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Population Census 1982, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1982
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JAM_1982_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Population Census Unit, Department of Statistics, IPUMS
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Number of live births during past 12 months (JM1982A_BTHLSTYR)

Data file: JAM1982_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 250
End: 250
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Literal question
<svar v="JM82A434 JM82A435 JM82A436 JM82A437 JM82A438 JM82A439 JM82A440 JM82A441"><span class="em">Section 7: Fertility</span><br />[Females age 14 and older not attending school full-time]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="JM82A438 JM82A439">36. Number of live-births/stillbirths during the past 12 months:<br /><div class="i1">a) Live births:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] Twins<br />[] 2<br />[] 3+<br />[] Not stated</div><br /><div class="i1">b) Still births:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2+<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 1
2 2
3 3+
4 Twins
8 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of live-born children that the female has given birth to during the previous 12 months.
Universe
Jamaica 1982: Females age 14+ in private households and some group quarters who are not full-time non-university students [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II 4.8%]

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