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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- MEX2010_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Month of birth of last live-born child (MX2010A_LSTBMNTH)
Data file: MEX2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
355
End:
356
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="MX10A475 MX10A476">39. Date of birth<br />What was the month and year of birth of [the respondent's] last live-born child?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 39 was asked of females age 12 or older who have had live-born children, per question 36.]<br /><br />Write the month _ _<br />Write the year _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<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="MX10A475 MX10A476">39. Date of birth<br />What was the month and year of birth of [the respondent's] last live-born child?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 39 was asked of females age 12 or older who have had live-born children, per question 36.]<br /><br />Write the month _ _<br />Write the year _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | January |
| 02 | February |
| 03 | March |
| 04 | April |
| 05 | May |
| 06 | June |
| 07 | July |
| 08 | August |
| 09 | September |
| 10 | October |
| 11 | November |
| 12 | December |
| 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 month of birth of the respondent's last live-born child.
Universe
Mexico 2010: Females age 12+ who ever gave birth [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |