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1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Children ever born (US1980A_CHBORN)

Data file: USA1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 253
End: 254
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US80A429"><span class="em">20.</span> If this person is a female --<br /><span class="em">How many babies has she ever had, not counting stillbirths? </span><br /><div class="i1">Do not count her stepchildren or children she has adopted.<br /><br />[] None<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />...<br />[] 12 or more</div><br /><br />[Count all children born alive, including any who have died (even shortly after birth) or who no longer live with her.]<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 No children
01 1 child
02 2 children
03 3
04 4
05 5
06 6
07 7
08 8
09 9
10 10
11 11
12 12+
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of children ever born to each woman. Women were to report all live births by all fathers, whether or not the children were still living; they were to exclude stillbirths, adopted children, and stepchildren.
Universe
United States 1980: Females, age 15+ [discrepancies: none]

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