Codes and Frequencies
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class Lastbmort : public Editor {
public:
Lastbmort(VarPointer varInfo) : Editor(varInfo) {}
void edit() {
long a = getRecoded();
switch (dataSet) {
case dataset_id::vn1989a: {
if (VN1989A_0427() == 0 && VN1989A_0428() == 1)
a = 2;
if (VN1989A_0427() == 1 && VN1989A_0428() == 0)
a = 1;
if (VN1989A_0427() + VN1989A_0428() != 1)
a = 9;
if (VN1989A_0427() == 9 || VN1989A_0427() == 9)
a = 0;
} break;
case dataset_id::vn1999a: {
int c = VN1999A_0440();
int d = VN1999A_0441();
if (c == 2)
c = VN1999A_0440.getSourceDataAsLong();
if (d == 2)
d = VN1999A_0441.getSourceDataAsLong();
int e = VN1999A_0442();
int f = VN1999A_0443();
if (c + d == 1 && e + f == 0)
a = 1;
if (c + d == 1 && e + f == 1)
a = 2;
if (c + d > 1 || e + f > 1)
a = 9;
if (c == 8 || d == 8 || e == 8 || f == 8)
a = 9;
if (c == 9 || d == 9 || e == 9 || f == 9)
a = 0;
} break;
}
setData(a);
}
};
Description
LASTBMORT indicates the mortality status of the last child born to a woman. There is no constraint on how long ago the child may have been born. Only live births are considered.
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL Colombia Dominican Republic |
Guatemala Kenya Lesotho |
Uganda Vietnam |
Comparability — General
LASTBMORT does not pose any comparability issues aside from differences in the universe.
Some samples have information on the mortality status of children born only within the last year. Those data are not included in this variable.
Comparability — Colombia [top]
The universe for this sample is very different than for other samples, because it is restricted to women with at least one surviving child. Additionally, the data for Colombia include many missing responses for young women, most of whom also have missing information for children surviving and children ever born.
Comparability — Dominican Republic [top]
The universe changes across samples.
Comparability — Guatemala [top]
The universe differs across samples. In 1973 and 1981, females age 15+ who ever gave birth are included. In 1994 and 2002, females age 12+ who ever gave birth are included.
Comparability — Kenya [top]
The census provided response options to accommodate twin or multiple births. In cases where all of the children resulting from the last birth were living, responses were categorized as "alive." In a small number of cases, at least one of the twins or multiples died, and responses were integrated in the "dead" category. See the source variable for full detail.
Comparability — Lesotho [top]
In 1996, the respondent was instructed to refer to the second-born twin if she had twins in her last birth. The 2006 census question just refers to the last-born child.
Comparability — Uganda [top]
The universe for 1991 includes females age 12 and over; 2002-2014 include only females age 12 to 54.
Comparability — Vietnam [top]
In Vietnam, if a woman's last birth was a multiple birth, LASTBMORT is coded to "missing." The mortality status of multiple births can be examined using the variables LASTBSURV and LASTBDEAD, which give the number of children surviving and dead from the most recent birth.
Universe
- Bolivia 2012: Females age 15+ who have had children
- Brazil 2010: Females age 10+ who ever had children
- Colombia 1985: Females age 15+ with surviving children
- Dominican Republic 1981: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Dominican Republic 2002: Females age 15+ who ever had children
- Dominican Republic 2010: Females age 15+ who ever had children
- Ecuador 2010: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- El Salvador 1992: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- El Salvador 2007: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Fiji 1986: Females age 15+ who ever had children
- Fiji 1996: Females age 15+ who ever had children
- Fiji 2007: Females age 15+ who ever had children
- Guatemala 1973: Females age 15+ who ever had children
- Guatemala 1981: Females age 15+ who ever had children
- Guatemala 1994: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Guatemala 2002: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Haiti 2003: Females age 13+ who ever had children
- Honduras 1974: Females age 15+ who ever had children
- Honduras 1988: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Honduras 2001: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Indonesia 1976: Ever-married females who ever had children
- Indonesia 1980: Ever-married females who ever had children
- Indonesia 1990: Ever-married females age 10+ who ever had children
- Kenya 1989: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Kenya 1999: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Kenya 2009: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Laos 2015: Females age 15 to 49 who ever had children
- Lesotho 1996: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Lesotho 2006: Females age 12 to 49 who ever had children
- Mexico 2000: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Mexico 2010: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Mexico 2015: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Mexico 2020: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Myanmar 2014: Ever-married women age 15-59 in conventional households who ever had a live birth
- Nicaragua 1995: Females age 14+ who ever had children
- Paraguay 1972: Females age 15+ who ever had children
- Paraguay 1982: Females age 14+ who ever had children
- Peru 1993: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- South Africa 2011: Females age 12 to 50 in private households who ever had children
- South Africa 2016: Females age 12 to 50 in private households who ever had children
- Uganda 1991: Females age 12+ who ever had children
- Uganda 2002: Females age 12 to 54 who ever had children
- Uganda 2014: Females age 12 to 54 who ever had children
- Vietnam 1989: Females age 15 to 49 who ever had children
- Vietnam 1999: Females age 15 to 49 who ever had children
Availability
- Bolivia: 2012
- Brazil: 2010
- Colombia: 1985
- Dominican Republic: 1981, 2002, 2010
- Ecuador: 2010
- El Salvador: 1992, 2007
- Fiji: 1986, 1996, 2007
- Guatemala: 1973, 1981, 1994, 2002
- Haiti: 2003
- Honduras: 1974, 1988, 2001
- Indonesia: 1976, 1980, 1990
- Kenya: 1989, 1999, 2009
- Laos: 2015
- Lesotho: 1996, 2006
- Mexico: 2000, 2010, 2015, 2020
- Myanmar: 2014
- Nicaragua: 1995
- Paraguay: 1972, 1982
- Peru: 1993
- South Africa: 2011, 2016
- Uganda: 1991, 2002, 2014
- Vietnam: 1989, 1999
