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1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990
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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Children ever born (US1990A_CHBORN)

Data file: USA1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 265
End: 266
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="US90A428"><span class="em">20. How many babies has she ever had, not counting still births?</span><br /><div class="i1">Do not count her stepchildren or children she has adopted.<br /><br />[] None<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7<br />[] 8<br />[] 9<br />[] 10<br />[] 11<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 you. Do not include miscarriages or stillborn children or any adopted, foster, or stepchildren.]<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 No children
01 1
02 2
03 3
04 4
05 5
06 6
07 7
08 8
09 9
10 10
11 11
12 12 or more
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.
Universe
United States 1990: Females, age 15+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

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