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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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Live births (ZA2011A_ANYBIRTH)

Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 307
End: 307
Width: 1
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-32 Children ever born </span>
<br />Has [the person] ever given birth to a live child, even if the child died soon after birth?
<br />Mark the appropriate circle with an X.</p>
<div class="i1">1. Yes<br />2. No<br />3. Do not know</div><span class="em"> If 2 or 3, go to H-01</span>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
3 Do not know
8 Unknown
9 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 number of live children that a woman has given birth to.
Universe
South Africa 2011: Females aged 12-50 in private households [discrepancies: type I 0.5%; type II none]

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