Literal question
D. Population aged 12 years or more
[Questions P26-P30.]
Females only (Women aged 12 years or more)
[Questions P27-P30.]
P27. Children ever born
How many children born alive did ____ ever have?
Specify in the appropriate boxes the number of boys ever born and the number of girls ever born, according to the declaration of the interviewee.
If no child were ever born, write 00 in these boxes
_ _ M [boys]
_ _ F [girls]
Interviewer instructions
D. Questionnaire designed for persons 12 years old or more
Questions asked to persons of the female sex, of at least 12 years of age (P27 to P30)
The questions going from P27 to P30 aim at knowing:
The fertility of Rwandese women, that is their number of children ever born (P27).
The number of children surviving, that is who are still living (P28).
The number of children born alive during the past 12 months, either still alive or already deceased (P29 and P30).
Remark:
1. For female children aged less than 12 years, as for all persons of the male sex, the census enumerator will not write anything in P27, P28, P29 and P30.
2. These questions will be asked to all concerned persons in all discretion and privacy.
3. In order to ensure that all questions were asked, it is necessary to fill in the appropriate boxes with zeros "00" if the interviewed person never had any child.
P27: Live births
For women (or single mothers) aged at least 12 years of more, one will ask the number of children ever born. Write down this number as the number of male live births in P27 (M) and the number of female live births in P27 (F).
A child born alive is a child who showed signs of life at time of birth; among those signs one finds: a regular breathing, heart beating, cries, and so forth.
If the persons had no live births at all, write "00" in the appropriate boxes.
Remark:
Children who died immediately after birth are also counted among the live births. If the enumerated person is a woman, but who is not there on census day, one will ask accurate and reliable information to the head of household, or to any authorized person.
