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X Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Vivienda 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Costa Rica, 2011
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CRI_2011_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Children surviving (CR2011A_0446)

Data file: CRI2011-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 222
End: 223
Width: 2
Range: 0 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Only for women 12 years or older
[Questions 30 and 31 were only asked of women aged 12 and older]


31. Of these, how many are currently alive?

[] 00 None
_ _ Total
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
15 15+
98 Unknown
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
Questions 30 and 31 are asked only of women 12 years of age and older.


Question 31: Sons and daughters currently living

31. Of these, how many are currently alive?

[] 00 None
_ _ Total


The "sons and daughters currently living" are those that are alive at the moment of the census, independently of whether or not they live in the same household as the mother, for reasons of work, study, marital status, or because they live outside of the country.

[p. 171]

Note the response in the space that corresponds to "total." If none of the children are still living, mark the response that corresponds to the option "none."

The total number of children currently alive can never be greater that the total number of children born live. If this condition is not meet, request the informer makes any clarifications necessary.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of children born to the respondent who are currently alive.
Universe
Female age 12+ who ever had a live birth

concept

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