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Population Census 2001, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 2001
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JAM_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Number of live births past 12 months (JM2001A_BIRTHSN)

Data file: JAM2001_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 346
End: 346
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="JM01A476 JM01A477 JM01A478 JM01A479 JM01A480 JM01A481 JM01A482 JM01A483 JM01A484 JM01A485 JM01A486 JM01A487 JM01A488 JM01A489 JM01A490 JM01A491 JM01A492 JM01A493 JM01A494 JM01A495 JM01A496 JM01A497 JM01A498 JM01A499 JM01A500 JM01A501 JM01A502 JM01A503 JM01A504 JM01A505 JM01A506 JM01A507 JM01A508"><span class="h1">Section 5: Fertility</span><br />[Questions 5.1-5.11. for females ages 14-49]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="JM01A487 JM01A488 JM01A489"><span class="em">5.7 How many live births did you/did [the respondent] have in the past 12 months?</span><br /><div class="i1">Total _ _<br /><br />[] 1 One birth<br />[] 2 Two separate births<br />[] 3 Twins<br />[] 4 Not stated<br />[] 5 More than two births<br />[] 9 Not stated</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
1 1
2 2
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 births a woman has had during the past 12 months.
Universe
Jamaica 2001: Females between the ages of 14 and 49, who have ever had liveborn children, and who had any live births in the past 12 months [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II trace]

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