47. Of the live births, how many of your children are now alive?

Fertility and mortality

The questions about fertility and mortality, asked only of women at least 15 years old, deal with and help provide basic data for estimating fertility and infant mortality rates.
Live birth refers to any child who, upon birth, shows any sign of life such as breathing, crying, or moving, even if the child then dies.

46. Number of live births
The number of live births includes all daughters and sons born alive throughout the life of the woman being counted, up to the date of the census.
In the appropriate boxes, note down the total number of live births of the woman being interviewed. If she had no children, write 0 and move on, if appropriate, to the next person.

47. Number of surviving children
Of the female interviewee's live births, note down in the appropriate boxes the total number alive at the time of the census. If the answer is none, put 0.