Literal question
Ask women age 12 or older who are married, widowed or divorced.
[Questions 31 - 33 were asked of women age 12 or older who are married, widowed, or divorced.]
31. Have you ever given birth?
(Whether he or she is alive or dead now.)
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to question 35)
Interviewer instructions
Questions 31, 32, and 33 are to be asked of women age 12 or older, replying to question 30 with the answer that they were married, that their husband had died, or that they were divorced.
Question 31. Up to this point, have you ever given birth?
(Whether they [i.e., the children] are presently alive or dead)
An "X" is to be placed into the box corresponding to the answer of the person being administered the census. If the answer to this question is "No", other birth-related questions pertaining to this woman's fertility are not to be asked, with questioning to continue from question 35. If the answer is "Yes", continue from question 32.
This question is meant to reveal whether a woman did or did not experience a live birth.
Live birth: This refers to births where the infant lives for at least a few minutes after being born, displaying signs of life such as crying, breathing, or movement. In the absence of any of these conditions, the birth is not to be considered a live birth, but rather a dead birth. For women being administered the census who had not experienced any live birth up to that point, the "No" option is to be marked.
This question:
is to be answered for all live births, including instances of children who had died after being alive for some time, or in reference to children not living in that house (those who had married and left home or those away from home because they were students).
On the other hand, the "No" option for this question is to be marked if the only children that the woman being administered the census has are adopted children or children of the husband's previous wife. Furthermore, the "No" option for this question is to be marked, even if at the time of the census the woman is pregnant and has not had any live births up to that point in time.
