Literal question
Children ever born
(excluding step child and adopted child)
For ever married women (codes codes 2-6 in S8)
L21. Number of children ever born living in this household
How many children ever born does (name) have and live in this household? _ _
If none, record '00'.
Interviewer instructions
Columns 21-23: Number of ever born children (as of 12:00 a.m. of 1 April 1990), excluding step-children and adopted children of the woman
[Ask only ever married women who record codes 2-6 in Column 8]
Column 21: Number of ever born children in this household
Ask "......... (name) ........... how many children were ever born in this household?"
Record the number of ever born children that live in this household on the line that corresponds to that particular woman.
If there is no ever born child in this household, record "00" on the line that corresponds to that particular woman.