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VI National Population and Housing Census, 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 1981
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DOM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
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Male children deceased (DO1981A_CHDEADM)

Data file: DOM1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 321
End: 322
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">For women 12 years of age and older</span> [Applies to questions 66-72.]</p>

<p><span class="h3">D. Fertility Characteristics</span></p>

<p>72. How many have died?</p>
<div class="i1">____ Total<br />____ Males<br />____ Females</div>
Categories
Value Category
00 0
01 1
02 2
03 3
04 4
05 5
06 6
07 7
08 8
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
<span class="em">For women 12 years of age and older</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Question 72:</span> How many [children] have passed away?</p>

<p>The number of males and females and the total number of children born alive who have passed away up to the census day is recorded. The circles are filled in.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of the person’s male children who are deceased.
Universe
Dominican Republic 1981: Females age 12+ who had a male child born alive [discrepancies: type I 10.3%; type II none]

concept

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