Population and Housing Census 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1998

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MWI_1998_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Total female children, still alive (MW1998A_0425)

Data file: MWI1998-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 193

End: 194

Width: 2

Range: 0 - 99

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Children ever born [Questions B20-B26]
[Questions B20-B30 were asked of women age 12 and older]

How many are alive? If none, enter "00".

B23. Male _ _
B24. Female _ _

Categories

Value	Category
0	0
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7
8	8
9	9
10	10
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.

Interviewer instructions

Part B: Characteristics of Individual Household Members

5. Women age 12 years or older
Questions B20 to B30 should be asked only of women aged 12 years or more.

How many children has this woman borne alive?

B23-B24. How many are alive?
Ask the woman how many male and female children of the total number of children ever born alive are still alive. Record in 2 digits the number of male children still alive in column B23 and the number of female children still alive in column B24.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's total female children still alive.

Universe

Females age 12+

concept

Concept

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

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