X Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico 1991. - IPUMS Subset
Brazil, 1990
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BRA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, IPUMS
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- BRA1991_PHC-H-H.dat
- BRA1991_PHC-P-H.dat
Number of sons born dead (BR1991A_MBNDEAD)
Data file: BRA1991_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
451
End:
452
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="BR91A473 BR91A474 BR91A475 BR91A476 BR91A477 BR91A478 BR91A479 BR91A480 BR91A481 BR91A482 BR91A483 BR91A484 BR91A485 BR91A486 BR91A487 BR91A488 BR91A489 BR91A490 BR91A491 BR91A492 BR91A493"><span class="em">Questions 35 - 44 are to be answered by women (if had children of only one gender, mark 00 in the box corresponding the other gender)</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><span class="h3">41/42. Children that were born dead (gestation time no less than 7 months with no sign of life at birth). Do not include abortions.</span><div class="i1">[] 8 don't know<br />_ _ / _ _ 1 male (month/year)<br />_ _ / _ _ 2 female (month/year)</div>
<p><span class="h3">41/42. Children that were born dead (gestation time no less than 7 months with no sign of life at birth). Do not include abortions.</span><div class="i1">[] 8 don't know<br />_ _ / _ _ 1 male (month/year)<br />_ _ / _ _ 2 female (month/year)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 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 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 80 | Does not know |
| 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
<svar v="BR91A473 BR91A474 BR91A475 BR91A476 BR91A477 BR91A478 BR91A479 BR91A480 BR91A481 BR91A482 BR91A483 BR91A484 BR91A485 BR91A486 BR91A487 BR91A488 BR91A489 BR91A490 BR91A491 BR91A492 BR91A493"><span class="em">Questions 35 to 44 will be filled out only for the women.</span><br /><span class="pg">[p. 72]</span><br />When the number of sons or daughters is expressed with a single digit, complete with a zero to the left.<br />If the person has children of only one sex, mark the field corresponding to the other sex with two zeros (00).<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="BR91A488 BR91A489 BR91A490"><span class="h3">Question 41/42 - Stillborn children</span><br />Record, according to sex, the number of stillborn children had.<br />Only consider as a stillborn child one resulting from a pregnancy of at least seven (7) months who, after separation from the mother's body, showed no signs of life, such as breathing, heartbeat, pulsation of the umbilical cord, etc.<br /><span class="pg">[p. 73]</span><br />Do not include fetal deaths (abortions, miscarriages, etc.) occurred to fetuses with less than seven (7) months of pregnancy, that is, 28 weeks.<br />Note that a child born alive but which died during the first hours of life should be recorded as born alive.<br />When there have been no stillborn children, mark Box 7 - Did not have, and if the enumerated woman does not know at least one of the sexes, mark Box 8 - Does not know.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="BR91A488 BR91A489 BR91A490"><span class="h3">Question 41/42 - Stillborn children</span><br />Record, according to sex, the number of stillborn children had.<br />Only consider as a stillborn child one resulting from a pregnancy of at least seven (7) months who, after separation from the mother's body, showed no signs of life, such as breathing, heartbeat, pulsation of the umbilical cord, etc.<br /><span class="pg">[p. 73]</span><br />Do not include fetal deaths (abortions, miscarriages, etc.) occurred to fetuses with less than seven (7) months of pregnancy, that is, 28 weeks.<br />Note that a child born alive but which died during the first hours of life should be recorded as born alive.<br />When there have been no stillborn children, mark Box 7 - Did not have, and if the enumerated woman does not know at least one of the sexes, mark Box 8 - Does not know.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of male children born dead.
Universe
Brazil 1991: Females age 10+ [Discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |