Censos Nacionales 1984. Octavo Censo Nacional de Población. Cuarto Censo Nacional de Vivienda - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica, 1984
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Reference ID
CRI_1984_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos, Ministerio de Economía y Comercio, IPUMS
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- CRI1984_PHC-H-H.dat
- CRI1984_PHC-P-H.dat
Children surviving (CR1984A_CHSURV)
Data file: CRI1984_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
224
End:
225
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CR84A426 CR84A427">Only for women 15 years of age and older<br />[Applies to questions 17 - 18]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A427">18. Children currently alive<br /><div class="i1">[] 00 None<br />_ _ Children</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A427">18. Children currently alive<br /><div class="i1">[] 00 None<br />_ _ Children</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 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="CR84A426 CR84A427"><span class="h2">Fifth block of questions: only for women 15 years old and older</span><br /><br />This is the last block of questions of the Population Form. They are written as you can see in the questionnaire as two questions, 17 and 18, and only should be applied to women 15 years old or older.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A427"><span class="h3">Question 18: Children currently alive</span><br /><br />After having written down the total amount of children born alive, you will ask: Of the children that you told me were born alive, how many of them are currently alive?<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 58]</span><br /><br />[At the top of the page is a form.]<br /><br />Before making the annotation, keep in mind that:<br /><br /><div class="i1">a. They are children that are currently alive, from the total the was declared in the first question.<br />b. Do not forget to include children born alive but do not reside with the mother (because they work in another place, because they are married or because they live outside of the country).</div><br /><br />Once you are sure of the exact number of children that the enumerated person has at the census moment, you should write down the information in the corresponding boxes. If none are alive on the date of the census, then simply mark with an X the circle corresponding to "None".<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A427"><span class="h3">Question 18: Children currently alive</span><br /><br />After having written down the total amount of children born alive, you will ask: Of the children that you told me were born alive, how many of them are currently alive?<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 58]</span><br /><br />[At the top of the page is a form.]<br /><br />Before making the annotation, keep in mind that:<br /><br /><div class="i1">a. They are children that are currently alive, from the total the was declared in the first question.<br />b. Do not forget to include children born alive but do not reside with the mother (because they work in another place, because they are married or because they live outside of the country).</div><br /><br />Once you are sure of the exact number of children that the enumerated person has at the census moment, you should write down the information in the corresponding boxes. If none are alive on the date of the census, then simply mark with an X the circle corresponding to "None".<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number children still alive at the time of the census.
Universe
Costa Rica 1984: Females age 15+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |