Censos Nacionales IX de Población y V de Vivienda 2000 - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica, 2000
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Reference ID
CRI_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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Dec 22, 2014
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- CRI2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- CRI2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Children surviving (CR2000A_CHSURV)
Data file: CRI2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
245
End:
246
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
For women 12 years of age or older [Applies to questions 19 - 20]</p>
<p><span class="em">20. Of these, how many are currently alive?</span><div class="i1">[] 00 None<br />_ _ Total</div>
<p><span class="em">20. Of these, how many are currently alive?</span><div class="i1">[] 00 None<br />_ _ Total</div>
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+ |
| 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="CR00A432 CR00A433"><span class="h3">Fourth Block:<br /><br />For women 12 years old or older</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR00A433"><span class="em">Question 20: Children Currently Alive</span><br /><br />This question along with the previous has the purpose of obtaining estimations of mortality in childhood.<br /><br />[To the right of the text is a form.]<br /><br />Because of this, after having written down the total number of daughters and sons born alive, the total number of them who are currently alive is investigated.<br /><br />Write down the response in the space corresponding to the total number, if it is less than 10, always add a zero to the left.<br /><br />If none of the children survive, mark the circle "None".<br /><br />Before making the annotation <span class="em">remember that</span>:<br /><br /><div class="i1">a. They are the daughters and sons currently alive, from the total number of children declared in question 19.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 75]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">b. All children alive at the census moment are taken into account, independently if they live in the same home as the mother, for reasons of work, study, marital state or because they live outside of the country.</div><br /><br />[Below the text is a picture of mother and children.]<br /><br />[Below the picture is a form.]<br /><br /><div class="i1">c. The total number of children currently alive never will be larger than the total number of children born alive. If this condition is not satisfied, request from the woman any clarification that would be necessary.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR00A433"><span class="em">Question 20: Children Currently Alive</span><br /><br />This question along with the previous has the purpose of obtaining estimations of mortality in childhood.<br /><br />[To the right of the text is a form.]<br /><br />Because of this, after having written down the total number of daughters and sons born alive, the total number of them who are currently alive is investigated.<br /><br />Write down the response in the space corresponding to the total number, if it is less than 10, always add a zero to the left.<br /><br />If none of the children survive, mark the circle "None".<br /><br />Before making the annotation <span class="em">remember that</span>:<br /><br /><div class="i1">a. They are the daughters and sons currently alive, from the total number of children declared in question 19.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 75]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">b. All children alive at the census moment are taken into account, independently if they live in the same home as the mother, for reasons of work, study, marital state or because they live outside of the country.</div><br /><br />[Below the text is a picture of mother and children.]<br /><br />[Below the picture is a form.]<br /><br /><div class="i1">c. The total number of children currently alive never will be larger than the total number of children born alive. If this condition is not satisfied, request from the woman any clarification that would be necessary.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children currently alive.
Universe
Costa Rica 2000: Females age 12+ with children ever born [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |