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
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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Dec 22, 2014
Last modified
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- ECU2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- ECU2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Children still alive (EC2001A_CHSURV)
Data file: ECU2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
261
End:
262
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Only for female heads of household:</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC01A440">25. How many of these children that were born alive are still living?<br /><div class="i1">[ ] 98 None</div><br /><div class="i2">Number _ _</div><br /><div class="i1">[ ] 99 Don't know</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC01A440">25. How many of these children that were born alive are still living?<br /><div class="i1">[ ] 98 None</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+ |
| 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="EC01A440"><span class="em">Question 25.- How many of the sons and daughters born alive are currently alive?</span><br /><br />[There is a picture of question 25 from this section of the enumeration form.]<br /><br />From the total number of sons and daughters born alive recorded in the previous question, find out how many of those sons and daughters are currently alive.<br /><br />Mark box <span class="em">00</span> when the answer is <span class="em">none</span>. Otherwise, record the number of sons and daughters who are currently alive in the appropriate boxes. You should take into account also those sons and daughters who are not living with the mother.<br /><br />Keep in mind that the number of sons and daughters who are currently alive can never be greater than the number of sons and daughters recorded in question 24.<br /><br />[There is a drawing of a mother holding a child and the number 01 recorded.]<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="EC01A440"><span class="em">Question 25.- How many of the sons and daughters born alive are currently alive?</span><br /><br />[There is a picture of question 25 from this section of the enumeration form.]<br /><br />From the total number of sons and daughters born alive recorded in the previous question, find out how many of those sons and daughters are currently alive.<br /><br />Mark box <span class="em">00</span> when the answer is <span class="em">none</span>. Otherwise, record the number of sons and daughters who are currently alive in the appropriate boxes. You should take into account also those sons and daughters who are not living with the mother.<br /><br />Keep in mind that the number of sons and daughters who are currently alive can never be greater than the number of sons and daughters recorded in question 24.<br /><br />[There is a drawing of a mother holding a child and the number 01 recorded.]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of children still alive.
Universe
Ecuador 2001: Females age 12+ with children ever born [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |