50. What is the total number of live birth children have you had, including those that have died or are not here?
If the woman has not had any children, write -0- and continue with the next person.
Question 50. In total, how many children born alive have you had, including those who have passed away and those who are absent?
A child born alive is every boy or girl who shows any sign of life at birth, e.g. breathing, crying, or moving. If the child later passed away, he or she is still considered to be a child born alive.
If fewer than 10, the number is recorded in the box, leaving the first box empty.
If the answer is that she has had no children born alive, the number "0" is recorded in the box and the interview is ended with this person.