XII General Population and Housing Census, 2000 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2000
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MEX_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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Sep 29, 2011
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- MEX2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Number of children currently alive (MX2000A_CHLIVE)
Data file: MEX2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
414
End:
415
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MX00A463 MX00A464 MX00A465 MX00A466 MX00A467 MX00A468 MX00A469 MX00A470 MX00A471">For women who are twelve years old or more<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX00A465">34. Surviving children<br /><br />How many of the daughters or sons are still alive?<br />If none write 00<br /><div class="i1">_____Write the number</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX00A465">34. Surviving children<br /><br />How many of the daughters or sons are still alive?<br />If none write 00<br /><div class="i1">_____Write the number</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Does not have any children alive |
| 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 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 98 | 98 |
| 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 a="all" v="MX00A463 MX00A464 MX00A465"><span class="em">32. Number of Children, 33. Deceased Children, 34. Surviving Children</span><br /><br />With these questions we want to know the total number of daughters and sons born alive for women 12 completed years of age and older, as well as the total number of deceased daughters and sons and the number of daughters and sons who are currently alive, even though they may not live with the mother.<br /><br />[Depictions of these three questions on the enumeration form]<br /><br />You should ask these questions even though the woman may be single or very young. If necessary, you can tell the informant that in some states in the country women begin having children when they are very young.<br /><br />Consider as a child born alive those children who, upon being born, showed some movement, crying, breath, heartbeat, etc., even though they may have later died.<br /><br />When they report abortions or stillborn children, don't count them in the total of daughters and sons or in deceased children.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates how many children are currently alive.
Universe
Mexico 2000: Females age 12+ who ever had a child [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |