Literal question
18. Women, 15 years of age and over, specify
How many children have you given birth to?
Boys _ _
Girls _ _
How many children are alive?
Boys _ _
Girls _ _
How many of them live elsewhere?
Boys _ _
Girls _ _
Interviewer instructions
Question 18. For women (aged 15 and over)
The question is to be asked of women at the age of 15 years and over, both married and not married.
For persons under 15 years of age this question is usually not to be filled in. But if a woman interviewed gave birth to children, the answers to following questions should be recorded for her either.
?) How many children were ever born, of whom how many boys and how many girls?
The total number of children born is to be recorded (excluding still births), whether all of them are alive at present or not and whether they are members of the household or live separately.
In separate boxes the number of boys and girls is to be entered.
Adopted or patronized children, as well as husband's children of a former marriage are not to be included in the number of children born to a given woman.
If a woman did not give birth to any child, "?" is to be entered in items "?", "b", and "c".
In separate boxes the number of boys and girls is to be entered.
