Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2011
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ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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- ZAF2011_PHC-H-H
- ZAF2011_PHC-P-H
Age at first birth (ZA2011A_AGEBIRTH)
Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
308
End:
309
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2"> Section G: Fertility </span>
<br />Ask of women aged 12-50 years on the flap</p>
<p><span class="h3"> P-33 Age at first birth </span>
<br />At what age did [the person] have their first born child?
<br />_ _
<br />Ask of women aged 12-50 years on the flap</p>
<p><span class="h3"> P-33 Age at first birth </span>
<br />At what age did [the person] have their first born child?
<br />_ _
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 41 | 41 |
| 42 | 42 |
| 43 | 43 |
| 44 | 44 |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 | 46 |
| 47 | 47 |
| 48 | 48 |
| 49 | 49 |
| 50 | 50 |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the woman's age at first birth.
Universe
South Africa 2011: Females aged 12-50 in private households [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept