1970 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Malaysia, 1970
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Reference ID
MYS_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS
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- MYS1970_PHC-H-H
- MYS1970_PHC-P-H
Number of children born alive (MY1970A_CHBORN)
Data file: MYS1970_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
214
End:
215
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions 25-44 were asked of persons age 10+.]</p>
<p><span class="em">For ever-married women</span>
<br />[Question 44 was asked of ever-married women.]</p>
<p>44. How many children have you ever given birth to? (Excluding adoptions): _ _</p>
<div class="i1">a. Living here: _ _<br />b. Living somewhere else: _ _<br />c. Dead: _ _<br />d. Born dead: _ _</div><div class="i2">Total living (a plus b): _ _<br />Total born alive (a plus b plus c): _ _</div>
<p><span class="em">For ever-married women</span>
<br />[Question 44 was asked of ever-married women.]</p>
<p>44. How many children have you ever given birth to? (Excluding adoptions): _ _</p>
<div class="i1">a. Living here: _ _<br />b. Living somewhere else: _ _<br />c. Dead: _ _<br />d. Born dead: _ _</div><div class="i2">Total living (a plus b): _ _<br />Total born alive (a plus b plus c): _ _</div>
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 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 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 children born alive.
Universe
Malaysia 1970: Ever-married females age 10+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept