Population and Housing Census 2010 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2010
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MEX_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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Age of last child at death (days) (MX2010A_DTHDAYS)
Data file: MEX2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
362
End:
363
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">III. Personal characteristics</span></p>
<p>Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
<br />Copy the name of the person from section II</p>
<p><svar v="MX10A472 MX10A473 MX10A474 MX10A475 MX10A476 MX10A477 MX10A478 MX10A479 MX10A480"><span class="em">For females age 12 or older</span><br />[Questions 36-41 were asked of females age 12 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A478 MX10A479 MX10A480">41. Age at death<br />How old was the child when s/he died?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 41 was asked of females age 12 or older whose last live-born child is not still alive, per question 40.]<br /><br />Write only one answer in days, months or years.<br />If the child lived for less than one day, write "00" in the "Days" grid.<br /><br />Days _ _<br />Months _ _<br />Years _ _</div><br /></svar></p>
<p>Go to the next person or, if it's the last person on the list, go to Section IV "International migration".
<p>Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
<br />Copy the name of the person from section II</p>
<p><svar v="MX10A472 MX10A473 MX10A474 MX10A475 MX10A476 MX10A477 MX10A478 MX10A479 MX10A480"><span class="em">For females age 12 or older</span><br />[Questions 36-41 were asked of females age 12 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A478 MX10A479 MX10A480">41. Age at death<br />How old was the child when s/he died?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 41 was asked of females age 12 or older whose last live-born child is not still alive, per question 40.]<br /><br />Write only one answer in days, months or years.<br />If the child lived for less than one day, write "00" in the "Days" grid.<br /><br />Days _ _<br />Months _ _<br />Years _ _</div><br /></svar></p>
<p>Go to the next person or, if it's the last person on the list, go to Section IV "International migration".
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Less than 1 day |
| 01 | 1 day |
| 02 | 2 days |
| 03 | 3 days |
| 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 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | Less than 1 month, days unknown |
| 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
<span class="h3">6.5 Section III. Characteristics of the people</span></p>
<p>In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.</p>
<p>Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.</p>
<p><svar v="MX10A472 MX10A473 MX10A474 MX10A475 MX10A476 MX10A477 MX10A478 MX10A479 MX10A480"><span class="em">For women age 12 or older</span><br />[Questions 36-41 are for women age 12 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A475 MX10A476 MX10A477 MX10A478 MX10A479 MX10A480"><span class="em">39. Date of birth, 40. Survival, 41. Age at death</span><br />The questions investigate some facts about the last daughter or son born alive, like the date of his/her birth, if he/she lives currently, and in the case of death, the age when he/she died.<br /><br />Remember that these types of dates can be sensitive. Support the informer with, if necessary, related events like: baptism, intervals of the ages of the children, births of children or relatives, lactating periods, and other events that are useful.<br /><br />In question 41 "Age at death", record only one response in days or months or years.<br /></svar>
<p>In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.</p>
<p>Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.</p>
<p><svar v="MX10A472 MX10A473 MX10A474 MX10A475 MX10A476 MX10A477 MX10A478 MX10A479 MX10A480"><span class="em">For women age 12 or older</span><br />[Questions 36-41 are for women age 12 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A475 MX10A476 MX10A477 MX10A478 MX10A479 MX10A480"><span class="em">39. Date of birth, 40. Survival, 41. Age at death</span><br />The questions investigate some facts about the last daughter or son born alive, like the date of his/her birth, if he/she lives currently, and in the case of death, the age when he/she died.<br /><br />Remember that these types of dates can be sensitive. Support the informer with, if necessary, related events like: baptism, intervals of the ages of the children, births of children or relatives, lactating periods, and other events that are useful.<br /><br />In question 41 "Age at death", record only one response in days or months or years.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable records the age of the respondent's last live-born child at death (in days).
Universe
Mexico 2010: Females age 12+ whose last live-born child died in their first month [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.3%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |