Literal question
For ever married women ages 13 years and over (code 2-6 in S13)
[Questions L20-21 were asked of ever married women ages 13 years and older of their ever born children excluding step and adopted children.]
[Question L22 was asked of ever married women from 13 to 50 years old.]
L22. Number of new born babies last year (April 1, 1999 to March 31, 2000) _ _
If none record "0"
Interviewer instructions
24. Children ever born
This refers to a child who was alive at birth, even though the child may not have lived after birth. For infants not breathing at birth, they are classified as dead before delivery or aborted. Step or foster children are not counted as children ever born.
24.3 New-born babies born in the last year
Any child born in the period between April 1st, 1999 and March 31st, 2000
Column L20, L21, L22 Number of living children, number of children ever born who had died, number of new born babies last year (excluding step children and adopted children)
Ask only persons 13 years and over, recorded code 2 in column S4 and recorded code 2-6 in column S13.
Column L22: Number of new-born baby last year (April 1st, 1999 - March 31st, 2000)
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[Question L22 was asked of ever married women from 13 to 50 years old.]
New-born babies born last year are the children who survived at birth and were born between April 1st, 1999 and March 31st, 2000.
The question [of respondents]: "Do you have any children, who were born between April 1st, 1999 and March 31st, 2000?"
Record the number of new-born babies in the check box provided on the line for that particular woman.
For ever married women who had no children, record "00" in the check boxes provided on the line for that particular woman in column L20 and L21, and record "0" in column L22.
