.]<br /><br />[] 1 Alive<br />[] 2 Dead<br />[] 9 Don't know</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Alive
2 Dead
9 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
<span class="h3"><br />5. Part E of the questionnaire<br /></span>
<br />Columns 26 to 30 should be asked only of women aged 12 years and over</p>

<p>141. Column 30: Is the last child still alive? In case of twins record particulars of the second-born twin.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the mortality status of the last live birth.
Universe
Lesotho 1996: Females age 12+ who ever gave birth [discrepancies: none]

concept

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