Intercensal Survey 2015 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2015
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Reference ID
MEX_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX2015_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Age of child at death (days) (MX2015A_LSTBAGEDTH1)
Data file: MEX2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
333
End:
334
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
47. Age at death
<br />How old was this child when he/she died?
<br />[Record only one answer in days, months or years]
<br />[Record "00" in days if the child lived less than a day]</p>
<div class="i1">[] Days _ _<br />[] Months _ _<br />[] Years _ _</div>
<br />How old was this child when he/she died?
<br />[Record only one answer in days, months or years]
<br />[Record "00" in days if the child lived less than a day]</p>
<div class="i1">[] Days _ _<br />[] Months _ _<br />[] Years _ _</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Less than a day |
| 01 | 1 day |
| 02 | 2 days |
| 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 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 97 | Less than a month |
| 98 | Unknown or response recorded in a different time unit |
| 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
<span class="em">45. Date of birth, 46. Survival, and 47. Age at death</span>
<br />These questions allow you to know some information about the last child born alive, such as the date of birth, if this person is still alive, and his/her age when he/she died case of death.</p>
<p>[Figures are omitted]</p>
<p>If necessary, support the informant to remember those dates related to events such as: baptisms, intervals in the ages of the children, births of other relatives, lactation periods, and other situations that are useful the required dates.</p>
<p>In Question 45 "Date of birth" record the two-digit month and the four-digit year. Do not register as last child born alive if he/she suffered fetal death, i.e., if stillborn.</p>
<p>If the last child survived, circle code 1 in question 46 "Survival" and continue with the next person or skip to Section IV "Other Income and Land".</p>
<p>In Question 47 "Age at death" take into account the following considerations to register age:</p>
<div class="i1">[] Only record an answer in days, months, or years.<br />[] Record age in days if the child died before reaching 30 days old.<br />[] Record age in months if the child was younger than one year.<br />[] Record "00" days if the child lived only few hours.</div><p>At the end the question 47 "Age at death", continue with the next person or skip to Section IV. "Other Income and Land".
<br />These questions allow you to know some information about the last child born alive, such as the date of birth, if this person is still alive, and his/her age when he/she died case of death.</p>
<p>[Figures are omitted]</p>
<p>If necessary, support the informant to remember those dates related to events such as: baptisms, intervals in the ages of the children, births of other relatives, lactation periods, and other situations that are useful the required dates.</p>
<p>In Question 45 "Date of birth" record the two-digit month and the four-digit year. Do not register as last child born alive if he/she suffered fetal death, i.e., if stillborn.</p>
<p>If the last child survived, circle code 1 in question 46 "Survival" and continue with the next person or skip to Section IV "Other Income and Land".</p>
<p>In Question 47 "Age at death" take into account the following considerations to register age:</p>
<div class="i1">[] Only record an answer in days, months, or years.<br />[] Record age in days if the child died before reaching 30 days old.<br />[] Record age in months if the child was younger than one year.<br />[] Record "00" days if the child lived only few hours.</div><p>At the end the question 47 "Age at death", continue with the next person or skip to Section IV. "Other Income and Land".
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the age of last live-born child when he/she died (in days).
Universe
Mexico 2015: Females age 12+ who had a child death [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.2%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |