Population Census 1996

South Africa, 1996

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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Age of mother at birth of first child (agefrstb)

Data file: SA Census 1996 Person_v01

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: 0 - 99

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Household questionnaire: Q15.3 When was her FIRST child born? (live birth) (write in)

Personal questionnaire: Q15.3 When was her FIRST child born? (live birth) (write in)

Special enumeration questionnaire: Not included

Value	Category
0	Females without children (Number of children ever born =0)
96	N/A: No. ever born unspecified
97	N/A: Males, females < 12
99	Unspecified

Description

Definition

This variable reflects the age of the mother at the birth of her first child

Universe

All women, aged 12 years and older, who have given birth to at least one child, enumerated at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.

Source of information

South African Census 1996 household and personal, summary book for hostels or special enumeration questionnaire - completed by the enumerator or the respondent

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This variable was derived from the month and year when the woman's first child was born and from her age.

Others

Notes

See No. of children ever born

This variable was derived from the month and year when the woman’s first child was born and from her age. If either the year of the first birth or the mother’s age were unspecified, this variable was set to ‘Unspecified’. Also, the range of ages for the first birth was limited to 12 to 49 and any derived ages outside this range were set to ‘Unspecified’ as well.

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