Census of Canada 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1991

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Reference ID

CAN_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center

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Children ever born (CA1991A_0412)

Data file: CAN1991-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 195

End: 195

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

STEP 10: Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over.

23. For women only:

How many children were ever born to this person?
Count all children including those who may have died since birth or who may now be living elsewhere. Do not include stillbirths.
[] None
Or
[] Number of children ____

Categories

Value	Category
0	0
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7+
9	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

Question 23: Number of births

Information on the number of children born to women is used to estimate the long-term growth of the population. Such information is also needed for understanding the difference in childbearing patterns between various social and economic groups.
Only complete this question for women who are 15 years of age and over. Mark the circle labelled None if the woman has never given birth to a live infant. Otherwise, enter the number of children born to her in the box provided. Do not count stillbirths, stepchildren, foster children or adopted children, but include children who are not now living, and those who are currently living somewhere else.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the number of children ever born alive to women aged 15 years and over.

Universe

Females age 15+

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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