Interviewer instructions
7.1 Fertility
The information requested of women 12 years of age and older allows the study of fertility at the geographical levels within the reach of the census. Through questions about the accumulated and recent birthrate, an estimate can be made of specific indicators of the effective reproductive capacity of the population, such as global fertility rates and those grouped by age. Also, through crossing this data with that corresponding to other variables investigated in the Census, social and other determinants of levels and changes that have taken place over time can be studied.
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Through questions, presented to women 12 years of age and older, about the total number of children born and about the children born in the last year, it is possible to estimate, through indirect methods, fertility rates for all of the geographical levels within the reach of the census.
7.4 Date of birth of last child born alive
This refers to the month and year of birth of the last child born alive to the woman, 12 years of age or older, at the time of enumeration. The last child born alive can be a newborn or an adult depending on the age of the mother, the child can also currently be alive or dead.
