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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 children ever born alive (JM1982A_CHBORN)

Data file: JAM1982_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 242
End: 243
Width: 2
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="JM82A434">32. Number of live born children ever had: _ _<br /><div class="i1">[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00
01 1
02 2
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+
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of liveborn children that the female has ever given birth to.
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 5.0%]

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