Literal question
For women 10 years old and older (born up to July 7, 1990)
[Applies to questions 4.62 - 4.67]
4.62 How many children born alive did you have by July 31, 2000?
_ _ 1 male
_ _ 3 female
[] 0 none
Interviewer instructions
For women age 10 or over (born on or before 07/31/1990)
[Applies to questions 4.62 - 4.67]
Fecundity
Objective:
To study the reproductive history of women by the number of children had and those who survived in order to make estimates on the patterns and levels of fertility and mortality. These estimates provide demographic parameters and are used for projecting the population.
Question 4.62 - How many children born alive did you have on or before July 31, 2000?
Consider as a child born alive one who, after complete expulsion or extraction from the mother's body, regardless of the duration of the pregnancy, showed some sign of life (breathing, crying, voluntary movements of muscles, heartbeat, etc.), even if it died shortly after.
Record, according to sex, the number of children born alive on or before July 31, 2000.
If the children born alive are of the same sex, record 0 (zero) in the field corresponding to the other sex.
Mark None when the person had not had any children born alive on or before July 31, 2000.