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Population and Housing Census 2010 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2010
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GHA_2010_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Children surviving (GH2010A_0440)

Data file: GHA2010-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 206
End: 207
Width: 2
Range: 0 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions P00-P20 were asked for persons in both the household and non-household populations.]


[P20a and P20b were asked for females age 12 years or older.]


P20b. Children surviving

How many children ever born alive to [the respondent] are still surviving (living with you or elsewhere)?

Male _ _
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
11 11
12 12
13 13
14 14 or more
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
P20b. Number of children surviving (answer for females 12 years and older): How many children ever born alive to [name] are still surviving (living with you or elsewhere)?

This includes all children (male and female children) born alive by the female concerned who are still living. It also includes all surviving children (male and female) of the woman living with her in the same household and those living elsewhere.

You should record the number of children born alive who are still alive by sex in 2 digits in the boxes provided. If the woman has no surviving children you should record 00 in the boxes provided.

You should note that the number of children surviving should not be more than the number of children ever born in P20a.

Description

Definition
This indicates the number of children surviving for a woman.
Universe
Females age 12+

concept

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