Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 2008
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- MWI2008-H-H
- MWI2008-P-H
Children ever born (MW2008A_0501)
Data file: MWI2008-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
282
End:
283
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions P30-P33 were asked of women age 12 years or older]
P30. How many children were born alive to [the respondent]?
Male _
Female _
P30. How many children were born alive to [the respondent]?
Male _
Female _
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17+ |
| 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
Questions for women age 12 years or older (birth details)
[Questions P30-P33 were asked of women age 12 years or older]
P30. Number of children ever born alive
Ask the respondent the number of children she has ever born alive ("Born alive" means that they must have shown a sign of life, e.g. crying at birth) during her lifetime. Enter the number of males in the first box and females in the second box and then shade the appropriate digits.
If there are more than 9 females or males, just write 9.
If the respondent has never had children in her lifetime, write 0 in the "Male" box and 0 in the "Female" box.
The number should be written irrespective of whether children born to the woman are no longer staying with her and may be dead but they were born alive.
[Questions P30-P33 were asked of women age 12 years or older]
P30. Number of children ever born alive
Ask the respondent the number of children she has ever born alive ("Born alive" means that they must have shown a sign of life, e.g. crying at birth) during her lifetime. Enter the number of males in the first box and females in the second box and then shade the appropriate digits.
If there are more than 9 females or males, just write 9.
If the respondent has never had children in her lifetime, write 0 in the "Male" box and 0 in the "Female" box.
The number should be written irrespective of whether children born to the woman are no longer staying with her and may be dead but they were born alive.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the total number of children ever born the person.
Universe
Non-visitor females age 12+
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |