VI Censo de Población y V de Vivienda, 2001 - IPUMS Subset
Ecuador, 2001
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Reference ID
ECU_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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- ECU2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- ECU2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Children born alive (EC2001A_CHBORN)
Data file: ECU2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
259
End:
260
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Only for female heads of household:</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC01A439">24. What is the total number of live children you have given birth to?<br /><div class="i1">[ ] 98 None; continue with question 28</div><br /><div class="i2">Number _ _</div><br /><div class="i1">[ ] 99 Don't know</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC01A439">24. What is the total number of live children you have given birth to?<br /><div class="i1">[ ] 98 None; continue with question 28</div><br /><div class="i2">Number _ _</div><br /><div class="i1">[ ] 99 Don't know</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 |
| 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="EC01A439 EC01A440 EC01A441 EC01A442 EC01A443"><span class="em">Only for women 12 years or age and older</span><br /></svar></p>
<p>The group of questions from number 24 to number 27 should be asked of women 12 years of age and older.</p>
<p>These questions allow us to know the components of demographic change. When asking these questions, take special care when you interview women under 18 and single women. Explain briefly that this information is important for measuring the levels of fertility and mortality, and for that reason it is necessary to obtain it from all women 12 years of age and older.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC01A439"><span class="em">Question 24.- How many sons and daughters born alive have you had in your whole life?</span><br /><br />[There is a picture of question 24 from this section of the enumeration form.]<br /><br />With this question we want to obtain information about all of the sons and daughters born alive, had by each woman, in her whole life. Include the sons and daughters that live with the mother, those that don't live with her, and those who have died.<br /><br />Keep in mind that a son or daughter born alive is a being that, upon being born, breathed, cried, or moved, even though it may have died shortly after being born (even minutes after being born).<br /><br />It is essential to emphasize that this question refers to all sons and daughters born alive, since some women (who have had various sons or daughters) tend to omit those sons or daughters who died a few hours or days after being born.<br /><br />Once the person being interviewed or the head of household informs you of the total number of sons and daughters born alive, record the response in the boxes provided.<br /><br /><span class="em">This question should always include information for women 12 years of age and older.</span><br /><br />When they tell you that they haven't had any sons or daughters born alive, mark the box <span class="em">none</span> and continue with question 28 about marital or conjugal status.<br /><br />[There is a drawing of a woman pregnant with her first child, and the box for <span class="em">none</span> checked.]<br /></svar>
<p>The group of questions from number 24 to number 27 should be asked of women 12 years of age and older.</p>
<p>These questions allow us to know the components of demographic change. When asking these questions, take special care when you interview women under 18 and single women. Explain briefly that this information is important for measuring the levels of fertility and mortality, and for that reason it is necessary to obtain it from all women 12 years of age and older.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC01A439"><span class="em">Question 24.- How many sons and daughters born alive have you had in your whole life?</span><br /><br />[There is a picture of question 24 from this section of the enumeration form.]<br /><br />With this question we want to obtain information about all of the sons and daughters born alive, had by each woman, in her whole life. Include the sons and daughters that live with the mother, those that don't live with her, and those who have died.<br /><br />Keep in mind that a son or daughter born alive is a being that, upon being born, breathed, cried, or moved, even though it may have died shortly after being born (even minutes after being born).<br /><br />It is essential to emphasize that this question refers to all sons and daughters born alive, since some women (who have had various sons or daughters) tend to omit those sons or daughters who died a few hours or days after being born.<br /><br />Once the person being interviewed or the head of household informs you of the total number of sons and daughters born alive, record the response in the boxes provided.<br /><br /><span class="em">This question should always include information for women 12 years of age and older.</span><br /><br />When they tell you that they haven't had any sons or daughters born alive, mark the box <span class="em">none</span> and continue with question 28 about marital or conjugal status.<br /><br />[There is a drawing of a woman pregnant with her first child, and the box for <span class="em">none</span> checked.]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children born alive.
Universe
Ecuador 2001: Females age 12+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |