V Censo de Población y IV de Vivienda, 1990 - IPUMS Subset
Ecuador, 1990
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Reference ID
ECU_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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Last modified
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- ECU1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- ECU1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Children currently alive (EC1990A_CHILDLIV)
Data file: ECU1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
187
End:
188
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="EC90A432 EC90A411 EC90A415 EC90A434"><span class="em"> Only for women 15 years of age and older</span><br />[Applies to questions 19-22.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC90A411">20. How many are currently alive?<br /><div class="i1">[] 00 None - Skip to question 23<br />____ Number<br />[] 99 Unknown</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC90A411">20. How many are currently alive?<br /><div class="i1">[] 00 None - Skip to question 23<br />____ Number<br />[] 99 Unknown</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 |
| 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 a="all" v="EC90A411"><span class="em">Question 20. How many of these children that were born alive are still living?</span><br /><br />Of the total number of children born alive registered in the previous question, find out how many are currently alive?<br /><br />Mark the box 0 when the answer is "none". Otherwise, in the corresponding space write the number of children who are currently alive. you should also consider those children who are not living with the mother.<br /><br /><div class="i1">How many are currently alive?</div><br /><div class="i2">[ ] 00 None<br />_____ Number<br />[ ] 99 Don't know</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children currently alive.
Universe
Ecuador 1990: Females age 15+ with children ever born [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |