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XV National Population and IV Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Colombia, 1985 - 1986
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Reference ID
COL_1985_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Mother is alive (CO1985A_MOTHLIV)

Data file: COL1985_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 170
End: 170
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CO85A401 CO85A402 CO85A403 CO85A404 CO85A405 CO85A406 CO85A407"><span class="h2">A. For all of the persons in the dwelling</span><br />[Applies to questions 26 - 33]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CO85A404"><span class="em">30. Is your mother still alive?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Alive<br />[] 3 Dead<br />[] 5 Do not know</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Alive
2 Dead
9 Unknown
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 a="all" v="CO85A404"><span class="em">Question No. 30 Is your mother still alive?</span><br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />This question refers to the mother of each person. Be careful that the interviewed person is responding in relation to the person about whom they giving the information and not in relation with themselves or any other person.<br /><br />Mark "x" in the corresponding box.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates if the person's mother is still alive.
Universe
Colombia 1985: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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