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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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Number of children ever born (ZA2011A_CHBORN)

Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 314
End: 315
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-34 Total children ever born </span>
<br />How many children has [the person] ever had that were born alive?
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Categories
Value Category
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
95 Parity unstated
97 Number of children not consistent with age of the mother
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 number of children ever born to a woman.
Universe
South Africa 2011: Females aged 12-50 in private households who had given birth to a live child [discrepancies: none]

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