18. How many children born alive have you had? Of these, how many are currently alive? How many have died?
Verify that the total of parts (a) and (b) matches the total "number of children born alive."
[] Has not had any children born alive
Total number of children born alive ____
____ b) Number of children deceased
1. In this section there are two questions: number 18 and number 19. Remember that you should ask question 18 of all women who are twelve years old and older.
[p. 193]
2. Remember that the sum of the partials a) and b) should coincide with the number that corresponds to "Total number of children born alive".
[Three examples are not presented here on p.194-196.]
[p.195]
4. Any data that you can obtain about fertility (question number 18) you should place in the corresponding box.
In the case that, due to the absence of the person or another motive, you do not obtain any data on this topic, you will mark the box next to [Don't know].
For women 14 years old and more
[Questions 16-17 were asked of women age 14 and older.]
17. [Children]
[Questions 17A-17C were asked of those who answered affirmatively to question 16.]
Census home is a person or group of persons, related or not, who occupy the same dwelling. You will write down first the name and surname of the head of the household, then ask all the corresponding questions.
You will ask the following questions to all women 14 years old or older.
17. b) How many are currently living?
27. How many are currently alive?
[] None
[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4
[] 5
[] 6
[] 7
[] 8
[] 9
[] 10
[] 11
[] 12
[] 13
[] 14
[] 15
[] 16 or more
[] Unanswered [end of questions for this person]
27. How many are currently alive?
Q22: How many children have you given live birth to? _ _ (up to 21 children allowed)
Q23: How many of those children are still surviving? _ _ (up to 21 children allowed)
Question 23
How many of them are alive?
The number of the children who are alive is written in the column corresponding to the question 23d out of the total number of children the women bore.
If at the time of the census, none of her children are alive then 0 is written.
For female, indicate
19. Number of children born alive ___
20. Number of children still alive ___
Question 25 (A and B) is answered by women age 15 and older, regardless of their marital status.
Column 25B
How many of them are alive?
From the total number of the children, born by the women the number of the alive children is written in the column corresponding to the question 25B.
If at the time of the census none of her children are alive then 0 is written.
If "0" is written in the column 25A, then "0" should be written in column 25B without any additional questioning.
Living children [columns 24-25]
Columns (24) and (25): Total number of currently alive children
The census agent shall ask the question: "How many of your children are still alive?" He shall report the number in column (24) for males and in column (25) for females.
Living children [columns 24-25]
Columns (24) and (25): Total number of currently alive children
The census agent shall ask the question: "How many of your children are still alive?" He shall report the number in column (24) for males and in column (25) for females.
Now we would like to ask for information on you and the persons habitually living in your household or currently residing in your home
Female residents of 10 or more of age
[Questions in columns 24-27 were asked of female residents age 10 years old or more]
(25) Living children
vi) Fertility data
Columns (24) to (27) only apply to female residents of 10 years or more of age (To this effect, verify with column 4 for gender and 6 for age). For women younger than 10, and males, these columns do not apply. For these persons, the agent shall not report anything in the boxes.
Column (25): Total number of currently living children
The census agent shall ask the question: "Of these births, how many boys are still alive? And how many girls are still alive?" Report the total number of living boys in the grid marked with "M" for male and the number of living girls in the grid marked with "F" for female.
Example: For a resident female of 10 or more years of age who gave birth to 2 boys and 4 girls, write down the following in the boxes.
M= 0 2
F = 0 4
Q: "Of all these children, how many boys are still alive and how many girls are still alive?"
Write down the declared numbers in the boxes reserved to that effect.
Only for women 12 years of age and older
16.
[] 00 None
[] 99 Unknown
b) Of those, how many are currently alive?
In this question you will write down the number of live children that the woman has, including those who do not live in the household.
21. Of these, how many are currently alive?
Question 21. Of them, how many are currently alive?
In this question the number of living children that the woman has at the time of the census will be recorded, including those that don't live in the home. The answer should be written clearly in the corresponding boxes. If the person being enumerated doesn't know with certainty if all of her children are alive (for whatever reason), clarify this in observations.
51. Of your children that were born alive, how many are still alive?
If the answer is "none", write 0.
Question 51. Of your children born alive, how many are presently alive?
The number of children alive at the time of the census is recorded, including those who do not live in the household. The instructions from question 50 apply.
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.
17. How many children are living in this household?
18. How many children are living elsewhere?
(Fertility--females, 12 years and over)
16. How many children have been born alive by [the respondent]?
17. How many of these children are living with the mother?
How many of these children are living with the mother?
In column A17 enter the number of children born to the woman who live with her at her usual place of residence. For visiting mothers, this means those children who live with her in her own household and not at the household where she is now being enumerated.
In the sample questionnaire in paragraph 116, only one of Anne's children (Mimi) is living with her. Although Anthony was there on the census night, he normally stays at boarding school and should not be recorded as living with Anne. Therefore, 01 appears in column A17. None of Thembe's children lives with her in her own household in South Africa, so a code of 00 is entered for her. Dashes are entered in this column for everyone else.
(Fertility--females, 12 years and over)
16. How many children have been born alive by [the respondent]?
18. How many of these children are living elsewhere?
How many of these children are living elsewhere?
In column A18 enter the number of children born to the woman who are not living with her at her usual place of residence.
In the sample questionnaire in paragraph 116, Anthony usually lives away at boarding school, and Anne also has a daughter who is living in South Africa. Therefore, two of her children are living away from her, and code 02 is entered in column A18. Thembe's only surviving child is married and lives in Swaziland, so 01 appears in column A18 for Thembe. Dashes are entered in this column for everyone else.
A28. How many are living with the mother?
118. Column A28: Children living with mother
Q: How many are living with the mother?
In column A28 enter the number of children born to the woman who live with her at her usual place of residence. These children should be recorded by their sex such that they satisfy the sum condition in 117. For visiting mothers, this means those children who live with her at her own household or at her usual residence and not at the household where she spent the last night.
121. Check that the number of male children and female children entered in column A27 is the sum of the male and female children respectively entered in columns A28, A29, and A30. Reconcile any differences with the respondent before leaving the household.
Remember that the codes in columns A27 - A30 are all two-digit codes. In most cases you must therefore remember to put a zero in front, e.g. 2 children would be coded as 02.
If a woman has never had a live birth, enter 00 in all the columns. Never leave any column blank. If a woman has children in only one or two categories, insert the figures in the appropriate columns and enter 00 in the remaining column(s).
If unknown, enter 99 and explain in the comments box.
A28. How many are living with the mother?
118. Column A28: Children living with mother
Q: How many are living with the mother?
In column A28 enter the number of children born to the woman who live with her at her usual place of residence. These children should be recorded by their sex such that they satisfy the sum condition in 117. For visiting mothers, this means those children who live with her at her own household or at her usual residence and not at the household where she spent the last night.
121. Check that the number of male children and female children entered in column A27 is the sum of the male and female children respectively entered in columns A28, A29, and A30. Reconcile any differences with the respondent before leaving the household.
Remember that the codes in columns A27 - A30 are all two-digit codes. In most cases you must therefore remember to put a zero in front, e.g. 2 children would be coded as 02.
If a woman has never had a live birth, enter 00 in all the columns. Never leave any column blank. If a woman has children in only one or two categories, insert the figures in the appropriate columns and enter 00 in the remaining column(s).
If unknown, enter 99 and explain in the comments box.
Fertility and child survival
26. How many are living with mother?
Questions A30-A31 are only asked of females aged 12 to 49 years old. For others, enter a dash in these columns. The enumerator should always check at all times that the number of children in A26 should be equal to the sum of this in A27, A28, and A29. The enumerator should therefore always crosscheck that these balances before moving on to the next section.
The relevant portion of the sample questionnaire is shown on page 61 for easy reference.
156. Column A27: Children living with mother
Q. How many are living with the mother?
In column A27 enter the number of children born to the woman who live with her at her usual place of residence. These children should be recorded with respect to their sex such that they satisfy the sum condition as explained in paragraph 144. For visiting mothers, this means those children who live with her at her own household or at her usual residence and not at the household where she spent the last night.
Fertility and child survival
27. How many are living elsewhere?
Questions A30-A31 are only asked of females aged 12 to 49 years old. For others, enter a dash in these columns. The enumerator should always check at all times that the number of children in A26 should be equal to the sum of this in A27, A28, and A29. The enumerator should therefore always crosscheck that these balances before moving on to the next section.
The relevant portion of the sample questionnaire is shown on page 61 for easy reference.
157. Column A28: Children living elsewhere
Q. How many are living elsewhere?
In column A28 enter the number of children born to the woman who are not living with her at her usual place of residence. These children should be recorded with respect to their sex such that males and females living with mother, male and female children living elsewhere, and male and female children who have died together should be equals to total number of male and female children ever born to a woman.
S. Of the children you have, how many do you think are alive on the date of the census?
00 none
Question S - How many of the children the person has had are living on the date of the Census?
The answer should include all the living children of each respondent (whether a man or a woman), even if from more than one union. Therefore, all legitimate and illegitimate living children should be enumerated, not only those living in the household but also those who no longer live there on the date of the Census.
For those who have not had children or who do not have any living children, the box entitled None should be marked with an X.
32. Of all the children had, how many are thought to be still alive?
[] 00 none
54./55. Children alive on date of census
Questions 54/55 - Living children on the date of the Census
Record, according to sex, the number of children still alive on the date of the Census, even those who are not residents of the household.
When entering the information, observe the instructions provided in the preceding question.
54./55. Children alive on date of census
Questions 54/55 - Living children on the date of the Census
Record, according to sex, the number of children still alive on the date of the Census, even those who are not residents of the household.
When entering the information, observe the instructions provided in the preceding question.
35/36. Children that live in this household
Question 35/36 - Children had who live in this household
Record, according to sex, the number of sons and daughters who live in the household.
When there are no children of the respondent who live in the household, mark Box 7 - Does not have.
Question 37/38 - Children of the respondent who live in another household
Record, according to sex, the number of respondent's children who are alive but not living in the household.
When the person does not have children living in another household, mark Box 7 - Does not have - and if she does not know at least one of the sexes, mark Box 8 - Does not know.
Question 39/40 - Respondent's children born alive but who have since died
Record, according to sex, the number of the enumerated woman's children born alive who have since died.
Do not fail to include children who died during the first hours of life.
When there are no children born alive who have since died, mark Box 7 - Does not have - and if the enumerated woman does not know at least one of the sexes, mark Box 8 - Does not know.
4.63 Of the children you had, how many were still alive on July 31, 2000?
_ _ 4 female
[] 0 none
Question 4.63 - How many of your children were alive on July 31, 2000?
Record, according to sex, the number of children had who were alive on July 31, 2000.
If the living children are of the same sex, record 0 (zero) in the field corresponding to the other sex.
Mark None when the person had not had any children alive on July 31, 2000.
Fertility
For women aged 10 years or more
[Questions 6.63 to 6.69 were asked for women aged 10 years or more]
6.64 Among the live births, how many were alive on July 31, 2010?
6.642 _ _ female (go to 6.65)
6.64 ? How many of your sons and daughters were alive in July 31, 2010?
1 - Children alive in 07/31/2010
___ Women
2 ? Do not know the number of children (men and women) alive in 07/31/2010
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Pay attention to the instruction below!
Women only
[Questions 17-20 were asked for females age 12 and older.]
18. Total number of children still alive ____
Column eighteen - children still living:
For these same women, you should record the total number of children still living at the time of the interview.
Example: For a woman who gave birth to 6 children who were living at the time of birth but of which only 5 are still living at the time of the interview, record 6 in column 17 and 5 in column 18.
Survival of children
P25. Living children: Of those births listed above, how many of the children are still alive?
_ _ Male
_ _ Female
Survival of children
P25. Living children: Of those births listed above, how many of the children are still alive?
_ _ Male
_ _ Female
P27. Living children:
Write the given number, divided by sex.
_ _ Male
_ _ Female
P27. Living children:
Write the given number, divided by sex.
_ _ Male
_ _ Female
Fertility Information
_ _ 4 Number of Children Born
(Give number in two digits like 01, 02,...................10, 11 etc. If none, write 00)
_ _ (b) Female
How many of them are living?
_ _ (d) Female
How many of them have died?
_ _ (f) Female
113. Record in the space provided, the number of the woman's own children by sex who are alive. Some of them may be in the same household and others may live elsewhere. You have to record all of them. Remember to include in this category any of the woman's own children who normally live in this household but who are absent at the time of the interview. In some cases when the children are away from their mother, she may not know whether they are living or not. In those cases write "not known" under columns 4(c) and 4(d).
Columns 4: (e) and (f): How many of them have died? (separately for male children dead in Column (e) and female children dead in Column (f)
114. Record in the space provided the number of the woman's own children by sex who are dead. Note that some women may not easily remember the number of their children who have died. Therefore, you should help the respondent to find the correct number by counting your fingers as she mentions the names of the children dead. This is a sensitive question and you must ascertain the answer without wounding the feelings of the respondent.
Note: Make sure that no child is counted more than once or omitted. Please remember that the number of children born alive to a woman should be equal to the total of number of children living and number of children dead.
Column 4 (b) = Column 4 (d) + Column 4 (f).
Column 5: Particulars of Births in the last 12 months
Fertility Information
_ _ 4 Number of Children Born
(Give number in two digits like 01, 02,...................10, 11 etc. If none, write 00)
_ _ (b) Female
How many of them are living?
_ _ (d) Female
How many of them have died?
_ _ (f) Female
113. Record in the space provided, the number of the woman's own children by sex who are alive. Some of them may be in the same household and others may live elsewhere. You have to record all of them. Remember to include in this category any of the woman's own children who normally live in this household but who are absent at the time of the interview. In some cases when the children are away from their mother, she may not know whether they are living or not. In those cases write "not known" under columns 4(c) and 4(d).
Columns 4: (e) and (f): How many of them have died? (separately for male children dead in Column (e) and female children dead in Column (f)
114. Record in the space provided the number of the woman's own children by sex who are dead. Note that some women may not easily remember the number of their children who have died. Therefore, you should help the respondent to find the correct number by counting your fingers as she mentions the names of the children dead. This is a sensitive question and you must ascertain the answer without wounding the feelings of the respondent.
Note: Make sure that no child is counted more than once or omitted. Please remember that the number of children born alive to a woman should be equal to the total of number of children living and number of children dead.
Column 4 (b) = Column 4 (d) + Column 4 (f).
Column 5: Particulars of Births in the last 12 months
Part 3: Fertility information of females aged 15 and over listed in column 2 of part 2
[Questions 1-8 were asked of females age 15 and older]
Fertility information
Number of children born (give number in two digits, like 01, 02... 10, 11, etc. If none, write 00)
[5] How many of them are living?
86. Column 4, 5, 6: Number of children born.
The questions in these Columns have been designed in such a way as to elicit the vital information we require without embarrassing the respondents. We have to find out the total number of children born to a woman, number of children living and number of children dead among them. Please remember that the nature of responses you will obtain will depend, to a great extent, on how tactfully you put these questions. Great care must be taken to choose words which, while retaining the exact meaning of the questions will not give rise to any emotional feelings Finally, please note that the word "children" in the questions refer to the woman's own offspring of whatever age and sex and not the children of a brother, sister or husband or other relative or non-relative or adopted ones who may be living with her. You should also note that some of the respondents may be old and their memory weak. You should, therefore, exercise patience and help them to recollect the correct number of children born to them. If no child is reported for any of the questions, write 00 in the Column concerned.
Note: It is common experience that the birth of child may not be reported readily if the child is not actually surviving at the time of enumeration. Infant deaths are still high in the country. There is a chance of a number of such cases being missed unless specifically questioned about. It is necessary to record all live births even if the child has died soon thereafter or had not survived to the day of enumeration. Where a woman first answers that no child was ever born to her, you may perhaps question as follows: "It has been found in some houses that a child was born and had died soon after or a few days or month later and such cases had not been reported. It is my hope that there are no such cases here. Am I right?". This may bring in the required response. If she reports 'No' then you can be sure that no birth has been missed.
88. Columns 5: (c) and (d): How many of them are living? (Separately for male children living in Columns (c) and female children living in Column (d))
Record in the space provided, the number of the woman's own children by sex who are alive. Some of them may be in the same household and others may live elsewhere. You have to record all of them. Remember to include in this category any of the woman's own children who normally live in this household but who are absent at the time of the interview. In some cases when the children are away from their mother, she may not know whether they are living or not. In those cases write "not known" under column 5 (c) and (d).
Part 3: Fertility information of females aged 15 and over listed in column 2 of part 2
[Questions 1-8 were asked of females age 15 and older]
Fertility information
Number of children born (give number in two digits, like 01, 02... 10, 11, etc. If none, write 00)
[5] How many of them are living?
86. Column 4, 5, 6: Number of children born.
The questions in these Columns have been designed in such a way as to elicit the vital information we require without embarrassing the respondents. We have to find out the total number of children born to a woman, number of children living and number of children dead among them. Please remember that the nature of responses you will obtain will depend, to a great extent, on how tactfully you put these questions. Great care must be taken to choose words which, while retaining the exact meaning of the questions will not give rise to any emotional feelings Finally, please note that the word "children" in the questions refer to the woman's own offspring of whatever age and sex and not the children of a brother, sister or husband or other relative or non-relative or adopted ones who may be living with her. You should also note that some of the respondents may be old and their memory weak. You should, therefore, exercise patience and help them to recollect the correct number of children born to them. If no child is reported for any of the questions, write 00 in the Column concerned.
Note: It is common experience that the birth of child may not be reported readily if the child is not actually surviving at the time of enumeration. Infant deaths are still high in the country. There is a chance of a number of such cases being missed unless specifically questioned about. It is necessary to record all live births even if the child has died soon thereafter or had not survived to the day of enumeration. Where a woman first answers that no child was ever born to her, you may perhaps question as follows: "It has been found in some houses that a child was born and had died soon after or a few days or month later and such cases had not been reported. It is my hope that there are no such cases here. Am I right?". This may bring in the required response. If she reports 'No' then you can be sure that no birth has been missed.
88. Columns 5: (c) and (d): How many of them are living? (Separately for male children living in Columns (c) and female children living in Column (d))
Record in the space provided, the number of the woman's own children by sex who are alive. Some of them may be in the same household and others may live elsewhere. You have to record all of them. Remember to include in this category any of the woman's own children who normally live in this household but who are absent at the time of the interview. In some cases when the children are away from their mother, she may not know whether they are living or not. In those cases write "not known" under column 5 (c) and (d).
Number of children born
(Give number in two digits, like: 01, 02... 10, 11, etc. If none, write 00)
5. How many of them are living?
b. Female _ _
Columns 4 to 6: Number of Children Born
114. The questions in this Column have been designed in such a way as to elicit the vital information we require without embarrassing the respondents. We have to find out the total number of children born to a woman, number of children living and number of children dead among them. Please remember that the nature of responses you will obtain will depend, to a great extent, on how tactfully you put these questions. Great care must be taken to choose words which, while retaining the exact meaning of the questions, will not give rise to any emotional feelings. Finally, please note that the word "children" in the questions refers to the woman's own offspring of whatever age and sex and not the children of a brother, sister or husband or other relative or non-relative or adopted ones who may be living with her. You should also note that some of the respondents may be old and their memory weak. You should, therefore, exercise patience and help them to recollect the correct number of children born to them. If no child is reported for any of the questions, write 00 in the column concerned.
Column 5 (a) and (b): How many of them are living? (separately for male children living in Column (a) and female children living in Column (b))
117. Record in the space provided, the number of the woman's own children by sex who are alive. Some of them may be in the same household and others may live elsewhere. You have to record all of them. Remember to include in this category any of the woman's own children who normally live in this household but who are absent at the time of the interview. In some rare cases when the children are away from their mother, she may not know whether all or some of them are living or not. In those cases write the number of children known to be living under Column 5 (a) for male and under Column 5 (b) for female. Put an asterisk on that number. In the space provided below the 10th line put the asterisk again and write against it as follows: Note: It is not known whether?. (Write the number) of male and ?. (Write the number) of female children are living or not.
Number of children born
(Give number in two digits, like: 01, 02... 10, 11, etc. If none, write 00)
5. How many of them are living?
b. Female _ _
Columns 4 to 6: Number of Children Born
114. The questions in this Column have been designed in such a way as to elicit the vital information we require without embarrassing the respondents. We have to find out the total number of children born to a woman, number of children living and number of children dead among them. Please remember that the nature of responses you will obtain will depend, to a great extent, on how tactfully you put these questions. Great care must be taken to choose words which, while retaining the exact meaning of the questions, will not give rise to any emotional feelings. Finally, please note that the word "children" in the questions refers to the woman's own offspring of whatever age and sex and not the children of a brother, sister or husband or other relative or non-relative or adopted ones who may be living with her. You should also note that some of the respondents may be old and their memory weak. You should, therefore, exercise patience and help them to recollect the correct number of children born to them. If no child is reported for any of the questions, write 00 in the column concerned.
Column 5 (a) and (b): How many of them are living? (separately for male children living in Column (a) and female children living in Column (b))
117. Record in the space provided, the number of the woman's own children by sex who are alive. Some of them may be in the same household and others may live elsewhere. You have to record all of them. Remember to include in this category any of the woman's own children who normally live in this household but who are absent at the time of the interview. In some rare cases when the children are away from their mother, she may not know whether all or some of them are living or not. In those cases write the number of children known to be living under Column 5 (a) for male and under Column 5 (b) for female. Put an asterisk on that number. In the space provided below the 10th line put the asterisk again and write against it as follows: Note: It is not known whether?. (Write the number) of male and ?. (Write the number) of female children are living or not.
Fertility information
Number of children born (give number in two digits, like: 01, 02... 10, 11, etc. If none, write 00)
6. How many of them are living?
This part of the questionnaire relates to fertility information. These questions will be asked in the case of female aged 15 and over in the household who have already been enumerated in part 2 of Form B household Questionnaire. Note that information should be collected in this part for all women ages 15 and over in the household irrespective of their age or marital status. In other words, this will include elderly women and women who were never married, widowed, divorced, or separated.
82.1 you have already listed the names of usual members present and visitors present in the household on survey night in column 2 of part 2. You have also collected information about the persons in column 3 to 25 of part 2. Now you have to first identify from columns 2, 4 and 5 of part 2, all female aged 15 and over in the household. As an indication that you have identified each such female, you should tick mark the serial number of the female concerned in column 1 of part 2. You have to collect fertility information about these women and record them in columns 4 to 7 of Form B Part 3 of the questionnaire.
Following are the instructions for filling-in columns 1 to 7 of Form B part 3 of the questionnaire
89. Columns 6: (a) and (b): how many of them are living? (separately for male children living in column (a) and female children living in column (b)
Record in the space provided, the number of the woman's own children by sex who are alive. Some of them may be in the same household and others may live elsewhere. You have to record all of them. Remember to include in this category any of the woman's own children who normally live in this household but who are absent at the time of the interview. In some cases when the children are away from their mother, she may not know whether they are living or not. In those cases write "not known" under column 6 (a) and (b).
Fertility information
Number of children born (give number in two digits, like: 01, 02... 10, 11, etc. If none, write 00)
6. How many of them are living?
This part of the questionnaire relates to fertility information. These questions will be asked in the case of female aged 15 and over in the household who have already been enumerated in part 2 of Form B household Questionnaire. Note that information should be collected in this part for all women ages 15 and over in the household irrespective of their age or marital status. In other words, this will include elderly women and women who were never married, widowed, divorced, or separated.
82.1 you have already listed the names of usual members present and visitors present in the household on survey night in column 2 of part 2. You have also collected information about the persons in column 3 to 25 of part 2. Now you have to first identify from columns 2, 4 and 5 of part 2, all female aged 15 and over in the household. As an indication that you have identified each such female, you should tick mark the serial number of the female concerned in column 1 of part 2. You have to collect fertility information about these women and record them in columns 4 to 7 of Form B Part 3 of the questionnaire.
Following are the instructions for filling-in columns 1 to 7 of Form B part 3 of the questionnaire
89. Columns 6: (a) and (b): how many of them are living? (separately for male children living in column (a) and female children living in column (b)
Record in the space provided, the number of the woman's own children by sex who are alive. Some of them may be in the same household and others may live elsewhere. You have to record all of them. Remember to include in this category any of the woman's own children who normally live in this household but who are absent at the time of the interview. In some cases when the children are away from their mother, she may not know whether they are living or not. In those cases write "not known" under column 6 (a) and (b).
35. How many are still living?
_ _ Female
16. Of these, how many are still living?
2 ____
3 ____
4 ____
5 ____
6 ____
7 ____
8 ____
9 ____
10 ____
11 ____
12 ____
13 ____
14 or more ____
18. Of those, how many are currently alive?
[] 0 None
[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4
[] 5
[] 6
[] 7
[] 8
[] 9
[] 10
[] 11
[] 12
[] 13
[] 14
[] 15
[] 16
[] 17
[] 18 or more
35. How many are alive now?
____ Number
Only for women aged 15 aged years and over
[Questions 19-21 were asked of women age 15 and over.]
20. How many children are currently alive?
[Question 19, live-born children]
Attention: this question has a filter and a go to. The question must be asked only to women aged 15 years and over.
Live-born child: All children who breathe or move at the time of birth are considered as such, regardless of whether the child later dies for any reason.
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[Questions 20-21, children alive]
These questions address an especially sensitive topic, since they may bring up the death of a son or daughter. You must therefore be level-headed in waiting for the response.
In the event that the recorded woman indicates that she has a missing son or daughter and does not know the child's whereabouts, it is the informant herself who must provide the response as to whether or not the child is currently alive.
[Figure omitted, image of questions 20 and 21 from the questionnaire]
R25 and R26 only apply to female between age 15 and 50.
R25. Number of children born to the respondents
Fill in the number of children ever born to the female respondents by the time of census. Record the number of boys and girls separately.
Number of live-born children records the number of live new-born children the female respondent gave birth to. It includes those born alive but died soon after. Fill in the number of females and males separately. Live-born means: at the time of delivery (no matter how long the duration of pregnancy was), the baby had breath, heartbeat, umbilical pulse, voluntary muscle contraction, or other signals of life.
Number of living children records the number of living females and males that the respondent gave birth to. It includes those who live in the household as well as those who do not.
This question asks about only the biological children and do not include those of husband's ex-wife, step children, and in principle adopted children. For some women who keep the adoptive relationship confidential, the adoptee can be considered as biological children and living children.
21. How many of your children are still alive?
number __ __
Question No. 21 Number of children currently alive
[Below the text is a form.]
Mark "x" in the box "none" when the woman says that she has no children currently alive.
Write down the number of children currently alive in the corresponding box.
When she does not say or know the number of children currently alive, leave the space blank. These cases are presented as an exception.
Children currently alive: Are those who on the day of the Census, were found with life, they live or not with their parents either in another part of the country or abroad.
47. How many of your children are still alive?
Number of live births (continue with number 48) _ _
[] 98 Does not know (continue with number 48)
Question No. 47 Children currently alive
[Below the text is a form.]
[p. 50]
Take into account the following:
Children currently alive are those that on the date of the interview are found with life, even if they do not live with the mother.
Mark "x" in box 00 (none) when on the date of the interview none of her children are found with life. Go to question 50.
Write in the box "number of children alive" the total number of children alive that the woman has at the moment of the interview.
Mark "x" in box 98 (does not know), when a woman or the interviewed person does not know the total number of children alive at the moment of the census.
41. Of the children you had, how many are still alive?
_ _ Number of female children
00 None (continue with the next person)
41. Of [the respondent]'s sons and daughters, how many are currently alive?
This question refers to the number of sons and daughters, declared in the previous question, who on the date of the census were alive, it does not matter whether they reside in the household or not.
[Below the text is a form.]
Write the number of male and female children in the corresponding boxes.
If in the previous question you did not get a response, leave it blank or write "99" and when asking this question you attain any concrete or contradictory number, ask the previous question again (Question 40) and make the correction.
If only one of the boxes has information about children currently alive, write "00" in the other.
If they respond to you that "none" or "all are dead" mark with "x" option "00"and leave blank boxes "No. of male children" and "No. of female children". Go to question 43 and do not ask question 42.
If a woman or the interviewed person do not know how many children are alive or dead, write "99" in the boxes "No. of male children" and "No. of female children".
41. Of the children you had, how many are still alive?
_ _ Number of female children
00 None (continue with the next person)
41. Of [the respondent]'s sons and daughters, how many are currently alive?
This question refers to the number of sons and daughters, declared in the previous question, who on the date of the census were alive, it does not matter whether they reside in the household or not.
[Below the text is a form.]
Write the number of male and female children in the corresponding boxes.
If in the previous question you did not get a response, leave it blank or write "99" and when asking this question you attain any concrete or contradictory number, ask the previous question again (Question 40) and make the correction.
If only one of the boxes has information about children currently alive, write "00" in the other.
If they respond to you that "none" or "all are dead" mark with "x" option "00"and leave blank boxes "No. of male children" and "No. of female children". Go to question 43 and do not ask question 42.
If a woman or the interviewed person do not know how many children are alive or dead, write "99" in the boxes "No. of male children" and "No. of female children".
56. Of the sons and daughters of [the respondent] that were born alive, how many are currently living? (basic)
How many males? _ _
How many females? _ _
[] Does not know
6. How many children currently alive do you have?
____ Children
[] YY Unknown
13.- Question No. 6.- Children alive
This question should be asked to all women 15 years old or older who have had children born alive, in the contrary case, mark the circle "None".
It should be asked: How many children are currently living?
One should proceed according to the following definition:
Children alive: are those who on the date of the Census May 14, 1973, are found to be with life, independent of whether they live with their parents or not or that they reside in another geographic place in the country or abroad.
When the number of children alive is assured, make the annotation in the corresponding space. When the woman does not know the number of children alive write down "Not Known".
In the case of women 14 years old or older and for all men, because of not being asked the question, cross out the corresponding box with a big x.
18. Children currently alive
_ _ Children
Question 18: Children currently alive
After having written down the total amount of children born alive, you will ask: Of the children that you told me were born alive, how many of them are currently alive?
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[At the top of the page is a form.]
Before making the annotation, keep in mind that:
b. Do not forget to include children born alive but do not reside with the mother (because they work in another place, because they are married or because they live outside of the country).
Once you are sure of the exact number of children that the enumerated person has at the census moment, you should write down the information in the corresponding boxes. If none are alive on the date of the census, then simply mark with an X the circle corresponding to "None".
20. Of these, how many are currently alive?
Question 20: Children Currently Alive
This question along with the previous has the purpose of obtaining estimations of mortality in childhood.
[To the right of the text is a form.]
Because of this, after having written down the total number of daughters and sons born alive, the total number of them who are currently alive is investigated.
Write down the response in the space corresponding to the total number, if it is less than 10, always add a zero to the left.
If none of the children survive, mark the circle "None".
Before making the annotation remember that:
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[Below the text is a picture of mother and children.]
[Below the picture is a form.]
31. Of these, how many are currently alive?
Question 31: Sons and daughters currently living
31. Of these, how many are currently alive?
The "sons and daughters currently living" are those that are alive at the moment of the census, independently of whether or not they live in the same household as the mother, for reasons of work, study, marital status, or because they live outside of the country.
[p. 171]
Note the response in the space that corresponds to "total." If none of the children are still living, mark the response that corresponds to the option "none."
The total number of children currently alive can never be greater that the total number of children born live. If this condition is not meet, request the informer makes any clarifications necessary.
17. Fertility (Only for women 15 years of age or older of whatever marital status)
Letter a) of question 17 refers to the total number of children born alive to each enumerated woman 15 years of age and older. Not taken into account is whether they are alive or not at the time of the census or the age of death. A child born alive is any child that had shown any sign of life (cry, scream, breathing) after the complete separation from the mother's body. It is not necessary to consider the duration of the pregnancy or the amount of time the child was alive; it is sufficient that the child had survived for an instant after the separation from the mother. It is also not necessary for the umbilical cord (bellybutton cord) to have been cut; it is sufficient for the entire body of the child to have been expelled or extracted from the womb. Therefore, children born without life (dead), abortions, or miscarriages are not counted.
Letter b) of question 17 refers to the total number of children alive at the time of the census; that is, those that are alive at midnight of January 8-9 of 1970. Therefore, those who passed away before and those born after the "census moment" are excluded.
Letter c) of question 17 refers to the children born alive between the January 1 and December 31 of 1969 to all of the enumerated women from 15 to 49 years of age.
It is important that the questions be presented carefully in order to avoid erroneous answers.
D. Fertility Characteristics
66. How many children born alive have you had in total?
Question 66:How many total children born alive have you had?
(It should be indicated that a child born alive is one who showed some sign of life at birth, e.g. breathing, crying, movement, even if the child passed away immediately; therefore it should be included)
The total number of children born alive is recorded.
The number of males and females is recorded and the corresponding circles are filled in.
If there were no children born alive, the number "0" (zero) is recorded and the zero circles are filled in.
D. Fertility Characteristics
66. How many children born alive have you had in total?
Question 66:How many total children born alive have you had?
(It should be indicated that a child born alive is one who showed some sign of life at birth, e.g. breathing, crying, movement, even if the child passed away immediately; therefore it should be included)
The total number of children born alive is recorded.
The number of males and females is recorded and the corresponding circles are filled in.
If there were no children born alive, the number "0" (zero) is recorded and the zero circles are filled in.
D. Fertility Characteristics
72. How many have died?
Question 72: How many [children] have passed away?
The number of males and females and the total number of children born alive who have passed away up to the census day is recorded. The circles are filled in.
D. Fertility Characteristics
72. How many have died?
Question 72: How many [children] have passed away?
The number of males and females and the total number of children born alive who have passed away up to the census day is recorded. The circles are filled in.
64. In total, how many live-born children has [the respondent] had, including those that died a few hours or days after birth? If any, indicate the number; if not, fill the oval box, and skip to the next person.
65. Of these sons and daughters, how many are currently living? If none fill the oval box.
Question 65: Of all the children, how many are currently living?
Record separately the number of male and female children alive the day of the census.
If the woman answers "none", continue with the next question.
If the woman answers that all of her children are male record the number in the box for male children. In the opposite way if all children are female, record the number in the box for female children.
57. Of all the children, how many are currently living?
Only for women 15 years of age and older[Applies to questions 16,17,18]
[For women 15+ who ever had a child born alive.]
17. How many children are currently alive?
____ Number
[] 99 Unknown
18. Of these children, how many are currently alive?
Question 18. How many of those children are currently alive?
In this question you will record the number of live children that the informant currently has, including those who don't live in the household.
20. How many are currently alive?
____ Number
[] 99 Unknown
25. How many of these children that were born alive are still living?
The group of questions from number 24 to number 27 should be asked of women 12 years of age and older.
These questions allow us to know the components of demographic change. When asking these questions, take special care when you interview women under 18 and single women. Explain briefly that this information is important for measuring the levels of fertility and mortality, and for that reason it is necessary to obtain it from all women 12 years of age and older.
Question 25.- How many of the sons and daughters born alive are currently alive?
[There is a picture of question 25 from this section of the enumeration form.]
From the total number of sons and daughters born alive recorded in the previous question, find out how many of those sons and daughters are currently alive.
Mark box 00 when the answer is none. Otherwise, record the number of sons and daughters who are currently alive in the appropriate boxes. You should take into account also those sons and daughters who are not living with the mother.
Keep in mind that the number of sons and daughters who are currently alive can never be greater than the number of sons and daughters recorded in question 24.
[There is a drawing of a mother holding a child and the number 01 recorded.]
37. How many are currently alive?
Total children alive _ _
[] 99 Does not know
Step 16: Continue with section 4, information about the population, / F: Fertility and mortality.
4. Women age 12 or older
[Questions 22-28 were asked of women age 12 or older]
[Questions 23-28 were asked of women age 12 or older who have ever had children, as per question 22.]
23. How many children born alive have you had?
23. Total number of live births
How many live births have you had?
26. How many live-born children have you had?
Females /_/_/
Question 26: How many live-born children have you had?
Include all children without exception, regardless of whether the mother had them out of wedlock, whether they were legitimate or illegitimate. Do not include adopted children.
26. How many live-born children have you had?
Females /_/_/
Question 26: How many live-born children have you had?
Include all children without exception, regardless of whether the mother had them out of wedlock, whether they were legitimate or illegitimate. Do not include adopted children.
28. How many of the live-born children have died? /_/_/
Question 28: How many of the live-born children have died?
In these columns all women aged ten years and over will be asked the number live birth they have given and the number filled in these columns.
Before entering any data in these columns, it is important to understand the definition of "live birth". Live birth means a newborn baby has life as the time of birth. In general number of babies born live does not include abortion or still birth.
Columns 37 - 39: Total number of children ever born to [the respondent]?
For women ten years and over who has never had children born to them "00" will be entered in the card columns under columns 37, 38 and 39.
Column 37: Living at Home
Number of children by gender living with the household their mother is a member of will be entered in card columns 68 and 69 under column 37. Code "00" will be entered in card columns 68 and 69 for women aged ten years and over if the children do not live with them.
Column 38: Living elsewhere
In column 38 card columns 70 and 71 number of children living elsewhere will be entered by gender. If the children born to the woman do not live elsewhere then "00" will be entered in this column and in card columns 70 and 71.
Column 39: Dead
Number of children dead by gender, if any, will be entered in column 39 card columns 72 and 73. However if there are no children dead "00" will be entered in this column card columns 72 and 73. When filling this column it has to be noted that children dead means those who died after they were born.
In these columns all women aged ten years and over will be asked the number live birth they have given and the number filled in these columns.
Before entering any data in these columns, it is important to understand the definition of "live birth". Live birth means a newborn baby has life as the time of birth. In general number of babies born live does not include abortion or still birth.
Columns 37 - 39: Total number of children ever born to [the respondent]?
For women ten years and over who has never had children born to them "00" will be entered in the card columns under columns 37, 38 and 39.
Column 37: Living at Home
Number of children by gender living with the household their mother is a member of will be entered in card columns 68 and 69 under column 37. Code "00" will be entered in card columns 68 and 69 for women aged ten years and over if the children do not live with them.
Column 38: Living elsewhere
In column 38 card columns 70 and 71 number of children living elsewhere will be entered by gender. If the children born to the woman do not live elsewhere then "00" will be entered in this column and in card columns 70 and 71.
Column 39: Dead
Number of children dead by gender, if any, will be entered in column 39 card columns 72 and 73. However if there are no children dead "00" will be entered in this column card columns 72 and 73. When filling this column it has to be noted that children dead means those who died after they were born.
In these columns all women aged ten years and over will be asked the number live birth they have given and the number filled in these columns.
Before entering any data in these columns, it is important to understand the definition of "live birth". Live birth means a newborn baby has life as the time of birth. In general number of babies born live does not include abortion or still birth.
Columns 37 - 39: Total number of children ever born to [the respondent]?
For women ten years and over who has never had children born to them "00" will be entered in the card columns under columns 37, 38 and 39.
Column 37: Living at Home
Number of children by gender living with the household their mother is a member of will be entered in card columns 68 and 69 under column 37. Code "00" will be entered in card columns 68 and 69 for women aged ten years and over if the children do not live with them.
Column 38: Living elsewhere
In column 38 card columns 70 and 71 number of children living elsewhere will be entered by gender. If the children born to the woman do not live elsewhere then "00" will be entered in this column and in card columns 70 and 71.
Column 39: Dead
Number of children dead by gender, if any, will be entered in column 39 card columns 72 and 73. However if there are no children dead "00" will be entered in this column card columns 72 and 73. When filling this column it has to be noted that children dead means those who died after they were born.
In these columns all women aged ten years and over will be asked the number live birth they have given and the number filled in these columns.
Before entering any data in these columns, it is important to understand the definition of "live birth". Live birth means a newborn baby has life as the time of birth. In general number of babies born live does not include abortion or still birth.
Columns 37 - 39: Total number of children ever born to [the respondent]?
For women ten years and over who has never had children born to them "00" will be entered in the card columns under columns 37, 38 and 39.
Column 37: Living at Home
Number of children by gender living with the household their mother is a member of will be entered in card columns 68 and 69 under column 37. Code "00" will be entered in card columns 68 and 69 for women aged ten years and over if the children do not live with them.
Column 38: Living elsewhere
In column 38 card columns 70 and 71 number of children living elsewhere will be entered by gender. If the children born to the woman do not live elsewhere then "00" will be entered in this column and in card columns 70 and 71.
Column 39: Dead
Number of children dead by gender, if any, will be entered in column 39 card columns 72 and 73. However if there are no children dead "00" will be entered in this column card columns 72 and 73. When filling this column it has to be noted that children dead means those who died after they were born.
In these columns all women aged ten years and over will be asked the number live birth they have given and the number filled in these columns.
Before entering any data in these columns, it is important to understand the definition of "live birth". Live birth means a newborn baby has life as the time of birth. In general number of babies born live does not include abortion or still birth.
Columns 37 - 39: Total number of children ever born to [the respondent]?
For women ten years and over who has never had children born to them "00" will be entered in the card columns under columns 37, 38 and 39.
Column 37: Living at Home
Number of children by gender living with the household their mother is a member of will be entered in card columns 68 and 69 under column 37. Code "00" will be entered in card columns 68 and 69 for women aged ten years and over if the children do not live with them.
Column 38: Living elsewhere
In column 38 card columns 70 and 71 number of children living elsewhere will be entered by gender. If the children born to the woman do not live elsewhere then "00" will be entered in this column and in card columns 70 and 71.
Column 39: Dead
Number of children dead by gender, if any, will be entered in column 39 card columns 72 and 73. However if there are no children dead "00" will be entered in this column card columns 72 and 73. When filling this column it has to be noted that children dead means those who died after they were born.
In these columns all women aged ten years and over will be asked the number live birth they have given and the number filled in these columns.
Before entering any data in these columns, it is important to understand the definition of "live birth". Live birth means a newborn baby has life as the time of birth. In general number of babies born live does not include abortion or still birth.
Columns 37 - 39: Total number of children ever born to [the respondent]?
For women ten years and over who has never had children born to them "00" will be entered in the card columns under columns 37, 38 and 39.
Column 37: Living at Home
Number of children by gender living with the household their mother is a member of will be entered in card columns 68 and 69 under column 37. Code "00" will be entered in card columns 68 and 69 for women aged ten years and over if the children do not live with them.
Column 38: Living elsewhere
In column 38 card columns 70 and 71 number of children living elsewhere will be entered by gender. If the children born to the woman do not live elsewhere then "00" will be entered in this column and in card columns 70 and 71.
Column 39: Dead
Number of children dead by gender, if any, will be entered in column 39 card columns 72 and 73. However if there are no children dead "00" will be entered in this column card columns 72 and 73. When filling this column it has to be noted that children dead means those who died after they were born.
Asked for women aged 10 years and above
[Questions 34-38 were asked of female residents' age 10+.]
Total number of children ever born alive
34. What is the number of children living at home?
Column 34 - 37: The total number of children ever born alive
This question is going to be asked for female member of a given household who are aged 10 years and above regarding the number of children they have ever born during life time
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(which includes children who are living with them, children who are dead and children who are living in other places). Nevertheless, Females whose age is less than ten years and members who are males of any age are excluded from being asked this question.
Before forwarding the question to the respondent, the enumerator should understand the concept of being "born alive". Being "born alive" means without considering the number of months the fetus stayed in its mother's womb, if the child breaths at the time of birth or if he/she shows life before or after the umbilical chord is cut; such as when the child experiences a heart beat, umbilical chord beat, crying, muscle movement etc?, it is only under this condition we come to say that the child is "born alive." What should be noted here is that if the child shows life even for a very little time and die soon no matter how long the pregnancy lasted, the child will be considered to be "born alive". However, in situation when the fetus dead in the womb and abortion cases are not taken in to an account.
Traditionally, some mothers consider their adopted children as their own biological children, so due attention must be taken while asking the question to the respondent. What is required to collect is the information regarding the number of children ever born by their biological parents. For this purpose three separate questions (questions regarding children who are living with their parents, who are not living with them and who are dead) are built to collect the required information on the number of children ever born by a given respondent. This method helps parents to remember their entire biological children; so we can get the exact information on the number of ever born children. But adopted children are not counted and therefore enumerators should take care while collecting the information.
Column 34: What is the number of children living at home (Male, Female)?
For women age 10 years and above the question concerning the number of children they ever born and currently are living with them will be asked. The information (the number of ever born children who are living with their mothers) to be collected will be recorded separately by sex on the spaces provided. Under this question children who are included are:
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Nevertheless, children who are born from the husband and any other women or children who are not born from the respondent are not included. For females who are 10 years and over but don't have children with them or never born before "0" will be written in the space provided.
Asked for women aged 10 years and above
[Questions 34-38 were asked of female residents' age 10+.]
Total number of children ever born alive
35. What is the number of children living elsewhere?
Column 34 - 37: The total number of children ever born alive
This question is going to be asked for female member of a given household who are aged 10 years and above regarding the number of children they have ever born during life time
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(which includes children who are living with them, children who are dead and children who are living in other places). Nevertheless, Females whose age is less than ten years and members who are males of any age are excluded from being asked this question.
Before forwarding the question to the respondent, the enumerator should understand the concept of being "born alive". Being "born alive" means without considering the number of months the fetus stayed in its mother's womb, if the child breaths at the time of birth or if he/she shows life before or after the umbilical chord is cut; such as when the child experiences a heart beat, umbilical chord beat, crying, muscle movement etc?, it is only under this condition we come to say that the child is "born alive." What should be noted here is that if the child shows life even for a very little time and die soon no matter how long the pregnancy lasted, the child will be considered to be "born alive". However, in situation when the fetus dead in the womb and abortion cases are not taken in to an account.
Traditionally, some mothers consider their adopted children as their own biological children, so due attention must be taken while asking the question to the respondent. What is required to collect is the information regarding the number of children ever born by their biological parents. For this purpose three separate questions (questions regarding children who are living with their parents, who are not living with them and who are dead) are built to collect the required information on the number of children ever born by a given respondent. This method helps parents to remember their entire biological children; so we can get the exact information on the number of ever born children. But adopted children are not counted and therefore enumerators should take care while collecting the information.
Column 35: What is the number of children living elsewhere (Male, Female)?
The question refers to children who are "born alive" and currently residing in other places rather than with their families. The separate questions will be asked by sex so that the number of children who are not living with their mothers by sex will be obtained. And the information to be collected will be filled in on the space provided. If the respondent have no children who are living in other places and never born before, the space provided must be filled with "0" for both sexes. Under this question children who are included are:
Asked for women aged 10 years and above
[Questions 34-38 were asked of female residents' age 10+.]
Total number of children ever born alive
36. What is the number of children dead?
Column 34 - 37: The total number of children ever born alive
This question is going to be asked for female member of a given household who are aged 10 years and above regarding the number of children they have ever born during life time
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(which includes children who are living with them, children who are dead and children who are living in other places). Nevertheless, Females whose age is less than ten years and members who are males of any age are excluded from being asked this question.
Before forwarding the question to the respondent, the enumerator should understand the concept of being "born alive". Being "born alive" means without considering the number of months the fetus stayed in its mother's womb, if the child breaths at the time of birth or if he/she shows life before or after the umbilical chord is cut; such as when the child experiences a heart beat, umbilical chord beat, crying, muscle movement etc?, it is only under this condition we come to say that the child is "born alive." What should be noted here is that if the child shows life even for a very little time and die soon no matter how long the pregnancy lasted, the child will be considered to be "born alive". However, in situation when the fetus dead in the womb and abortion cases are not taken in to an account.
Traditionally, some mothers consider their adopted children as their own biological children, so due attention must be taken while asking the question to the respondent. What is required to collect is the information regarding the number of children ever born by their biological parents. For this purpose three separate questions (questions regarding children who are living with their parents, who are not living with them and who are dead) are built to collect the required information on the number of children ever born by a given respondent. This method helps parents to remember their entire biological children; so we can get the exact information on the number of ever born children. But adopted children are not counted and therefore enumerators should take care while collecting the information.
Column 36: What is the number of children dead? (Male, Female).
By asking the respondent that among the children who are "born alive" how many of them died, the information will be filled on the space provided. But if there is no child dead the space will be filled with "0" for both sexes. When the enumerator fills this question you should remember that children ever dead mean, children who are born alive but dead after some time. As mentioned earlier it is important to remember that children who are dead include children born with marriage and died or children born out of marriage and died.
Asked for women aged 10 years and above
[Questions 34-38 were asked of female residents' age 10+.]
Total number of children ever born alive
34. What is the number of children living at home?
Column 34 - 37: The total number of children ever born alive
This question is going to be asked for female member of a given household who are aged 10 years and above regarding the number of children they have ever born during life time
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(which includes children who are living with them, children who are dead and children who are living in other places). Nevertheless, Females whose age is less than ten years and members who are males of any age are excluded from being asked this question.
Before forwarding the question to the respondent, the enumerator should understand the concept of being "born alive". Being "born alive" means without considering the number of months the fetus stayed in its mother's womb, if the child breaths at the time of birth or if he/she shows life before or after the umbilical chord is cut; such as when the child experiences a heart beat, umbilical chord beat, crying, muscle movement etc?, it is only under this condition we come to say that the child is "born alive." What should be noted here is that if the child shows life even for a very little time and die soon no matter how long the pregnancy lasted, the child will be considered to be "born alive". However, in situation when the fetus dead in the womb and abortion cases are not taken in to an account.
Traditionally, some mothers consider their adopted children as their own biological children, so due attention must be taken while asking the question to the respondent. What is required to collect is the information regarding the number of children ever born by their biological parents. For this purpose three separate questions (questions regarding children who are living with their parents, who are not living with them and who are dead) are built to collect the required information on the number of children ever born by a given respondent. This method helps parents to remember their entire biological children; so we can get the exact information on the number of ever born children. But adopted children are not counted and therefore enumerators should take care while collecting the information.
Column 34: What is the number of children living at home (Male, Female)?
For women age 10 years and above the question concerning the number of children they ever born and currently are living with them will be asked. The information (the number of ever born children who are living with their mothers) to be collected will be recorded separately by sex on the spaces provided. Under this question children who are included are:
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Nevertheless, children who are born from the husband and any other women or children who are not born from the respondent are not included. For females who are 10 years and over but don't have children with them or never born before "0" will be written in the space provided.
Asked for women aged 10 years and above
[Questions 34-38 were asked of female residents' age 10+.]
Total number of children ever born alive
35. What is the number of children living elsewhere?
Column 34 - 37: The total number of children ever born alive
This question is going to be asked for female member of a given household who are aged 10 years and above regarding the number of children they have ever born during life time
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(which includes children who are living with them, children who are dead and children who are living in other places). Nevertheless, Females whose age is less than ten years and members who are males of any age are excluded from being asked this question.
Before forwarding the question to the respondent, the enumerator should understand the concept of being "born alive". Being "born alive" means without considering the number of months the fetus stayed in its mother's womb, if the child breaths at the time of birth or if he/she shows life before or after the umbilical chord is cut; such as when the child experiences a heart beat, umbilical chord beat, crying, muscle movement etc?, it is only under this condition we come to say that the child is "born alive." What should be noted here is that if the child shows life even for a very little time and die soon no matter how long the pregnancy lasted, the child will be considered to be "born alive". However, in situation when the fetus dead in the womb and abortion cases are not taken in to an account.
Traditionally, some mothers consider their adopted children as their own biological children, so due attention must be taken while asking the question to the respondent. What is required to collect is the information regarding the number of children ever born by their biological parents. For this purpose three separate questions (questions regarding children who are living with their parents, who are not living with them and who are dead) are built to collect the required information on the number of children ever born by a given respondent. This method helps parents to remember their entire biological children; so we can get the exact information on the number of ever born children. But adopted children are not counted and therefore enumerators should take care while collecting the information.
Column 35: What is the number of children living elsewhere (Male, Female)?
The question refers to children who are "born alive" and currently residing in other places rather than with their families. The separate questions will be asked by sex so that the number of children who are not living with their mothers by sex will be obtained. And the information to be collected will be filled in on the space provided. If the respondent have no children who are living in other places and never born before, the space provided must be filled with "0" for both sexes. Under this question children who are included are:
Asked for women aged 10 years and above
[Questions 34-38 were asked of female residents' age 10+.]
Total number of children ever born alive
36. What is the number of children dead?
Column 34 - 37: The total number of children ever born alive
This question is going to be asked for female member of a given household who are aged 10 years and above regarding the number of children they have ever born during life time
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(which includes children who are living with them, children who are dead and children who are living in other places). Nevertheless, Females whose age is less than ten years and members who are males of any age are excluded from being asked this question.
Before forwarding the question to the respondent, the enumerator should understand the concept of being "born alive". Being "born alive" means without considering the number of months the fetus stayed in its mother's womb, if the child breaths at the time of birth or if he/she shows life before or after the umbilical chord is cut; such as when the child experiences a heart beat, umbilical chord beat, crying, muscle movement etc?, it is only under this condition we come to say that the child is "born alive." What should be noted here is that if the child shows life even for a very little time and die soon no matter how long the pregnancy lasted, the child will be considered to be "born alive". However, in situation when the fetus dead in the womb and abortion cases are not taken in to an account.
Traditionally, some mothers consider their adopted children as their own biological children, so due attention must be taken while asking the question to the respondent. What is required to collect is the information regarding the number of children ever born by their biological parents. For this purpose three separate questions (questions regarding children who are living with their parents, who are not living with them and who are dead) are built to collect the required information on the number of children ever born by a given respondent. This method helps parents to remember their entire biological children; so we can get the exact information on the number of ever born children. But adopted children are not counted and therefore enumerators should take care while collecting the information.
Column 36: What is the number of children dead? (Male, Female).
By asking the respondent that among the children who are "born alive" how many of them died, the information will be filled on the space provided. But if there is no child dead the space will be filled with "0" for both sexes. When the enumerator fills this question you should remember that children ever dead mean, children who are born alive but dead after some time. As mentioned earlier it is important to remember that children who are dead include children born with marriage and died or children born out of marriage and died.
[Questions 26-29 were asked of long form respondents 10+.]
26. Of the children you have borne, how many sons and daughters are now living with you?
Question 26-28:- The number of children the respondent has ever born
This question is going to be asked for member of a given household who are females aged 10 years and above regarding the number of children they have ever born during life time (which includes children who are living with them, children who are dead and children who are living in other places). Nevertheless, Females whose age is less than ten years and members who are males of any age are excluded from being asked this question.
Before forwarding the question to the respondent, the enumerator should understand the concept of being "born alive". Being "born alive" means without considering the number of months the fetus stayed in its mother's womb, if the child breaths at the time of birth or if he/she shows life before or after the umbilical chord is cut; such as when the child experiences a heart beat, umbilical chord beat, crying, muscle movement etc..., it is only under this condition we come to say that the child is "born alive." What should be noted here is that if the child shows life even for a very little time and die soon no matter how long the pregnancy lasted, the child will be considered to be "born alive". However, in situation when the fetus dead in the womb and abortion cases are not taken in to an account.
Traditionally, some mothers consider their adopted children as their own biological children, so due attention must be taken while asking the question to the respondent. What is required to collect is the information regarding the number of children ever born by their biological parents. For this purpose three separate questions (questions regarding children who are living with their parents, who are not living with them and who are dead) are built to collect the required information on the number of children ever born by a given respondent. This method helps parents to remember their entire biological children; so we can get the exact information on the number of ever born children. But adopted children are not counted and therefore enumerators should take care while collecting the information.
Question 26:- How many children have you borne who are now living with you (Male, Female)?
For women age 10 years and above the question concerning the number of children they ever born and currently are living with them will be asked. The information (the number of ever born children who are living with their mothers) to be collected will be filled and marked separately by sex on the spaces provided. Under this question children who are included are:
Nevertheless, children who are born from the husband and any other women or children who are not born from the respondent are not included. For females who are 10 years and over but don't have children with them or never born before code "0" will be filled and marked.
[Questions 26-29 were asked of long form respondents 10+.]
26. Of the children you have borne, how many sons and daughters are now living with you?
Question 26-28:- The number of children the respondent has ever born
This question is going to be asked for member of a given household who are females aged 10 years and above regarding the number of children they have ever born during life time (which includes children who are living with them, children who are dead and children who are living in other places). Nevertheless, Females whose age is less than ten years and members who are males of any age are excluded from being asked this question.
Before forwarding the question to the respondent, the enumerator should understand the concept of being "born alive". Being "born alive" means without considering the number of months the fetus stayed in its mother's womb, if the child breaths at the time of birth or if he/she shows life before or after the umbilical chord is cut; such as when the child experiences a heart beat, umbilical chord beat, crying, muscle movement etc..., it is only under this condition we come to say that the child is "born alive." What should be noted here is that if the child shows life even for a very little time and die soon no matter how long the pregnancy lasted, the child will be considered to be "born alive". However, in situation when the fetus dead in the womb and abortion cases are not taken in to an account.
Traditionally, some mothers consider their adopted children as their own biological children, so due attention must be taken while asking the question to the respondent. What is required to collect is the information regarding the number of children ever born by their biological parents. For this purpose three separate questions (questions regarding children who are living with their parents, who are not living with them and who are dead) are built to collect the required information on the number of children ever born by a given respondent. This method helps parents to remember their entire biological children; so we can get the exact information on the number of ever born children. But adopted children are not counted and therefore enumerators should take care while collecting the information.
Question 26:- How many children have you borne who are now living with you (Male, Female)?
For women age 10 years and above the question concerning the number of children they ever born and currently are living with them will be asked. The information (the number of ever born children who are living with their mothers) to be collected will be filled and marked separately by sex on the spaces provided. Under this question children who are included are:
Nevertheless, children who are born from the husband and any other women or children who are not born from the respondent are not included. For females who are 10 years and over but don't have children with them or never born before code "0" will be filled and marked.
[Questions 26-29 were asked of long form respondents 10+.]
27. Of the children you have borne, how many sons and daughters are living elsewhere?
Question 26-28:- The number of children the respondent has ever born
This question is going to be asked for member of a given household who are females aged 10 years and above regarding the number of children they have ever born during life time (which includes children who are living with them, children who are dead and children who are living in other places). Nevertheless, Females whose age is less than ten years and members who are males of any age are excluded from being asked this question.
Before forwarding the question to the respondent, the enumerator should understand the concept of being "born alive". Being "born alive" means without considering the number of months the fetus stayed in its mother's womb, if the child breaths at the time of birth or if he/she shows life before or after the umbilical chord is cut; such as when the child experiences a heart beat, umbilical chord beat, crying, muscle movement etc..., it is only under this condition we come to say that the child is "born alive." What should be noted here is that if the child shows life even for a very little time and die soon no matter how long the pregnancy lasted, the child will be considered to be "born alive". However, in situation when the fetus dead in the womb and abortion cases are not taken in to an account.
Traditionally, some mothers consider their adopted children as their own biological children, so due attention must be taken while asking the question to the respondent. What is required to collect is the information regarding the number of children ever born by their biological parents. For this purpose three separate questions (questions regarding children who are living with their parents, who are not living with them and who are dead) are built to collect the required information on the number of children ever born by a given respondent. This method helps parents to remember their entire biological children; so we can get the exact information on the number of ever born children. But adopted children are not counted and therefore enumerators should take care while collecting the information.
Question 27: - How many children have you borne who are now living elsewhere (Male, Female)?
The question refers to children who are "born alive" and currently residing in other places rather than with their families. The separate questions will be asked by sex so that the number of children who are not living with their mothers by sex will be obtained. And the information to be collected will be filled and shaded on the space provided. If the respondent have no children who are living in other places and never born before, the space provided must be filled with "0" for both sexes. Under this question children who are included are:
[Questions 26-29 were asked of long form respondents 10+.]
27. Of the children you have borne, how many sons and daughters are living elsewhere?
Question 26-28:- The number of children the respondent has ever born
This question is going to be asked for member of a given household who are females aged 10 years and above regarding the number of children they have ever born during life time (which includes children who are living with them, children who are dead and children who are living in other places). Nevertheless, Females whose age is less than ten years and members who are males of any age are excluded from being asked this question.
Before forwarding the question to the respondent, the enumerator should understand the concept of being "born alive". Being "born alive" means without considering the number of months the fetus stayed in its mother's womb, if the child breaths at the time of birth or if he/she shows life before or after the umbilical chord is cut; such as when the child experiences a heart beat, umbilical chord beat, crying, muscle movement etc..., it is only under this condition we come to say that the child is "born alive." What should be noted here is that if the child shows life even for a very little time and die soon no matter how long the pregnancy lasted, the child will be considered to be "born alive". However, in situation when the fetus dead in the womb and abortion cases are not taken in to an account.
Traditionally, some mothers consider their adopted children as their own biological children, so due attention must be taken while asking the question to the respondent. What is required to collect is the information regarding the number of children ever born by their biological parents. For this purpose three separate questions (questions regarding children who are living with their parents, who are not living with them and who are dead) are built to collect the required information on the number of children ever born by a given respondent. This method helps parents to remember their entire biological children; so we can get the exact information on the number of ever born children. But adopted children are not counted and therefore enumerators should take care while collecting the information.
Question 27: - How many children have you borne who are now living elsewhere (Male, Female)?
The question refers to children who are "born alive" and currently residing in other places rather than with their families. The separate questions will be asked by sex so that the number of children who are not living with their mothers by sex will be obtained. And the information to be collected will be filled and shaded on the space provided. If the respondent have no children who are living in other places and never born before, the space provided must be filled with "0" for both sexes. Under this question children who are included are:
[Questions 26-29 were asked of long form respondents 10+.]
28. Did you have children who have died?
Question 26-28:- The number of children the respondent has ever born
This question is going to be asked for member of a given household who are females aged 10 years and above regarding the number of children they have ever born during life time (which includes children who are living with them, children who are dead and children who are living in other places). Nevertheless, Females whose age is less than ten years and members who are males of any age are excluded from being asked this question.
Before forwarding the question to the respondent, the enumerator should understand the concept of being "born alive". Being "born alive" means without considering the number of months the fetus stayed in its mother's womb, if the child breaths at the time of birth or if he/she shows life before or after the umbilical chord is cut; such as when the child experiences a heart beat, umbilical chord beat, crying, muscle movement etc..., it is only under this condition we come to say that the child is "born alive." What should be noted here is that if the child shows life even for a very little time and die soon no matter how long the pregnancy lasted, the child will be considered to be "born alive". However, in situation when the fetus dead in the womb and abortion cases are not taken in to an account.
Traditionally, some mothers consider their adopted children as their own biological children, so due attention must be taken while asking the question to the respondent. What is required to collect is the information regarding the number of children ever born by their biological parents. For this purpose three separate questions (questions regarding children who are living with their parents, who are not living with them and who are dead) are built to collect the required information on the number of children ever born by a given respondent. This method helps parents to remember their entire biological children; so we can get the exact information on the number of ever born children. But adopted children are not counted and therefore enumerators should take care while collecting the information.
Question 28:- Did you have children who have died? If yes, record how many died (Male, Female).
By asking the respondent that among the children who are "born alive" how many of them died, the information will be filled on the space provided. But if there is no child dead the space will be filled with code "0" for both sexes. When the enumerator fills this question you should remember that children ever dead mean, children who are born alive but dead after some time. As mentioned earlier it is important to remember that children who are dead include children born with marriage and died or children born out of marriage and died.
[Questions 26-29 were asked of long form respondents 10+.]
28. Did you have children who have died?
Question 26-28:- The number of children the respondent has ever born
This question is going to be asked for member of a given household who are females aged 10 years and above regarding the number of children they have ever born during life time (which includes children who are living with them, children who are dead and children who are living in other places). Nevertheless, Females whose age is less than ten years and members who are males of any age are excluded from being asked this question.
Before forwarding the question to the respondent, the enumerator should understand the concept of being "born alive". Being "born alive" means without considering the number of months the fetus stayed in its mother's womb, if the child breaths at the time of birth or if he/she shows life before or after the umbilical chord is cut; such as when the child experiences a heart beat, umbilical chord beat, crying, muscle movement etc..., it is only under this condition we come to say that the child is "born alive." What should be noted here is that if the child shows life even for a very little time and die soon no matter how long the pregnancy lasted, the child will be considered to be "born alive". However, in situation when the fetus dead in the womb and abortion cases are not taken in to an account.
Traditionally, some mothers consider their adopted children as their own biological children, so due attention must be taken while asking the question to the respondent. What is required to collect is the information regarding the number of children ever born by their biological parents. For this purpose three separate questions (questions regarding children who are living with their parents, who are not living with them and who are dead) are built to collect the required information on the number of children ever born by a given respondent. This method helps parents to remember their entire biological children; so we can get the exact information on the number of ever born children. But adopted children are not counted and therefore enumerators should take care while collecting the information.
Question 28:- Did you have children who have died? If yes, record how many died (Male, Female).
By asking the respondent that among the children who are "born alive" how many of them died, the information will be filled on the space provided. But if there is no child dead the space will be filled with code "0" for both sexes. When the enumerator fills this question you should remember that children ever dead mean, children who are born alive but dead after some time. As mentioned earlier it is important to remember that children who are dead include children born with marriage and died or children born out of marriage and died.
18. How many of the children [person] has borne are still alive?
____Boys
____Girls
No questionnaire text is available for this sample.
P19a Male children surviving: How many male children ever born alive to (name) are still surviving? (Living with you or elsewhere) _ _
P19b Female children surviving: How many female children ever born alive to (name) are still surviving? (Living with you or elsewhere) _ _
[P20a and P20b were asked for females age 12 years or older.]
P20b. Children surviving
How many children ever born alive to [the respondent] are still surviving (living with you or elsewhere)?
This includes all children (male and female children) born alive by the female concerned who are still living. It also includes all surviving children (male and female) of the woman living with her in the same household and those living elsewhere.
You should record the number of children born alive who are still alive by sex in 2 digits in the boxes provided. If the woman has no surviving children you should record 00 in the boxes provided.
You should note that the number of children surviving should not be more than the number of children ever born in P20a.
23. Every woman should be asked how many children she has ever given birth to?
-Stillbirths should not be included.
-Every woman should be asked this question, regardless of her marital status.
_ _ Number of children
_ _ How many are currently alive?
21. Total children surviving
[] 00 None
[] Number ____
[] 99 Unknown
The purpose of question 20-23 is to obtain information allowing research on fertility and relevant characteristics related to population growth. They are also designed to obtain information about the level of and past trends in mortality rates in the population of Guatemala.
To investigate such important questions requires you to be sensitive and extremely clever during the interview.
Ask question 20-23 of all females aged 15 years or older, regardless of their civil status.
[p. 82]
If possible, ask these questions of the girls and women directly. They may sometimes forget to declare live-born children who died, and those who are still alive. Keep this in mind to avoid any omissions.
Important: It has been noted that some enumerators assume that unmarried women do not have children and thus they do not ask them the pertinent questions. This approach is incorrect and results in poor-quality data that cannot be used to study population growth.
Question 21: total surviving children
Ask this question of all females aged 15 and older, regardless of their civil status.
1. How to ask the question:
Ask, "How many of these children are living?"
Keep in mind the following definition as you ask this question:
A living child is one who is alive on the census date, regardless of whether or not the child lives with the mother or resides in another geographic area, or abroad.
2. How to record a response:
For girls or women who have no surviving children, mark an "X" in box 00, "none."
In the case of girls or women who state they have one or more surviving children, write the appropriate number after the word "number."
If the respondent does not know if the girl or woman in question has any surviving children, mark an "X" in box 00, "unknown."
3. Example:
[This box contains question 21 of the section VI, "people in the census household."]
Only for women 15 years of age and older
[Questions 21 - 24 were asked of women age 15+ old]
22. Total children surviving
Question 22: total number of surviving children
This question is presented to all women 15 years of age and older, irrespective of their marital status.
1. How to formulate the question
How many of your children are currently alive?
The following definition should be kept in mind:
Children currently alive:
All children that are alive at the time of the Census, irrespective of whether they:
a) Live with the mother
b) Reside in a geographical location different from that of enumeration of the mother, or live abroad.
2. How to record the data
If a mother does not have any surviving children, the number "00. none" is marked.
For mothers who have one or more surviving children, the answer is recorded in the spaces provided: "total," "males", "females."
If the informant does not know if the enumerated woman has surviving children, the number "99. unknown" is marked.
[p. 90]
3. Example:
[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 22 of the census form]
For women 12 years old or older
[Question 20 - 24 were asked of women age 12 years old or older]
22. Total number of son and daughter surviving
[p. 68]
The enumerator must be dedicated and careful in order to obtain the appropriate information in this important question set. Ask all females older than 12, regardless of their marital status.
If possible, ask girls and women directly. They may forget sometimes, and state that children who have died were live-born, or are alive living elsewhere, and newborns. Keep this in mind so as to avoid missing anyone.
Note that information about live-born children should include all children that the girl or woman has had, either as the result of a marriage or cohabitation, or from a current or former marriage.
Remember that the following questions are to be asked of all girls or women aged 12 and older, regardless of their current marital status.
22. Total number of surviving children
Keep in mind the following as you ask the following question:
A child currently alive is one who is alive as of the census date, regardless of whether they:
[A graphic of box 22, "total surviving children" is reproduced on the left-hand side of the page.]
Ask, "How many of your children are still alive?" Write separately and in digits the total number of surviving children, surviving sons, and surviving daughters.
The total number of surviving children you record in this questions must be less than or equal to the total number of children recorded in the previous question (total number of live-born children).
For women 12 years and older
[Question 22 to 25 are for women 12 years and older]
23. How many of your daughters and sons are currently living?
This section records individual information for a maximum of ten people - those listed in section 6, "total number of persons in the household." If there are more than ten people in the census household use as many additional forms as necessary.
[A graphic of the "individual characteristics", located at the top of section 7 of the census form, is included here.]
Person number: In the grid spaces on the upper left side of the form, write the number that corresponds to the person according to the order from the list of persons in section VI. The head of household is number 1.
Name: In the appropriate space, write the name of each of the persons who make up the household according to the order in which they appear on the list in question 3 of section VI. Begin with the head of household and continue writing according to the order established.
Information supplied by respondent: This is when the person interviewed gives information about his/her own self. Fill in the appropriate oval according to the information you receive.
Questions 1-11 should be asked for all permanent residents of the household in the dwelling.
Questions 22-25 are for females aged 12 and over.
Note that they may have or have had children even if they are single or minors.
Ask these questions directly of each female. Try to make sure that they do not forget to include live-born children who have since died, those who are still alive and living elsewhere, and recently born children.
[p. 71]
23. Total number of surviving children
Ask, "How many of this person's children are still alive"?
[A graphic of question 23, from section 7 of the census form, is included here.]
Surviving: This is all those who are alive at the time of the census, regardless of whether they live with the mother or not.
Write the total number of children indicated by the respondent.
P20 Total number of children ever born, by sex
P21 Total number of children still alive, by sex
Female resident of 12 years or more
[Questions P28M - P29F were asked of female residents aged 12 years or older.]
P29. Surviving children
25. Children born alive:
b. In Haiti but outside the household: ____ (number)
c. Currently abroad: ____ (number)
Question 25: Surviving children
86. This question concerns children who are still living at the time of the census no matter what their age is.
Specify in the place indicated in the questionnaire:
b) The number of children who are living in Haiti outside of the household.
c) The number of children who are currently living abroad.
d) The number of children who have died since.
87. In the case where a household has more than eight people, place an "x" in the box which is found on the left at the bottom of the page and continue the interview by using another questionnaire after having carried over all the information on the location and visiting order of the living unit to this second questionnaire.
24. Children born alive: How many children were born alive by this woman, even if they are no longer alive now?
Question 24: Children born alive (current generation)
85. Here you must count all children born alive whom a woman has given birth to at the time of the census (with the exception of still-born children).
The total for the question must include all the woman's children born alive, legitimate or illegitimate, whether they were born inside a marriage or from a de facto union at the time of the census or from a form de facto union or marriage, whether the children are alive or not at the time of the census, and no matter where they are living.
31. How many of these children are still alive? ____
(For all women 15 years of age and older)
19. Of those children born alive:
If the person is a man or a girl aged less than 15, cross out question 18-21 with a large X.
The purpose of questions 18-21 is to obtain information that will allow fertility as well as important characteristics related to population growth to be studied. They are also oriented toward obtaining information for studies about the mortality level and previous mortality trends in the country's population.
To research such an important topic sufficiently requires the enumerator to be delicate and extremely clever in getting the data.
[p. 47]
Ask all girls and women aged 15 and older questions 18-21, regardless of civil status. If possible, they should be asked directly of each woman. Women forget at times to declare live-born children who died, and also those who are alive but not living with them. Keep this in mind in order to avoid omissions.
It has been noted that some enumerators assume that single women don't have children and they therefore do not ask the relevant questions. This method of proceeding is incorrect and leads to poor-quality data which cannot be used to carry out studies on population growth.
Question set 18. How many live-born children have you had?
Ask this question of all girls and women aged 15 and older, regardless of their civil status. If you think it necessary, explain to the respondent the usefulness of this question and why it is necessary to ask it even of single women.
When asking this question keep in mind the following definition:
Before recording this question ask as many questions on the subject as you think necessary until you are sure that the woman has not had any live-born children.
For women who have had one or more live-born children, write the appropriate number after the word "Number _____."
If the respondent does not know if the women in question has had live-born children, write an "X" in box 99, "Unknown."
[p. 48]
For women who have not had any live-born children, write an "X" in the 00 box, "None." Do not ask questions 19-21, and cross them out with a large "X."
Question set 19. Of the live-born children :
A) How many live in this house?
B) How many live elsewhere?
C) How many have died?
Ask these questions of all girls and women aged 15 and older who have stated that they had live-born children in question 18.
Keep in mind that the total number from the information given in these three questions should be equal to the total number of live-born children that the person stated in question set 18.
If the respondent does not know if the woman in question has surviving children, write an "X" in box 99, "Unknown."
(For all women 15 years of age and older)
19. Of those children born alive:
If the person is a man or a girl aged less than 15, cross out question 18-21 with a large X.
The purpose of questions 18-21 is to obtain information that will allow fertility as well as important characteristics related to population growth to be studied. They are also oriented toward obtaining information for studies about the mortality level and previous mortality trends in the country's population.
To research such an important topic sufficiently requires the enumerator to be delicate and extremely clever in getting the data.
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Ask all girls and women aged 15 and older questions 18-21, regardless of civil status. If possible, they should be asked directly of each woman. Women forget at times to declare live-born children who died, and also those who are alive but not living with them. Keep this in mind in order to avoid omissions.
It has been noted that some enumerators assume that single women don't have children and they therefore do not ask the relevant questions. This method of proceeding is incorrect and leads to poor-quality data which cannot be used to carry out studies on population growth.
Question set 18. How many live-born children have you had?
Ask this question of all girls and women aged 15 and older, regardless of their civil status. If you think it necessary, explain to the respondent the usefulness of this question and why it is necessary to ask it even of single women.
When asking this question keep in mind the following definition:
Before recording this question ask as many questions on the subject as you think necessary until you are sure that the woman has not had any live-born children.
For women who have had one or more live-born children, write the appropriate number after the word "Number _____."
If the respondent does not know if the women in question has had live-born children, write an "X" in box 99, "Unknown."
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For women who have not had any live-born children, write an "X" in the 00 box, "None." Do not ask questions 19-21, and cross them out with a large "X."
Question set 19. Of the live-born children :
A) How many live in this house?
B) How many live elsewhere?
C) How many have died?
Ask these questions of all girls and women aged 15 and older who have stated that they had live-born children in question 18.
Keep in mind that the total number from the information given in these three questions should be equal to the total number of live-born children that the person stated in question set 18.
If the respondent does not know if the woman in question has surviving children, write an "X" in box 99, "Unknown."
30. Out of those born alive
____ Male
____ Female
____ Male
____ Female
a) How many have passed away?
Record the total number of children who have passed away, along with the number of boys and number of girls.
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b) How many are currently alive?
If there are children still alive, write down the total number of children currently alive, along with the number of boys and number of girls.
For women 12 years old or more
[Questions 18-22 were asked of only females aged 12 years or older]
20. How many of your daughters or sons are currently alive? _ _
Question 20: How many daughters and sons are currently alive?
Note the total of daughters and sons who are currently alive, in the corresponding spaces. You should take into account the married children and those who do not live in the house.
Married/ever-married women
17. Number of children still alive _ _
The questions for this part cover only women with married, divorced, and widowed as their marital status (refer back to Questionnaire F2, Question 4, regarding marital status).
Before filling this part, look back to Question 1 "Sex" and Question 4 "Marriage status". If the sex is male on Question 1 or the marital status is single on Question 4, leave part III blank.
This part consists of Question 16 "Number of children born alive" and Question 17 "Number of child still alive"
7.1. Question 16: Number of children born alive and Question 17: Number of children still alive
7.1.1. Concept and definition
E5-E8. Children ever born
E5. Total children
Now, we want to ask about the children you have given birth to. What is the total number of children you had who were born alive?
_ _
Page 11 [of the enumeration form.] Children ever born
Concept and definitions
Below is the schematic concerning pregnancy to be used to clarify what is meant by the first four questions (E5, E6, E7 and E8):
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[A schematic illustrating questions E5, E6, E7 and E8 in the original document is not presented here]
Live birth means a birth that is accompanied by signs of life such as a baby's cry, baby's breathing, heartbeat and other signs of life even if only for a few seconds/moment. Sufficient attention must be given to this question, because often when a baby is born alive but only lives for a few seconds, minutes, hours or days, they are not mentioned by the respondent; it is as if the baby didn't exist or she forgot to mention the baby because he only lived a few moments. This kind of birth is important and must be included in the total number of live births (born alive and then died).
There are two possibilities for a live birth; that is, the child has died (by the time of the enumeration) or is still alive (at the time of the enumeration).
A child still alive is any child who was born alive and is still living (at the time of the enumeration) with his mother (lives in this household) or somewhere else (lives with a sibling, uncle, grandparent, attends school elsewhere or works elsewhere).
Do not ask about an interrupted pregnancy in this survey as no further information is needed at this time.
Column (2) Total number of children born
This is the total number of children that were born alive to the mother (exclude stillborn or miscarried babies).
As the question as follows:
Enter the number of children that were born alive according to the concept explained above.
E5-E8. Children ever born
[Questions E6-E11 were asked of women who have ever married and who have ever had a live birth, as per question E1.]
E8. Children who have died.
What is the total number of children you had who were born alive and have since died, including any babies who lived even for only a few minutes?
_ _
Check that E6+E7+E8 = E5. If not, correct where necessary.
Page 11 [of the enumeration form.] Children ever born
Concept and definitions
Below is the schematic concerning pregnancy to be used to clarify what is meant by the first four questions (E5, E6, E7 and E8):
[p.30]
[A schematic illustrating questions E5, E6, E7 and E8 in the original document is not presented here]
Live birth means a birth that is accompanied by signs of life such as a baby's cry, baby's breathing, heartbeat and other signs of life even if only for a few seconds/moment. Sufficient attention must be given to this question, because often when a baby is born alive but only lives for a few seconds, minutes, hours or days, they are not mentioned by the respondent; it is as if the baby didn't exist or she forgot to mention the baby because he only lived a few moments. This kind of birth is important and must be included in the total number of live births (born alive and then died).
There are two possibilities for a live birth; that is, the child has died (by the time of the enumeration) or is still alive (at the time of the enumeration).
A child still alive is any child who was born alive and is still living (at the time of the enumeration) with his mother (lives in this household) or somewhere else (lives with a sibling, uncle, grandparent, attends school elsewhere or works elsewhere).
Do not ask about an interrupted pregnancy in this survey as no further information is needed at this time.
Column (5) Children who have died
Look at the schematic on pregnancy for help with this question. Babies who only lived for a few moments and then died are included here. In asking about this, take care not to cause the sad memory to return to the mother.
Then check that column (2) equals columns (3) + (4) + (5). If they are not the same, make corrections by asking the mother again
Remember to ask about live births only
46. Number of living children
710. Number of ever born children
Question 710: Table of birth history
The table of contents for [questions] P711 to P716 aims to obtain a complete list of all children who were born alive to the respondent based on the time of birth. Begin by asking all of the names of children born alive, starting from the eldest through the youngest, then write down all the names in P711. If a newborn baby has not been given a name, just write: "Baby". Continue to the eldest and ask questions P712 to P716. Ask the same questions for the second, third and so on.
The respondent has to put the children in sequential order based on the time of birth. [If], after writing several births, it turns out that the sequence is not in the correct order, do not erase the information -- rather, cross the serial number and change it with the correct sequence. Twins are written in a separate row and the names are related with a bracket '{}'.
709. How many boys and girls have died?
Daughters _ _
Question 706 to 716: Number of children born alive
These questions are to collect the characteristics on all of the children born alive to the respondent, regardless of who the father is. When collecting the data on this matter, please explain to the respondent that the events to be covered are the children born alive even if [they are] not living in the same household or have passed away. Born alive is a child who, when born, showed signs of life such as crying, moving or breathing, even if the child only lived a few moments.
Also ask the respondent not to report the number of stillbirths (when the child did not show signs of life), foster children, or stepchildren.
Question 709: Number of children who passed away
Fill in the number of children who passed away (not including stillborn) in the provided box based on the sex. If the respondent does not have any children who passed away, fill in "00" in the box "Son", and "00" in the box "Daughter".
709. How many boys and girls have died?
Daughters _ _
Question 706 to 716: Number of children born alive
These questions are to collect the characteristics on all of the children born alive to the respondent, regardless of who the father is. When collecting the data on this matter, please explain to the respondent that the events to be covered are the children born alive even if [they are] not living in the same household or have passed away. Born alive is a child who, when born, showed signs of life such as crying, moving or breathing, even if the child only lived a few moments.
Also ask the respondent not to report the number of stillbirths (when the child did not show signs of life), foster children, or stepchildren.
Question 709: Number of children who passed away
Fill in the number of children who passed away (not including stillborn) in the provided box based on the sex. If the respondent does not have any children who passed away, fill in "00" in the box "Son", and "00" in the box "Daughter".
15. Total number of children still alive ____
Question 15 : Total number of children still alive
Write down the total number of children still alive in the appropriate box. If there are no children still alive, then fill in the box with "00".
[Questions 220-221 were asked of ever-married women age 10 or older who had a live birth.]
220. How many of [the respondent's] children are:
_ _ Daughters
_ _ Daughters
_ _ Daughters
Questions 220a, 220b and 220c: Total Number of Children Born Alive
Ask the total number of own children who were ever born alive to the household member who meets all the requirements [respondent has had a live birth]. Record the total number of children born alive, those who are still alive and live in this household or live in a different household as well as those who have already died. For the household member who has been married several times, this should include the children from all marriages from the first through the last.
Child born alive is an own child who at the time of its birth had signs of life, even though only for a very short time, such as heart beating, breathing, and crying.
Stillborn means that at the time of birth the child did not show any signs of life. A stillborn child is not included in this question.
If a child lives outside this household and it is not known whether the child is still alive, then it is assumed to be still alive.
In order to be clear and correct, the enumerator should read aloud the results he/she has recorded to confirm the information with the respondent. Say:
b. Number of own children of (Mrs. Arina, for example) still alive and who live outside this household is (1, for example) boy and (no) girl.
c. Number of own children of (Mrs. Arina) who have died is (no) boy and (1) girl."
For code 1 in column 30
[Questions 31-34 were asked of ever married women who gave birth]
Alive children at present for any woman who has been married at least once is the number of children she has given birth to who are alive at the time of enumeration. These children might be obtained from one or more marriages. It is also possible that they are living with this household or another one.
For any woman who has been married at least once, for whom you have written the total number of children born alive in columns 31 and 32, ask the number of children living at the present time and write it as a two-digit number based on gender in columns 33 and 34.
- For those women who have only given birth to boys or girls, in case their children are alive, write the number in the corresponding column (33 or 34) and if they are not alive at the time, mark it as "--". In this case, the column related to the other gender will be left blank.
For code 1 in column 30
[Questions 31-34 were asked of ever married women who gave birth]
Alive children at present for any woman who has been married at least once is the number of children she has given birth to who are alive at the time of enumeration. These children might be obtained from one or more marriages. It is also possible that they are living with this household or another one.
For any woman who has been married at least once, for whom you have written the total number of children born alive in columns 31 and 32, ask the number of children living at the present time and write it as a two-digit number based on gender in columns 33 and 34.
- For those women who have only given birth to boys or girls, in case their children are alive, write the number in the corresponding column (33 or 34) and if they are not alive at the time, mark it as "--". In this case, the column related to the other gender will be left blank.
[Questions 32-36 for those who answered yes to question 31]
33. Number of children born, still living
[Questions 32-36 for those who answered yes to question 31]
33. Number of children born, still living
[Questions 42 to 45 are for married, divorced and widowed women]
44. Total number of living children
Female ____
[Questions 42 to 45 are for married, divorced and widowed women]
44. Total number of living children
Female ____
33. Number of children still alive: _ _
5.59 Question 33 - Number of Children Still Alive
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Record here the number of children born to the woman who were still alive at Census Day. In cases where the woman has had no live born children, score "0".
5.3 How many live born children are still alive?
Total_ _
Male_ _
Female_ _
5.93 Question 5.3: Number of children still living
How many children has this woman given birth to, who were born alive and are now living in this household?
n. Girls ____
How many children has this woman given birth to, who were born alive and are now living elsewhere?
p. Girls ____
How many children has [the respondent] born alive who are living in this household?
P41. Girls ____
How many children has [the respondent] born alive who are living in this household?
P41. Girls ____
How many children has [the respondent] born alive living elsewhere?
P43. Girls ____
How many children has [the respondent] born alive living elsewhere?
P43. Girls ____
How many children have you born alive who usually live in this household?
P-42. Boys ____
P-43. Girls ____
How many children have you born alive who usually live elsewhere?
P-44 Boys ____
P-45 Girls ____
Girls _ _
Girls _ _
Girls _ _
b) How many children are surviving, of whom how many boys and how many girls?
In the reply to this question the number of children surviving at the census moment born to this woman is to be stated.
In separate boxes the number of boys and girls is to be entered.
If of the number of children born to the woman at the census moment no children survive, «?» is entered in items "b" and "c".
Question 18: Children ever born
Identify all eligible women using the age of the woman. Check with question 2 for consistency; the number of children in question 2 must be equal or higher than the number in question 17 (the higher number in question 2 accepted because foster children also are eligible in that question).
There are four parts to this question and the order of asking them is as follows:
b. How many children born alive to you (or name) were with you (or her) on the census night?
Question 18: Children ever born
Identify all eligible women using the age of the woman. Check with question 2 for consistency; the number of children in question 2 must be equal or higher than the number in question 17 (the higher number in question 2 accepted because foster children also are eligible in that question).
There are four parts to this question and the order of asking them is as follows:
b. How many children born alive to you (or name) were with you (or her) on the census night?
Question 18: Children ever born
Identify all eligible women using the age of the woman. Check with question 2 for consistency; the number of children in question 2 must be equal or higher than the number in question 17 (the higher number in question 2 accepted because foster children also are eligible in that question).
There are four parts to this question and the order of asking them is as follows:
c. How many children born alive to you (or name) were elsewhere on the census night?
Question 18: Children ever born
Identify all eligible women using the age of the woman. Check with question 2 for consistency; the number of children in question 2 must be equal or higher than the number in question 17 (the higher number in question 2 accepted because foster children also are eligible in that question).
There are four parts to this question and the order of asking them is as follows:
c. How many children born alive to you (or name) were elsewhere on the census night?
27. Categorize number of children according to the status given below.
138. Column 27 to 30. Enter NA if the person is male or female under 12 years and 99 if the respondent does not know about the woman's fertility and the woman in question is absent. If the woman is 12 years and over and has never born a child enter a 0 in sections 271 to 276.
Sections 271 and 272 Total number of children living with the mother at the time of census. Write in these columns the total number of male and/or female children actually born to this woman living with her.
Sections 273 and 274: Those who are living elsewhere (such as those in institutions, married and living with their family elsewhere).
Sections 275 and 276: Those that were born alive and died even if they only lived for a few minutes. Do not include still births (ba hlahileng ba khathetse).
Note: before asking the next question check that the total number of children given in column 26 agrees with the numbers given in sections 271 to 276.
27. Categorize number of children according to the status given below.
138. Column 27 to 30. Enter NA if the person is male or female under 12 years and 99 if the respondent does not know about the woman's fertility and the woman in question is absent. If the woman is 12 years and over and has never born a child enter a 0 in sections 271 to 276.
Sections 271 and 272 Total number of children living with the mother at the time of census. Write in these columns the total number of male and/or female children actually born to this woman living with her.
Sections 273 and 274: Those who are living elsewhere (such as those in institutions, married and living with their family elsewhere).
Sections 275 and 276: Those that were born alive and died even if they only lived for a few minutes. Do not include still births (ba hlahileng ba khathetse).
Note: before asking the next question check that the total number of children given in column 26 agrees with the numbers given in sections 271 to 276.
26. Has (the respondent) given any live birth?
138. Column 27 to 30. Enter NA if the person is male or female under 12 years and 99 if the respondent does not know about the woman's fertility and the woman in question is absent. If the woman is 12 years and over and has never born a child enter a 0 in sections 271 to 276.
Sections 271 and 272 Total number of children living with the mother at the time of census. Write in these columns the total number of male and/or female children actually born to this woman living with her.
Sections 273 and 274: Those who are living elsewhere (such as those in institutions, married and living with their family elsewhere).
Sections 275 and 276: Those that were born alive and died even if they only lived for a few minutes. Do not include still births (ba hlahileng ba khathetse).
Note: before asking the next question check that the total number of children given in column 26 agrees with the numbers given in sections 271 to 276.
26. Has (the respondent) given any live birth?
138. Column 27 to 30. Enter NA if the person is male or female under 12 years and 99 if the respondent does not know about the woman's fertility and the woman in question is absent. If the woman is 12 years and over and has never born a child enter a 0 in sections 271 to 276.
Sections 271 and 272 Total number of children living with the mother at the time of census. Write in these columns the total number of male and/or female children actually born to this woman living with her.
Sections 273 and 274: Those who are living elsewhere (such as those in institutions, married and living with their family elsewhere).
Sections 275 and 276: Those that were born alive and died even if they only lived for a few minutes. Do not include still births (ba hlahileng ba khathetse).
Note: before asking the next question check that the total number of children given in column 26 agrees with the numbers given in sections 271 to 276.
34. Have you ever given a live birth?
104. Column 34: Have you ever given a live birth. If yes how many.
109. Column 39: How many sons live with you?
110. Column 40: How many daughters live with you?
111. Column 41: How many sons are alive, but do not live with you?
112. Column 42: How many daughters are alive, but do not live with you?
13. Number of children born
Ask all women over age 14 years regardless of marital status.
No questionnaire text is available for this sample.
Number of children ever born alive
Number of children ever born alive:
(i) Living in this household: Ask each woman age 10 years or older the number of children ever born alive to her who are currently living in the same household. Record the number of male children and female children in columns 44-45 and columns 46-47, respectively.
(ii) Living elsewhere: Ask each woman age 10 years or older the number of children ever born alive to her who are living elsewhere that is away from the household the woman is living in. Record the number of male children in column 48 and female children in column 49, accordingly.
Remember that all children, young or grown up, who are living on their own or with relatives whether within or outside the same village or place but away from the household the woman is living in are to be recorded in this category. Emphasise to the woman that you want to know the number of all her children who were born alive irrespective of their ages and where they are living.
(iii) Have since died: Ask the woman the total number of children she has ever borne alive, but have since died. Record the number of male and female children who have died in column 50 and column 51, respectively.
While probing for this information make sure that the woman does not exclude any of her children who might have died shortly after birth as long as they were born alive.
[Rest of the paragraph is unclear in the original copy.]
Note: You should make sure that you do not leave any columns from 42 to 55 blank for any woman aged 10 years or more. For instance where a woman has reported to have no children ever born alive under any specific column in question (p) or no live births under any specific column in question (q), you should record zeroes) and not leave the columns blank.
Number of children ever born alive
Number of children ever born alive:
(i) Living in this household: Ask each woman age 10 years or older the number of children ever born alive to her who are currently living in the same household. Record the number of male children and female children in columns 44-45 and columns 46-47, respectively.
(ii) Living elsewhere: Ask each woman age 10 years or older the number of children ever born alive to her who are living elsewhere that is away from the household the woman is living in. Record the number of male children in column 48 and female children in column 49, accordingly.
Remember that all children, young or grown up, who are living on their own or with relatives whether within or outside the same village or place but away from the household the woman is living in are to be recorded in this category. Emphasise to the woman that you want to know the number of all her children who were born alive irrespective of their ages and where they are living.
(iii) Have since died: Ask the woman the total number of children she has ever borne alive, but have since died. Record the number of male and female children who have died in column 50 and column 51, respectively.
While probing for this information make sure that the woman does not exclude any of her children who might have died shortly after birth as long as they were born alive.
[Rest of the paragraph is unclear in the original copy.]
Note: You should make sure that you do not leave any columns from 42 to 55 blank for any woman aged 10 years or more. For instance where a woman has reported to have no children ever born alive under any specific column in question (p) or no live births under any specific column in question (q), you should record zeroes) and not leave the columns blank.
How many are alive? If none, enter "00".
B24. Female _ _
5. Women age 12 years or older
Questions B20 to B30 should be asked only of women aged 12 years or more.
How many children has this woman borne alive?
B23-B24. How many are alive?
Ask the woman how many male and female children of the total number of children ever born alive are still alive. Record in 2 digits the number of male children still alive in column B23 and the number of female children still alive in column B24.
How many are alive? If none, enter "00".
B24. Female _ _
5. Women age 12 years or older
Questions B20 to B30 should be asked only of women aged 12 years or more.
How many children has this woman borne alive?
B23-B24. How many are alive?
Ask the woman how many male and female children of the total number of children ever born alive are still alive. Record in 2 digits the number of male children still alive in column B23 and the number of female children still alive in column B24.
P31. Among those children, how many are still alive?
Female _
P31. Number of children still alive
Write the number of boys and girls in the boxes, provided that they are still alive. Then, shade digits as appropriate.
Note: From children born alive, indicate the total number even if they are staying somewhere else.
For ever-married women
[Question 44 was asked of ever-married women.]
44. How many children have you ever given birth to? (Excluding adoptions): _ _
For Ever-Married Women
[Questions 43-44b were asked of ever-married women who are 10 years of age and above.]
Question 43
This question is to be asked only of ever-married woman, that is, all women above 10 years of age who answered 'Yes' to Question 40.
If the woman answers 'No' to Question 43, the interview is ended for the woman. This question is not the same as "Do you have any children" where a woman may include adopted or step children. If a woman has given birth to any child who had been given away for adoption or taken care of by someone else, the 'Yes' box should be marked.
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Question 44
In Question 44a, information is needed on the total number of children which a woman has ever given birth to alive. Stillbirths, that is, children born dead should be excluded. Adopted children and step-children should also be excluded. However, children born to the woman who had been given away should be included.
If the woman has been married more than once, be sure that you count the children from all the marriages. You are interested in the total number of children born to the woman.
Question 44b asks for the number of children who are still living at the time of the Census. Be sure to include children who have grown up and moved away as well as children given away for adoption, who are still alive. Check that the number should not be more than that given for Question 44a. Check with the respondent and adjust whichever is correct if such a discrepancy arises.
It is also very important to enter '0' (zero) in 44a if the respondent says that she has not given any birth or given any live births. Similarly, you should enter '0' (zero) in 44b if the respondent says that none of her children are still living. If for some reason you are not able to get an answer, write NA (not available) in 44a or 44b. Do not leave 44a and 44b blank.
25. Total number of children surviving
25. Surviving children
Once you have gotten the total number of live births for each woman, ask [a] question about "the number of children still alive".
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This total should include the children born from the current marriage of the woman as well as her children born to a previous marriage.
It should include living children currently living at home and children who have left home.
For women aged 12 years and above
[Questions 29-30]
30. Total number of children surviving
1.2.4. Women aged 12 years and above
30. Column P30: Children surviving
Once the total number of children ever born is captured for each woman, ask the question on "number of children still alive".
This question is also only for women aged 12 years or more. Ask the question as follows: "Among the children born alive declared in P29, how many are still alive?"
Write down the corresponding number in Column P30.
This total shall include all the children whether born from the current marriage or from a previous marriage. It must include the number of children living in the household as well as children living elsewhere.
P32) Surviving children
This question should be asked only to women age 12-49. Among the live births mentioned in P31 how many are still alive?
6.2.3.31 Surviving children (Column P32)
The purpose of this question is to obtain information on the number of children still alive at the time of interview among those who were born alive. The agent asks the following question:
"Among the live births reported previously, how many are still alive?." The agent records the number of surviving children in the corresponding boxes for each sex: "M" for male and "F" for female.
There can be no more survivors than live-born children.
P32) Surviving children
This question should be asked only to women age 12-49. Among the live births mentioned in P31 how many are still alive?
6.2.3.31 Surviving children (Column P32)
The purpose of this question is to obtain information on the number of children still alive at the time of interview among those who were born alive. The agent asks the following question:
"Among the live births reported previously, how many are still alive?." The agent records the number of surviving children in the corresponding boxes for each sex: "M" for male and "F" for female.
There can be no more survivors than live-born children.
11. Number of children
For women who are twelve years old or more
Have you had a son or daughter born alive? Mark with an X one circle only.
[ ] 2 No
If the answer is yes ask:
In all how many sons or daughters have you had born alive?
How many are currently alive?
11. Number of children
This question is only for women who are 12 years old or more.
If the informant answers that the woman has not had any son or daughter born alive, write he answer in the questionnaire and continue with question 12. Civil Status.
If the answer is that the woman has had a son or daughter born alive, ask for the total number of children who were born alive and the total number of children who are still alive.
Remember that this question is about all of the sons and daughters that were born alive, without taking into account whether they live with the mother or not. Be sure that the total of sons and daughters that the enumerated woman has had is equal or greater than the number of children that she currently has; clarify this with the informant and correct any errors.
-I had four children
-How many of them are still alive?
-3 because one of them died.
11. Number of children
For women who are twelve years old or more
Have you had any daughter or son who was born alive?
Mark with an x only one circle
Yes [x] 1
No [ ] 2
If the answer is yes, ask:
In total, how many daughters and sons who were born alive have you had?
[4] write the number
How many of them are still alive?
[3] write the number
[End of illustration]
34. Surviving children
How many of the daughters or sons are still alive?
If none write 00
3.11 Number of children
The question of number of children is asked if the person is a woman 12 completed years old or older.
Because of this, check the answers written down in 3.2 Sex and 3.3 Age.
The first question permits us to know the total number of children born alive of women 12 years old or older.
In some places of the country women begin to have children at very young ages, because of this you should always ask this question to women 12 years old or older.
[p. 82]
[Below the text is a form for 3.11 Number of children.]
Children born alive are those who after being born showed some sign of life, like crying, moving, breathing, heart beat, etc.
When children are aborted or stillborn, do not consider them in the total number of children.
If a woman has not had any children in her life, write down 00 and go to the next person on the list.
If a woman had a child born alive, register the name and ask the next question to know the number of children that are currently living, even if they do not reside in the same dwelling.
Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
Copy the name of the person from section II
For females age 12 or older
[Questions 36-41 were asked of females age 12 or older]
38. Surviving children
How many of [the respondent's] children are currently alive?
If none, write "00".
Write in digits _ _
In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.
Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.
For women age 12 or older
[Questions 36-41 are for women age 12 or older]
36. Number of children, 37. Deceased children, 38. Surviving children
These questions allow us to know how many daughters and sons were born alive to each woman age 12 or older, how many of them have passed away, and how many live currently, whether or not they live with the mother.
A child born alive is one who upon birth had some movement, cry, breath, heartbeat, or whatever other sign of life, even if afterwards he/she died.
These questions are also asked to single women even if they appear young, if they are age 12 or older. Keep in mind that there are many adolescent mothers.
Don't consider as deceased children those who were miscarried or stillborn.
Make sure that the total [sum of] sons and daughters born alive is equal to the number of surviving sons and daughters plus those who passed away. If there is a difference, comment on it and fix it with the informer.
Record "00" for question 36, when the informer mentions that the women never has had daughters nor sons born alive; in this case, continue with the following person or continue to section IV, International migration.
[Figures are omitted]
Consider that a child born alive is someone who had some movement at birth, cried, breathed, heartbeat, or any other sign of life, even after this person died later. Therefore, record the total number of children born alive that woman have had.
Includes all children, whether or not they live or not in the home with the mother, they have got married, have emigrated, have been given up for adoption or have passed away.
Questions apply to women 12 years or older, whether they are married or single, even if they seem very young. Note that there exist teenager mothers.
Do not include abortions or stillborn as died or alive children.
Make sure the total of children who were born alive equals the sum of alive children plus the deceased children. If there is any discrepancy, comment with the informant and correct it.
Record "00" in question 42 when the informant mentions that the woman has never had children born alive; in that case continue with the next person or skip to Section IV "Other Income and Land".
Q13a: Number of children currently living in the household ______
Q13b: Number of children not currently living in the household (living elsewhere) _____
Q13c: Number of children who died _______
Q13a: Number of children currently living in the household ______
Q13b: Number of children not currently living in the household (living elsewhere) _____
Q13c: Number of children who died _______
During the lifetime of the aforementioned women
[Questions 14a-c]
Q14a. Who currently live in the household ___
Q14b. Who do not currently live in the household but live in Morocco ____
Q14c. Who currently live out of Morocco ____
Q14d. Who died ____
For married women, widowed, divorced. Show total number of children born alive (male and female)
[Questions 14a-f.]
During lifetime of mentioned women
[Questions 14a-c.]
Q14a. Who currently live with the household ____
During the lifetime of the aforementioned women
[Questions 14a-c]
Q14a. Who currently live in the household ___
Q14b. Who do not currently live in the household but live in Morocco ____
Q14c. Who currently live out of Morocco ____
Q14d. Who died ____
For married women, widowed, divorced. Show total number of children born alive (male and female)
[Questions 14a-f.]
During lifetime of mentioned women
[Questions 14a-c.]
Q14b. Who do not currently live with the household but live in Morocco ____
During the lifetime of the aforementioned women
[Questions 14a-c]
Q14a. Who currently live in the household ___
Q14b. Who do not currently live in the household but live in Morocco ____
Q14c. Who currently live out of Morocco ____
Q14d. Who died ____
For married women, widowed, divorced. Show total number of children born alive (male and female)
[Questions 14a-f.]
During lifetime of mentioned women
[Questions 14a-c.]
Q14c. Who currently live out of Morocco ____
Fertility
[For resident women, married, widowed, or divorced, specify the total number of live births]
Life time fertility
Lifetime fertility
Number of children born alive (with sign of breathing, crying) during lifetime of women. Ask next questions successively, and write corresponding numbers, if none code "00".
Q09A: Number of children living in the household: _ _
Fertility
[For resident women, married, widowed, or divorced, specify the total number of live births]
Life time fertility
Lifetime fertility
Number of children born alive (with sign of breathing, crying) during lifetime of women. Ask next questions successively, and write corresponding numbers, if none code "00".
Q09B: Number of children living outside the household (living elsewhere) _ _
For non-single women, specify the number of children born living
[Questions 14 and 15 were asked of non-single women]
14. Regardless of age, throughout lifetime
FOR WOMEN AGED 12- 50 ONLY.
29. How many of (the person)?s children are alive?
P29. How many children of you are currently alive?
Read the question, wait for the reply. This question is related to P28. The interviewee must declare the number of children of each sex who are still alive of the total she declared at P28. Write down the number stated in the space provided.
Keep in mind that:
The completion of this question is similar to P28.
FOR WOMEN AGED 12- 50 ONLY.
29. How many of (the person)?s children are alive?
P29. How many children of you are currently alive?
Read the question, wait for the reply. This question is related to P28. The interviewee must declare the number of children of each sex who are still alive of the total she declared at P28. Write down the number stated in the space provided.
Keep in mind that:
The completion of this question is similar to P28.
For women aged 12- 50 only.
34. How many of [the person]'s children are alive?
P34. How many of (the person)'s children are alive?
Read the Question and wait for a response. This Question is related to P33. The respondent should declare the number of children of each sex who are still alive from the total of children declared in P33. Write the number in the corresponding space.
For example, for a woman who had 3 children from which 2 are alive, one male and one female, fill in P34 as follows:
Enumerator, attention:
The way you should fill in this Question is similar to P33's.
For women aged 12- 50 only.
34. How many of [the person]'s children are alive?
P34. How many of (the person)'s children are alive?
Read the Question and wait for a response. This Question is related to P33. The respondent should declare the number of children of each sex who are still alive from the total of children declared in P33. Write the number in the corresponding space.
For example, for a woman who had 3 children from which 2 are alive, one male and one female, fill in P34 as follows:
Enumerator, attention:
The way you should fill in this Question is similar to P33's.
26. How many of those children are living in this household?
186. The questions on births and children related issues will be asked to ever-married women aged 15 and above. Many women may be reluctant to answer questions about their children. There are various reasons for this, but it is your duty to obtain the answers. It will require firmness, politeness, tact, understanding and, for some questions such as death, sympathy.
187. Only females above 15 years who have ever married should respond to the questions on births. Use Q4 - sex, Q5 - age, and Q6 - marital status, to determine eligible persons for this section. These questions will be used to estimate fertility and childhood mortality levels in Myanmar. The information would also be used to undertake population projections required for future planning purposes.
26. How many of those children are living in this household?
186. The questions on births and children related issues will be asked to ever-married women aged 15 and above. Many women may be reluctant to answer questions about their children. There are various reasons for this, but it is your duty to obtain the answers. It will require firmness, politeness, tact, understanding and, for some questions such as death, sympathy.
187. Only females above 15 years who have ever married should respond to the questions on births. Use Q4 - sex, Q5 - age, and Q6 - marital status, to determine eligible persons for this section. These questions will be used to estimate fertility and childhood mortality levels in Myanmar. The information would also be used to undertake population projections required for future planning purposes.
27. How many of those children are living elsewhere (not in this household)?
186. The questions on births and children related issues will be asked to ever-married women aged 15 and above. Many women may be reluctant to answer questions about their children. There are various reasons for this, but it is your duty to obtain the answers. It will require firmness, politeness, tact, understanding and, for some questions such as death, sympathy.
187. Only females above 15 years who have ever married should respond to the questions on births. Use Q4 - sex, Q5 - age, and Q6 - marital status, to determine eligible persons for this section. These questions will be used to estimate fertility and childhood mortality levels in Myanmar. The information would also be used to undertake population projections required for future planning purposes.
27. How many of those children are living elsewhere (not in this household)?
186. The questions on births and children related issues will be asked to ever-married women aged 15 and above. Many women may be reluctant to answer questions about their children. There are various reasons for this, but it is your duty to obtain the answers. It will require firmness, politeness, tact, understanding and, for some questions such as death, sympathy.
187. Only females above 15 years who have ever married should respond to the questions on births. Use Q4 - sex, Q5 - age, and Q6 - marital status, to determine eligible persons for this section. These questions will be used to estimate fertility and childhood mortality levels in Myanmar. The information would also be used to undertake population projections required for future planning purposes.
13. How many children were ever born to ____?
(State all children live born by sex)
Daughter ____
13. How many children were ever born to ____?
(State all children live born by sex)
Daughter ____
13. How many children were ever born to ____?
(State all children live born by sex)
Daughter ____
13. How many children were ever born to ____?
(State all children live born by sex)
Daughter ____
[20] How many children were ever born to [the respondent]?
Column 20: has [the respondent] ever given birth to an alive child?
(Ask the married women aged 15-49 years old)
The purpose of this question is to determine fertility rate of married women in fertility age. Therefore, this question should be asked the married women in fertility age (15-49) at the time of enumeration.
Born alive means the child born by giving sound, crying, and movement when out of the mother's womb or giving indication of living. At the time of birth if a child does not give any indication of living such as sound, crying, or movement, then such child is not considered alive. Miscarriage or stillbirth is not also considered alive. If it is stillbirth, there is no need to include in counting. But the living child should not be left in counting.
[Image is omitted]
Ask whether they have alive children to women who have been married once (any marital status from reference 2 to 7 of column 7) and women from 15-49 years old, and if they have, circle the reference 1. Also ask how many alive children they gave birth and their current status (living in the household, living elsewhere, or dead), and accordingly fill up the information in the related box. While writing the number of children, only state the children born from the counted woman's womb. The children born from others, another wife of husband, adopted children should not be written under the children from the woman.
[p. 71]
The questions related to birth are known more to the concerned woman. If you asked these question [to a man], the responses likely to be wrong and hence, such question should be asked to the woman as far as possible.
1. Children living in the household - The children living with the family (or with the mother) should be written in this reference section. Both married and unmarried sons and unmarried daughters generally live with their mother.
[20] How many children were ever born to [the respondent]?
Column 20: has [the respondent] ever given birth to an alive child?
(Ask the married women aged 15-49 years old)
The purpose of this question is to determine fertility rate of married women in fertility age. Therefore, this question should be asked the married women in fertility age (15-49) at the time of enumeration.
Born alive means the child born by giving sound, crying, and movement when out of the mother's womb or giving indication of living. At the time of birth if a child does not give any indication of living such as sound, crying, or movement, then such child is not considered alive. Miscarriage or stillbirth is not also considered alive. If it is stillbirth, there is no need to include in counting. But the living child should not be left in counting.
[Image is omitted]
Ask whether they have alive children to women who have been married once (any marital status from reference 2 to 7 of column 7) and women from 15-49 years old, and if they have, circle the reference 1. Also ask how many alive children they gave birth and their current status (living in the household, living elsewhere, or dead), and accordingly fill up the information in the related box. While writing the number of children, only state the children born from the counted woman's womb. The children born from others, another wife of husband, adopted children should not be written under the children from the woman.
[p. 71]
The questions related to birth are known more to the concerned woman. If you asked these question [to a man], the responses likely to be wrong and hence, such question should be asked to the woman as far as possible.
1. Children living in the household - The children living with the family (or with the mother) should be written in this reference section. Both married and unmarried sons and unmarried daughters generally live with their mother.
[20] How many children were ever born to [the respondent]?
Column 20: has [the respondent] ever given birth to an alive child?
(Ask the married women aged 15-49 years old)
The purpose of this question is to determine fertility rate of married women in fertility age. Therefore, this question should be asked the married women in fertility age (15-49) at the time of enumeration.
Born alive means the child born by giving sound, crying, and movement when out of the mother's womb or giving indication of living. At the time of birth if a child does not give any indication of living such as sound, crying, or movement, then such child is not considered alive. Miscarriage or stillbirth is not also considered alive. If it is stillbirth, there is no need to include in counting. But the living child should not be left in counting.
[Image is omitted]
Ask whether they have alive children to women who have been married once (any marital status from reference 2 to 7 of column 7) and women from 15-49 years old, and if they have, circle the reference 1. Also ask how many alive children they gave birth and their current status (living in the household, living elsewhere, or dead), and accordingly fill up the information in the related box. While writing the number of children, only state the children born from the counted woman's womb. The children born from others, another wife of husband, adopted children should not be written under the children from the woman.
[p. 71]
The questions related to birth are known more to the concerned woman. If you asked these question [to a man], the responses likely to be wrong and hence, such question should be asked to the woman as far as possible.
2. Children living elsewhere - The number of the children living elsewhere without living with their mothers in the family (e.g. children living elsewhere for study, job, or any other reason for long time or left after marriage, separated with their parents) should be written in this column. If any child live elsewhere in the country or has gone to a foreign country due to various purposes should be written as he/she is not living with his/her mother, but elsewhere.
[20] How many children were ever born to [the respondent]?
Column 20: has [the respondent] ever given birth to an alive child?
(Ask the married women aged 15-49 years old)
The purpose of this question is to determine fertility rate of married women in fertility age. Therefore, this question should be asked the married women in fertility age (15-49) at the time of enumeration.
Born alive means the child born by giving sound, crying, and movement when out of the mother's womb or giving indication of living. At the time of birth if a child does not give any indication of living such as sound, crying, or movement, then such child is not considered alive. Miscarriage or stillbirth is not also considered alive. If it is stillbirth, there is no need to include in counting. But the living child should not be left in counting.
[Image is omitted]
Ask whether they have alive children to women who have been married once (any marital status from reference 2 to 7 of column 7) and women from 15-49 years old, and if they have, circle the reference 1. Also ask how many alive children they gave birth and their current status (living in the household, living elsewhere, or dead), and accordingly fill up the information in the related box. While writing the number of children, only state the children born from the counted woman's womb. The children born from others, another wife of husband, adopted children should not be written under the children from the woman.
[p. 71]
The questions related to birth are known more to the concerned woman. If you asked these question [to a man], the responses likely to be wrong and hence, such question should be asked to the woman as far as possible.
2. Children living elsewhere - The number of the children living elsewhere without living with their mothers in the family (e.g. children living elsewhere for study, job, or any other reason for long time or left after marriage, separated with their parents) should be written in this column. If any child live elsewhere in the country or has gone to a foreign country due to various purposes should be written as he/she is not living with his/her mother, but elsewhere.
Question #19: Total number of surviving children
This question is presented to all women age 15 or older, irrespective of marital status.
How many children are currently alive?
The following definition should be taken into account upon asking this question:
[p. 66]
Surviving children: Surviving children are those who are alive at the time of the census, independent of whether they live with their parents or if they live in another geographical location in the country or abroad.
b. How to record the information:
Before recording the answer, it should be verified that no surviving child has been omitted and that the information provided corresponds to the pertinent definition.
Given the above warnings, the number of surviving children is recorded above the space provided after the word "Number___". If the enumerated woman does not have any surviving children, the box labeled "None___ 00" is marked.
The box "Unknown ___99" is only marked if the informant does not know the number of the enumerated woman's surviving children.
c. Examples:
[These instructions refer to a graph of question 19 on the census form]
21. Of these children, how many are still living?
Total _ _
Male _ _
Female _ _
Question 21: Of these children, how many are still living?
Here we count all of those children, male and female, who are alive on the date of the census, where or not they lived with the mother.
Notes:
a) The number of deceased can never be greater than the number of live-born children noted in question number 20.
b) In question number 20, the informant could have omitted or forgotten the children who were born alive and died and when question number 21 is asked, it reminds them of these children, therefore you will correct the information previously noted in question number 20 and write the correct information.
34. How many of [the woman]'s children are still alive?
Male _ _
Female _ _
Question 34. How many of [the person]'s children are still alive?
Use two digits to write the total number of children currently living, and how many of them are males and how many are females.
You should count all children who are alive on the date of the census, regardless of whether or not they live with the household.
The number of currently living children cannot be greater than the number of live-born children recorded in question 33.
If the total number of males and females does not add up to the total number of children who are currently alive, verify the information with the informant.
How many sons?
24. Are still alive? _ _
How many daughters
26. Are still alive? _ _
Births during marriage
[Questions 61 to 64]
62. _ _ Number of female alive births
63. _ _ Number of male still alive
64. _ _ Number of female still alive
84. Male _ _
85. Female _ _
Number of surviving births
Question 27 Of these [liveborn], how many are currently alive?
Write down in the corresponding boxes the answer that the person gives you.
[The instructions refer to a graphic of question 27 of the census form.]
22. How many sons and daughters born alive have you had?
[] 00 None (go on to the next respondent)
23. Of these, how may are alive?
Question Number 23: Of these [children] how many are alive?
Write down in the corresponding spaces the response of the person. The information refers to the number of children alive at the moment of the interview, whatever their age, or if they live with the mother or not.
The following conditions are applied to women from 15 to 49 years of age, who declared to have had children born alive.
25. Of these, how may are alive?
Information about the variable fertility will be gathered for women 12 years old or older. In a strict sense, this variable, is the real frequency of births in the female population.
Information about the variable mortality will be gathered for all of those surviving of the sons/daughters born alive by women 12 years old or older. It is defined as: the permanent disappearance of all signs of life, whatever was the time that passed since the birth.
The gathering of information for this section in the census offers the opportunity of grouping information for estimating these variables to the national level in an economic way and principally to bring the vital statistics up to date.
Question No. 24: How many sons and daughters have you had born alive?
Children born alive are considered all those who upon being born have presented vital signs such as breathing, crying or movement even when they have died immediately after having presented these signs.
In this question information proportionate to the feminine population 12 years old or older is requested without considering her civil or marital state, referring to the number of sons/daughters born alive she had all of her reproductive life to the date of the census.
[To the left of the text is a picture of a baby and to the right is a picture of a woman and a baby.]
Read the question naturally, over all when the enumerated dwelling has women of this age. If you note surprise, explain that in some dwellings there are women who have children at very young ages, for this reason the question always has to be asked: When number of children born is less than ten, put a 0 in front of the number.
Write down in the corresponding spaces the number of sons and daughters that the woman declares and continue with question 25.
[p. 110]
For women who have never had children, mark the circle "None" and finish the interview with this person.
Adopted children or stepchildren of women residents of the dwelling should not be counted.
Question No. 25: Of these [children] how many are alive?
The information refers to the number of sons/daughters currently alive including all sons/daughters who the woman has had that are alive at the date of the census.
[To the right and left of the text are pictures of babies.]
Write down in the corresponding spaces the response of the woman. The number of children declared in this question should be less than or equal to the response in question 24. If no child is alive, write down "00".
30. Of these, how many are alive?
Question No. 30: Of these [children] how many are alive?
The information refers to the number of sons/daughters currently alive including all sons/daughters who the woman has had that are alive at the date of the census.
Write down in the corresponding spaces the response of the woman. The number of children declared in this question should be less than or equal to the response in question 29. If no child is alive, write down "00".
15C. Do any (of your children) live somewhere else?
Urban RNVs and rural villages
Question 15
This question has 4 parts, A, B, C and D.
For all females 15 years of age and older (born in 1965 or before)
Part C
15C. Do any (of your children) live somewhere else?
Urban RNVs and rural villages
Question 15
This question has 4 parts, A, B, C and D.
For all females 15 years of age and older (born in 1965 or before)
Part C
15D. How many (of your children) live here with you?
Urban RNVs and rural villages
Question 15
This question has 4 parts, A, B, C and D.
For all females 15 years of age and older (born in 1965 or before)
Part D
15D. How many (of your children) live here with you?
Urban RNVs and rural villages
Question 15
This question has 4 parts, A, B, C and D.
For all females 15 years of age and older (born in 1965 or before)
Part D
21. How many of [the respondent's] own children are living in this house?
Question 21: Number of own children at home
Q21. How many of your own children are living in this household?
Get this information for: All PNG citizen women aged 15 years or more who have given birth to at least one child.
How to ask: Ask "How many of your own children live with you?". When a number is given, Ask "How many of these children are boys and how many are girls?".
How to record: Write the number of male children in the box for Boys, and female children in the box for Girls.
21. How many of [the respondent's] own children are living in this house?
Question 21: Number of own children at home
Q21. How many of your own children are living in this household?
Get this information for: All PNG citizen women aged 15 years or more who have given birth to at least one child.
How to ask: Ask "How many of your own children live with you?". When a number is given, Ask "How many of these children are boys and how many are girls?".
How to record: Write the number of male children in the box for Boys, and female children in the box for Girls.
22. How many of [the respondent's] own children are living elsewhere?
Question 22: Number of own children living elsewhere.
Q22. How many of your own children are living elsewhere?
Get this information for: All PNG citizen women aged 15 years or more who have given birth to at least one child.
How to ask: Ask "How many of your children live elsewhere?"
The children may have married, moved out of the village, or been adopted. They may be living on their own or with another household.
When a number is given, ask "How many of these children are boys and how many are girls.
How to record: Record the number of male children in the box for Boys, and the female children in the box for Girls.
22. How many of [the respondent's] own children are living elsewhere?
Question 22: Number of own children living elsewhere.
Q22. How many of your own children are living elsewhere?
Get this information for: All PNG citizen women aged 15 years or more who have given birth to at least one child.
How to ask: Ask "How many of your children live elsewhere?"
The children may have married, moved out of the village, or been adopted. They may be living on their own or with another household.
When a number is given, ask "How many of these children are boys and how many are girls.
How to record: Record the number of male children in the box for Boys, and the female children in the box for Girls.
5. Only for women fifteen years of age and older:
How many have died?
5. Fertility
These questions will be asked only of the women who are 15 years old and more, whatever her marital status (single, married, consensual union, widows, or separated).
You should note the total of children born alive that each woman 15 years old and more has had.
* Children born alive: These are the ones that at birth gave some sign of life, even if it was momentary (breathe, cry, move). You should note all of the children born alive, whether they were legitimate, illegitimate or natural, those born within the current marriage or union of the enumerated woman; those born in previous unions or marriages.
Also ask and note:
- How many live elsewhere?
- How many have died?
The sums of these three bits of information should be equal to the total of children born alive that the informant has declared. If it is different, try to determine the cause and correct the error.
In addition ask, what is the month and year of the birth of the last child born alive and if this child is currently alive.
These questions, whenever possible, should be done in private form and of each woman individually. Do not forget to ask these questions even of the unmarried women, even if you can suppose that they have not had children.
5. Only for women who are fifteen years old and more
How many children have you had who were born alive?
Of these:
For those who answered "yes," ask the following questions:
How many currently live in Paraguay?
____ Males
____ Females
[A depiction of question 10 to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]
If the answer is no or do not know, annul the rest of the questions in this box. If the answer is yes, ask the following questions.
How many children born alive have you had in total?
On the corresponding line write the total number of children born alive; the number of men and women, including those who are absent or who have died.
[A depiction of the question to the right of the preceding text and a drawing below the text are omitted here.]
How many of them currently live in Paraguay?
Write down the total number of men and women children who currently live in Paraguay, be it in the place of enumeration or in another district.
[A depiction of question to the right of the preceding text and a drawing below the text is omitted here.]
[P. 43]
How many of them currently live outside of the country?
Write down the total number of men and women children who currently reside outside of the country. Do not include those who are outside of the country on a visit or for business.
[A depiction of question and a drawing to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]
How many children have died?
[A depiction of question below the preceding text and a drawing to the left of the text is omitted here.]
Write down the total number of children, men and/or women, who have died. Do not include those born dead.
On what date was your last child born? Is that child still alive?
On the corresponding line write the day, month, and year of birth of the last child born alive.
Make an X in the corresponding box, indicating if this child is alive or dead.
[A depiction of question to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]
For those who answered "yes," ask the following questions:
How many currently live abroad?
____ Males
____ Females
[A depiction of question 10 to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]
If the answer is no or do not know, annul the rest of the questions in this box. If the answer is yes, ask the following questions.
How many children born alive have you had in total?
On the corresponding line write the total number of children born alive; the number of men and women, including those who are absent or who have died.
[A depiction of the question to the right of the preceding text and a drawing below the text are omitted here.]
How many of them currently live in Paraguay?
Write down the total number of men and women children who currently live in Paraguay, be it in the place of enumeration or in another district.
[A depiction of question to the right of the preceding text and a drawing below the text is omitted here.]
[P. 43]
How many of them currently live outside of the country?
Write down the total number of men and women children who currently reside outside of the country. Do not include those who are outside of the country on a visit or for business.
[A depiction of question and a drawing to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]
How many children have died?
[A depiction of question below the preceding text and a drawing to the left of the text is omitted here.]
Write down the total number of children, men and/or women, who have died. Do not include those born dead.
On what date was your last child born? Is that child still alive?
On the corresponding line write the day, month, and year of birth of the last child born alive.
Make an X in the corresponding box, indicating if this child is alive or dead.
[A depiction of question to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]
[Questions 19 through 21 were asked to females 14 years and above who ever had any live birth]
19. How many living sons and daughters do you currently have?
[] 00 None
Question 19: How many sons and daughters do you have that were born alive?
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In the box, write, with legible numbers, the number of sons/daughters that the woman had and those that are alive at this time. Mark the circle "none" if she does not have children who are alive.
[Questions 19 through 21 were asked to females 14 years and above who ever had any live birth]
20. How many sons and daughters born alive have died?
[] 00 None
Question 20: How many sons (and daughters) born alive have died?
Write, with legible numbers, the number of children that were born alive and then died. You should not register those that were born dead. If none died, mark the circle that corresponds to "none".
For women 12 years of age and older
33. How many sons and daughters are currently alive?
Question 31, 32, 33, 34, 35: Fertility, infant-juvenile mortality
33. How many sons and daughter are currently alive?
If the woman being enumerated declares that currently she has no child alive, you should write "0".
You should include all of the children, whatever the age and sex, whether they live with the mother or not and do not include the step-children or adopted children.
21. How many of your children are currently alive?
Question No. 21: How many of your children are currently alive?
Read the question and, according to the person's response, record in the box, using digits, the number of children reported.
[There is a picture of question 21 in this section of the Enumeration Form.]
If the person reports that they don't currently have any children who are alive, then record "0" in the box.
Remember that: You should take into account all of the children, whatever their age and sex may be, and whether they live with her [the mother] or not. Stepchildren and adopted children are not included in this question.
Question 23: How many of your children are still living?
If the person answers that no children are currently living, write 0 in the appropriate space and go to the next question.
Fertility
P32. How many children have been born alive to [respondent]?
P33. How many are still living?
P34. How many children were born alive to [respondent] from May 1, 1989 to April 30 1990?
Fertility indicators.
For all females 15 to 49 years old.
[Questions 24 through 27 were asked of females 15 to 49 years old]
P25. How many children are still living?
P25-Number of Children Still Living
Data on the number of children who are still living are used in the calculation of mortality indicators.
Ask the respondent the question in P25: "How many childen are still living?" The answer to this question refers to the number of children still living out of the total number of children ever born reported in P24.
Enter in this column the number of children who are still alive as of census date, May 1, 2010 as of 12:01 a.m., whether such children are presently living with the household or not. Prefix "0" to entries less than 10.
In no case, however, should the number in P25 exceed that in P24. If it does, verify from the respondent which of the entries in P24 and P25 is correct. It is possible that the respondent got mixed up in reporting the number of children born alive and children still living.
If all children born of a woman are still living as of census date, then the entry in P25 should be equal to the entry in P24. For instance, if a woman has an entry of "03" in P24, the same number should be reported in P25, if all three children are still living as of census date.
If the entry in P24 is "00", enter also "00" in P25.
P28. Children surviving: number of boys still alive _ _
P29. Children surviving: Number of girls still alive _ _
Females only (Women aged 12 years or more)
[Questions P27-P30.]
P28. Children surviving
Specify in the appropriate boxes the number of boys still alive and the number of girls still alive, according to the declaration of the interviewee.
- If no child were ever born (P27 = 00), write 00 in these boxes
_ _ M [boys]
_ _ F [girls]
Questions asked to persons of the female sex, of at least 12 years of age (P27 to P30)
The questions going from P27 to P30 aim at knowing:
The number of children surviving, that is who are still living (P28).
The number of children born alive during the past 12 months, either still alive or already deceased (P29 and P30).
Remark:
1. For female children aged less than 12 years, as for all persons of the male sex, the census enumerator will not write anything in P27, P28, P29 and P30.
2. These questions will be asked to all concerned persons in all discretion and privacy.
3. In order to ensure that all questions were asked, it is necessary to fill in the appropriate boxes with zeros "00" if the interviewed person never had any child.
P28: Children surviving/still living
The census enumerator will ask directly the question to a woman (or to a single mother) that is to say the number of male births she had ever had and those who are still alive and will write (the answer) in P28M. He/she will ask the same question about the number of female children, and will write it in P28F.
One will write zeros "00" in the appropriate boxes if there were no live birth to this woman.
Remark:
The number of children surviving (still alive) must be equal or smaller than the total number of children ever born.
This is why:
The number in box P27F must be equal or larger than that in box P28F.
Females only (Women aged 12 years or more)
[Questions P27-P30.]
P28. Children surviving
Specify in the appropriate boxes the number of boys still alive and the number of girls still alive, according to the declaration of the interviewee.
- If no child were ever born (P27 = 00), write 00 in these boxes
_ _ M [boys]
_ _ F [girls]
Questions asked to persons of the female sex, of at least 12 years of age (P27 to P30)
The questions going from P27 to P30 aim at knowing:
The number of children surviving, that is who are still living (P28).
The number of children born alive during the past 12 months, either still alive or already deceased (P29 and P30).
Remark:
1. For female children aged less than 12 years, as for all persons of the male sex, the census enumerator will not write anything in P27, P28, P29 and P30.
2. These questions will be asked to all concerned persons in all discretion and privacy.
3. In order to ensure that all questions were asked, it is necessary to fill in the appropriate boxes with zeros "00" if the interviewed person never had any child.
P28: Children surviving/still living
The census enumerator will ask directly the question to a woman (or to a single mother) that is to say the number of male births she had ever had and those who are still alive and will write (the answer) in P28M. He/she will ask the same question about the number of female children, and will write it in P28F.
One will write zeros "00" in the appropriate boxes if there were no live birth to this woman.
Remark:
The number of children surviving (still alive) must be equal or smaller than the total number of children ever born.
This is why:
The number in box P27F must be equal or larger than that in box P28F.
[Questions 33-36 were asked of resident women aged 12 years or older.]
34. Among those children, how many are still alive?
P34: Children are still alive
Ask: Among those children, how many are still alive?
Write the number of boys that are still alive in the box provided
Write the number of girls that are still alive in the box provided
If none or there had been live births but all had died, write "00" in appropriate sex for each sex and proceed to the next person.
For female headed households, you should be able to verify this information from P02 [relationship] and P03 [sex].
If for example the woman has only two boys and two girls then you should write "02" in P33 male and "02" in P33 female.
[Questions 33-36 were asked of resident women aged 12 years or older.]
34. Among those children, how many are still alive?
P34: Children are still alive
Ask: Among those children, how many are still alive?
Write the number of boys that are still alive in the box provided
Write the number of girls that are still alive in the box provided
If none or there had been live births but all had died, write "00" in appropriate sex for each sex and proceed to the next person.
For female headed households, you should be able to verify this information from P02 [relationship] and P03 [sex].
If for example the woman has only two boys and two girls then you should write "02" in P33 male and "02" in P33 female.
B22. Number of children surviving
Males: _____
Females: _____
B22. Number of children surviving
Males: _____
Females: _____
Women aged 10 years and older
[Question B43-B46 were asked of resident women age 10 years or older.]
B45-B46. Surviving children
B45/46: number of children still alive
Record the number of children still living according to sex. These are the children born alive to the woman regardless of the father and who are still alive. These children can live with their mother in the household or elsewhere.
NB: Do not leave blank, record 00 if there are no children still alive.
Women aged 10 years and older
[Question B43-B46 were asked of resident women age 10 years or older.]
B45-B46. Surviving children
B45/46: number of children still alive
Record the number of children still living according to sex. These are the children born alive to the woman regardless of the father and who are still alive. These children can live with their mother in the household or elsewhere.
NB: Do not leave blank, record 00 if there are no children still alive.
P27. Female _ _
P33. Female _ _
P26 and P27 -- Total children born alive
135. In these columns you must record the number of children born alive by women age 10 years or older, even if the children) is/are dead.
136. A child born alive is one who cries or who shows some other signs of life after being born.
137. Include all children who have died, even if they died shortly after birth, all children who have grown up and left the house, all children born to other men as well as to the present husband.
Do not include:
138. Children who were born dead and did not show any sign of life, adopted children, children born to the present husband by another woman, grandchildren, nephews/nieces, etc.
P26 -- Total male births
139. Ask: "Has this woman borne any children?" if the answer is "Yes", then ask:
"How many male children has she borne alive?" Write the number in column P26. Record "00" if she has not had a live male birth. Always use two digits.
P27 -- Total female births
"How many female children has she borne alive?" Write the number in column P27. Record "00" if she has not had a live female birth. Always use two digits.
P32 -- Male children dead
145. Ask: "How many of the male children are dead?" Write the answer in column P32. Record "00" if she has no male child dead. Always use two digits.
P33 -- Female children dead
146. Ask: "How many of the female children are dead?" Write the answer in column P33. Record "00" if she has no female child dead. Always use two digits.
147. Sometimes a woman may forget to mention children who died in infancy and does not wish to be reminded of painful events; you must therefore put this question tactfully and sympathetically.
148. If a woman has never borne a child, record "00" in each of the eight columns. Similarly, if a woman has children in one or two categories only enter the numbers as appropriate and record "00" in the remaining column or columns. Never leave them blank.
149. You have to be careful when you record answers pertaining to the total number of children borne by a woman in her lifetime. The total number of children ever born by a woman will not likely exceed 17 and use that number as a guide. You must therefore probe further if the total number of children recorded for a woman in P26 and P27 exceeds 17.
[Questions P26 - P33: Females age 10 or older]
P32-33 Dead (record as given) ("00" No child)
[] F __
Females aged 10 years and over [Questions P34-P37]
P35. Children living in household
P36. Children living elsewhere
Columns (P01) to (P20) -- These should provide particulars of all persons who slept in the household on census night. The questions therefore apply to all persons irrespective of age or sex, except P13 which applies to persons 5 years and above.
Columns (P34M) to (P37F) -- Fertility.
Questions P34M to P37F apply to all women aged 10 years and over. For all males and for girls aged less than 10 years, put a dash in each of these spaces as appropriate.
161. These questions must be answered for all women aged 10 years and over, irrespective of their marital status, and whatever their relationship to the head of the household is.
P34M and P34F -- Total children born alive
162. In these columns you must record the number of children born alive by women aged 10 years and over, even if the child(ren) is/are dead.
163. A child born alive is one who cries or who shows some other signs of life after being born.
164. Make sure you record all children the woman gave birth to, including all children who have died, even if they died shortly after birth; children who have grown up and left the house; children born to other men as well as to the present husband/partner.
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165. Do not include children who were born dead and did not show any sign of life (still births), adopted children, children born to the present husband by another woman (step children), grandchildren, nephews/nieces, etc.
P34M -- Total male births
166. Ask, "Has (name) given birth to any child?" if the answer is 'yes' then ask, "How many male children ever born alive to (name)?". Write the number in column (P34M). Record '00' if (name) has not had a male live birth.
P34F- Total female births
167. Ask, "How many female children ever born alive to (name)?"Write the number in column (P34F). Record '00' if (name) has not had a female live birth.
15.2. _ _ How many of her children are still living?
P-20a. Still living
_ _ How many [total] children, are still alive?
_ _ How many boys are still alive?
_ _ How many girls are still alive?
For example, if 2 children of the 3 given in P-20 are still alive, 1 boy and 1 girl, write:
[Example shows 02 for total, 01 for boys and 01 for girls.]
P-42 Total children surviving and living in this household
_ _
b. How many are boys?
_ _
c. How many are girls?
_ _
(P-42): Total children surviving and living in this household:
a. How many of (the person's) children are still alive and living with her in this household, including grown-ups?
b. How many are boys?
c. How many are girls?
Confirm that the total of b. and c. matches a. If there are any discrepancies, probe.
The total cannot be greater than the total for children ever born alive in P-42.
P-43 Total children surviving and living elsewhere
_ _
b. How many are boys?
_ _
c. How many are girls?
_ _
(P-43): Total children surviving and living elsewhere:
a. How many of (the person's) children are still alive and living elsewhere, including grown-ups?
b. How many are boys?
c. How many are girls?
Confirm that the total of b. and c. matches a. If there are any discrepancies, probe.
The total for P-42 plus P-43 cannot be greater than the total for children ever born alive in P-41.
[3.7] Household members
[3.7.8] Fertility
Now, I am going to ask you questions about your biological children.
[3.7.8.3] How many of the respondent's children are still alive? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
No questionnaire text is available for this sample.
27. How many of these children are living with [the respondent] in this household?
Female _ _
28. How many of those children are living elsewhere (not in this household)?
Female _ _
Q28 "How many of those children are living elsewhere (not in this household)?" Continuing with the same respondent ask question 28.
Women aged 12 to 64
[Questions P26 through P30 were asked of women aged 12 to 64.]
P27. How many children of this woman are currently alive?
Women aged 12 to 64
[Questions P26 through P30 were asked of women aged 12 to 64.]
P27. How many children of this woman are currently alive?
Women aged 15 to 64
[Questions P46 - P49 were asked of women aged 15 to 64.]
P47. How many of this woman's children are currently alive?
19. How many children were born alive to [the respondent] and who are now living in this household?
Indicate the sex of the children:
____ Males
____ Females
20. How many children were born alive to [the respondent] and who are now living elsewhere?
Indicate the sex of the children:
____ Males
____ Females
20. How many children were born alive to [the respondent] and who are now living elsewhere?
Indicate the sex of the children:
____ Males
____ Females
21. How many male/female children were born alive to [respondent] and are now living with her in this household?
Male _ _
Female _ _
22. How many male/female children were born alive to [respondent] and are now living elsewhere?
Male _ _
Female _ _
23. How many male/female children were born alive to [respondent] and are now dead?
Male _ _
Female _ _
24. How many male/female children were born alive to [respondent] in the last 12 months?
Male _ _
Female _ _
Question 21: How many children have you given birth to? How many are male? How many are female? How many are living with you here?
This question wants to know the number of children born alive to the woman you interview, and how many live with their mother in the household. Don't forget to ask how many are male and how many are female. Write the answers using two digits and shade the corresponding space.
[Illustration for question 21 is omitted]
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For example, if a woman has two male children, then shade code "02" in the space provided for male children and code "00" in the place provided for female children. If a woman does not live with the children or has never given birth to a live child, write "00" and shade the appropriate space depending on the sex of the child.
Question 22: How many children have you given birth to who live in other places?
If a mother has children who live away from where you found her, write their total number differentiating between males and females and shading the corresponding spaces.
It must be stressed that if the children live near the mother's household (example in the same village), they should be considered as living away from the mother. If a woman does not have any male children who live away or doesn't have any children, write "00" and shade the corresponding space.
[Illustration for question 22 is omitted]
Note: Use two digits when filling the number of children.
Children ever born
28. How many male/female children were born alive to [the respondent] and are now living with you/her in this household?
29. How many male/female children were born alive to [the respondent] and are now living elsewhere?
30. How many male/female children were born alive to [the respondent] and are now unfortunately dead?
Number of children ever born alive:
18. Total born alive ______
19. Still living ______
Column 19: Number of children ever born alive who are still living
Ask: "From the number of children even born alive, how many of them are still living as of 0:00 am of April 1, 1970?"
Record the number of children ever born alive who are still living as of 0:00 am of April 1, 1970 in this column.
If record "none" in column 18, do not ask this question and write a dash in this column.
Ever-married women refer to women whose marital status in column 17 is married, widowed, divorced, or separated.
For the nuns whose marital status is "nun-ever married", ask for the number of children ever born alive as well.
L23. Number of children who have ever been born living in this household_ _
L24. Number of children who have ever been born living elsewhere _ _
The children who live at birth even though the children have lived at a single moment after birth.
For infants who are not breathing at birth is classified as death before delivery and are not counted as children ever born.
Number of children ever born means the children who live at the delivery, and still living, or surviving until the time of census.
Number of children ever born excludes:
Ask those who are 11 years old and over, or who were born before or in 1968 (Monkey year)
Columns 22 - 25
Ask only ever married women
Columns 23 -25 Children ever born (as at 0.00 hour of April 1, 1980)
Column 23 Number of children ever born in this household
Ask ever married women "Let me know, [person's name], how many of your children ever born?"
Record the number of children ever born who are living in the household corresponding to the line of the women being asked.
If the woman has not any child ever born at all, record "00" in _ _ corresponding to the line of the woman.
Column 24 Number of children ever born who live in other places
Ask "How many of your children ever born who live in other places?"
Record number of children ever born who live in other places in _ _ corresponding to the line of the woman in this column.
If the women have no children ever born who live in _ _ other places, record "00" in corresponding to the line of the woman.
L21. Number of children ever born living in this household
How many children ever born does (name) have and live in this household? _ _
L22. Number of children ever born living outside household
How many children still living outside household does (name) have?
L23. Number of children ever born who have died
How many children ever born who have died does (name) have?
Column 21: Number of ever born children in this household
Ask "......... (name) ........... how many children were ever born in this household?"
Record the number of ever born children that live in this household on the line that corresponds to that particular woman.
If there is no ever born child in this household, record "00" on the line that corresponds to that particular woman.
Column 22: Number of ever born children who live elsewhere
Ask: "........ (name) ....... how many of your ever born children who live elsewhere?"
Record the number of ever born children who live elsewhere on the line that corresponds to that particular woman.
If there is no ever born child who lives elsewhere, record "00" on the line that corresponds to that particular woman.
Column 23: Number of ever born children who died
Ask: "........ (name) ....... how many of your ever born children who died?"
Record the number of ever born children who died elsewhere on the line that corresponds to that particular woman.
If there is no ever born child who died, record "00" on the line that corresponds to that particular woman.
For ever married women who never have children, record "00" on the same line of that particular woman in column 21, 22, and 23.
L20. Number of living children_ _
These are children who were alive at delivery and at the time of the census.
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 L20: Number of living children
Female residents of 12 or more of age
[columns P25-29]
(P26) Living children
Columns P25, P26, P27, P28 and P29 only concern resident persons of the female sex aged 12 or more (those born before November 1998). Check for this purpose column P04 for sex and column P06 for date of birth or age.
For female resident persons aged less than 12 and men, these columns are without purpose and will be filled by dashes.
Column P26: Children currently living
Pose the following question: "Among these births, how many boys are currently living? And how many girls are currently living?" Then record the total number of boys living in the boxes marked "M" for male and the total number of girls living in the boxes marked "F" for female.
Example: Awa has 2 boys and 2 girls currently living, record in the boxes as follows:
27. Children ever born (live born)
(a) How many live born children has (N) [the respondent] ever had and how many are males and females?
(b) How many of (N's) [the respondent's] live born children are still alive and how many are males and females?
Fertility
(Ask married, widowed and divorced females age 12 or older)
[Questions 30-33 were asked of ever married females age 12 or older]
31. How many of the children to whom you gave birth are alive now? ____
(Questions 29-42 are for persons age 12 or older)
Fertility status (30 - 33)
(Married, widowed, or divorced women age 12 or older)
(Ask questions 31-33 to women who experienced a live birth [according to] question 30)
Question 31: Of these children of yours that had been born, how many are presently alive?
23. How many of the children you have given birth are alive now?____
[Questions 21-34 are for persons age 12 or older]
Fertility status (22-26)
(Married, widowed, or divorced women age 12 or older)
Question 23: Of these children of yours that had been born alive, how many are presently alive?
32. How many children (female or male) have you ever given birth?
Female _ _
Male _ _
33. How many of these children are still alive?
Female _ _
Male _ _
Whatever the age and gender of the children to whom the woman gave (live) birth, and regardless of whether they are living in that house or not, the number of living children is to be entered in numeric form separately into the "Female" and "Male" sections, respectively. In situations where it is only female or male children that are alive, a "0" is to be entered either into the female or male box, depending for which of these [genders] there are no children.
For women among whom none of the children they had given birth to had survived as of the time of the census, "0" is to be entered both into the "Female" and "Male" boxes.
Attention! The gender-specific total numbers obtained in the answer to question 33, should be equal to or less than the total numbers in the responses to question 32. (The number of a woman's surviving children, is equal to or less than the number of children she gave birth to).
32. How many children (female or male) have you ever given birth?
Female _ _
Male _ _
33. How many of these children are still alive?
Female _ _
Male _ _
Whatever the age and gender of the children to whom the woman gave (live) birth, and regardless of whether they are living in that house or not, the number of living children is to be entered in numeric form separately into the "Female" and "Male" sections, respectively. In situations where it is only female or male children that are alive, a "0" is to be entered either into the female or male box, depending for which of these [genders] there are no children.
For women among whom none of the children they had given birth to had survived as of the time of the census, "0" is to be entered both into the "Female" and "Male" boxes.
Attention! The gender-specific total numbers obtained in the answer to question 33, should be equal to or less than the total numbers in the responses to question 32. (The number of a woman's surviving children, is equal to or less than the number of children she gave birth to).
Question 17 and 18 Activity Status and Occupation
134. Questions 17 and 18 are concerned with how people provide for themselves, how they make their living. The questions apply to women as well as to men.
135. In the week before census night, almost everyone in Uganda will have done something to provide for him or herself. It is your job to discover and record what each person did. It does not matter whether they had a job or were paid for what they did. A person who farmed or fished or replaced thatch on a roof or cultivated a vegetable garden worked. So did people who were in paid employment.
136. Ask the questions as they are set out here and on the questionnaire and talk about each member of the household until you understand what he or she did in the way of making a living last week. Make entries on the questionnaire only when you have the picture clear in your mind.
Question 18 Occupation Last Week
144. "What kind of work did the person do?"
145. If the person was "employed", "self-employed" or "unpaid" we require an exact description of what the person did. For others write "N/A".
146. Remember that we are interested in the main or most important activity. It is sometimes difficult to get an exact answer but you should aim always to provide a two or three word description of what the person did - for example, "sales manager", "typist clerk", "motor mechanic", "foreman carpenter", "primary teacher", "forklift operator". Avoid general terms such as "operator", "clerk", "manager" "selling", "business" or "civil servant". We need to know just what it was the person operated, what kind of a clerk or mechanic, whether a teacher taught in primary or secondary school or at university, whether the person was selling vegetables on the roadside or operating a retail shop or selling motor spares, whether the civil servant was an office messenger, a filing clerk, an executive officer, a government medical doctor or a permanent secretary.
147. Speak to the person concerned whenever possible. Members of the household are often vague as to the occupations of others.
148. If the person is in employment you may find you get a better idea of his/her job by asking for the job title and recording that.
149. Many people may be described as "farmers" or "peasants". It is important that we know what kind of farmers they are.
150. A person living in his/her village, who worked in village or subsistence agriculture last week and who did no other work may be entered as "peasant farmer" which you may shorten to "p farmer". Such a person may do a variety of tasks in growing or gathering produce to feed and clothe his/her family and may sell some produce but is not a commercial farmer.
151. If the person grows crops such as coffee or cotton or raises chickens or other livestock mainly for sale enter them as "coffee grower", "cotton farmer", "market gardener" or as the case may be.
152. Many of these farmers engage in more than one activity but in describing their work you should pick the main activity - the one to which most time is given - the one which the person regards as most important - the one which is commercial.
153. A person may not have worked last week because he or she was temporarily absent from work. In such cases ask about the person's normal occupation. A teacher on holiday, for example, may not have been teaching last week because the schools are closed, but the occupation should be entered as "primary teacher" or "secondary teacher" as the case may be.
154. The next set of questions, 19 to 22, applies to all women aged 12 or over.
155. An answer is required of all women in this category whether or not they are married, whether or not they are still attending school, and whether or not you think they may have borne children.
156. If the person is male or is a girl aged 0-11 years, write "N/A" on line 19 and leave the rest of the column blank.
157. If possible, speak to the woman herself. She will know about the children she has borne and will be able to answer the question more accurately than anyone else.
158. We are concerned with the number of children a woman has borne alive. A child born alive is one who cries after being born. Do not include still births - that is children who did not cry.
159. Ask, "Has this woman borne any children?"
160. If the woman has never borne any children alive, write "0" on lines 19 and 20 and leave lines 21 and 22 blank.
161. If the woman has borne a child or children, ask
"How many children has she borne?"
162. Write the number on line 19. The census is concerned with all the children a woman has borne. Include children who have grown up and left home, children borne by the women to other men as well as her present husband, her children who are living away from home and children who have died even if they died shortly after birth. Be careful to include young babies.
163. Do not include adopted children or step children or children who live with the household but were not borne by the woman herself.
164. "How many of the children she has borne are still alive?"
165. Write the number of children still alive.
166. "When was the last child born?"
167. Record the month and year for children born between 1985 and 1990. For children born before 1985 it will be enough to record the year of birth.
168. "Is the child still alive?"
169. Write "yes" or "no" as appropriate.
170. You have completed particulars of persons in the household. Now check,
that no line has been left blank if it should have been completed,
that others can read what you have written,
that the information you have recorded agrees item with item.
171. If you find that things have gone wrong or there are mistakes or omissions put them right. The record must be complete and accurate before you leave the household.
172. When you are satisfied that the particulars of all persons are correctly recorded, turn over the page and complete the remaining sections of the questionnaire.
173. Record the particulars of disabled persons, the household information and housing conditions on the back of the first page relating to the household. If you have used two or more pages for particulars of persons because there were more than ten in the household on census night, draw a diagonal line across the household particulars on second and subsequent pages.
174. If you are enumerating persons in institutions or in the floating population, leave these sections blank.
For all children ever born
P23 How many children has name borne? (Write number, if none, write "00") male ___ female ___
P24 How many are living in this household? (Write number, if none, write "00") male ___ female ___
P25 How many are alive, but living elsewhere? (Write number, if none, write "00") male ___ female ___
P26 How many are dead? (Write number, if none, write "00") male ___ female ___
Question P24: Children Living in the Household
Ask, "How many are living in this Household?"
180. Write the number of children living with her in the Household for this question. Use the same format as used in Question P23.
For all children ever born
P23 How many children has name borne? (Write number, if none, write "00") male ___ female ___
P24 How many are living in this household? (Write number, if none, write "00") male ___ female ___
P25 How many are alive, but living elsewhere? (Write number, if none, write "00") male ___ female ___
P26 How many are dead? (Write number, if none, write "00") male ___ female ___
Question P25: Children Living Elsewhere
Ask, "How many are alive but living elsewhere?"
181. Write the number of children living elsewhere. Use the same format as used in Question P23.
For females (12-54 years) only
P28 Of the total children ever borne, how many are alive? Among these children, how many are boys and how many are girls? If the woman has never given birth, record 00 in the boxes below. 97 = N/A.
19. Have you had children born alive?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 9 Not known
253. For question no. 15 "Of the following types of activities, which did you do last week?", you should read the list of possible answers, one by one and in the order that is presented in the Census document, waiting for an affirmative answer. When you get it, mark the corresponding box with an "X", and do not read the following alternatives.
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As you will observe, the series of possible answers is divided into two parts: A and B.
If a person being enumerated answers part A, you will ask the following questions from the chapter. On the contrary, if a person answers part B, you will not ask the rest of the questions from chapter III; cross them out with a diagonal line and go to chapter IV.
Taking into account the previous instructions, if a person answers within part A of question no. 15 you should ask questions no. 16, 17, and 18.
Mrs. de Gonzáles (28 years old) answers that during last week she only took care of the home. (Part B). Looking at the Census document, indicate what you should do to the following:
A young woman of 14 years answers affirmatively to the question "Did you study and not work?" What will you do in this case?
Mrs. De González says that last week, along with habitual duties of the home, she knit a sweater for her husband. What should you do?
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259. Remember that all jobs that are done in a home for the use of its members or for gifts to other people should be considered "Duties of the home".
300. For question no. 20, "Of the children that were born alive, how many live in this house?"; "How many live in another place?"; "How many died?"
You should pause between questions, with the purpose of getting the answer and writing it down in the corresponding place. If the answer to some of the questions is none, write down "0" (zero).
A woman informs you that she had two children; a daughter who lives with her and a son who died at the age of 21. Make the corresponding notations.
[Below the text are two forms, one of which is filled out but illegible]
You should always ask the written questions, never leave a question to be implied.
19. How many children born alive in total have you had?
When you ask the question "How many total children born alive have you had?," it refers to all children born alive during the life of the enumerated woman up to the day of the census, whether legitimate or natural, from a marriage, current union or any other previous state. Because it concerns children born alive, stillborn children should not be included, but those who were born alive and died soon thereafter should be included.
If a woman had any children, you should continue the interview.
On the contrary, that is to say, if she did not have children, write down "0" (zero) in question No. 19; do not ask questions No. 20 and 21; cross them out with a diagonal line and go to the next person.
[Questions 20 and 21 were asked of women age 15 or older who had children born alive.]
20. Of your children born alive,
When you ask the question "How many total children born alive have you had?," it refers to all children born alive during the life of the enumerated woman up to the day of the census, whether legitimate or natural, from a marriage, current union or any other previous state. Because it concerns children born alive, stillborn children should not be included, but those who were born alive and died soon thereafter should be included.
If a woman had any children, you should continue the interview.
On the contrary, that is to say, if she did not have children, write down "0" (zero) in question No. 19; do not ask questions No. 20 and 21; cross them out with a diagonal line and go to the next person.
Question No. 20 is:
How many currently live abroad?
How many have died?
Pause between questions, with the purpose of getting the answer and writing it down in the corresponding place.
When a woman tells you that she has children who live abroad, ask how many of these children are men and how many are women [males or females].
Only if the answer to any of the questions is none, write down "0" (zero).
You should always ask the question as they are worded in the document, never imply an answer.
30. Of those children, how many are currently alive?
[] Do not know
Question 30. Of them, how many are currently alive?
Fill in the box corresponding to the quantity of children currently alive that they tell you.
For women 12 years or older:
[Questions 39-42 are asked of women aged 12 and older.]
40. Of the sons and daughters born alive, how many are currently alive?
Total daughters and sons currently alive (PerFM02) _ _
Unknown (PerFM02_1) _
Note in the corresponding question the quantity of live sons and daughters on the date of the census.
It can happen that, upon specifying the quantity of children that currently live, the interviewed woman remembers children born live that she did not include in the total. If this situation is presented, the system allows you to return to the previous question to note the correct number.
16. Of the total children born alive, how many are currently alive?
[] None
Question No.16
[Children currently alive]
[The instructions refer to a graphic of section VI, question 16 on the census form.]
-- Write down, in the space provided, the number of children that are alive currently.
-- If the answer is none, fill in the appropriate cell.
No questionnaire text is available for this sample.
c. How many of your children are not living
_ _
Question c: Number of your children that are not alive
This figure reports the number of the respondent's biological children who are not alive at the time of census (died before April 1, 1989); including newborns who were born alive and died a few minutes, or a few days after their birth.
The definition of a newborn alive is a child who was born under these conditions:
Having signs of living after being born:
Breathing
Heart is slowly beating
Notes: Interviewers should pay attention to the number of newborns that died after a few minutes or days of their delivery, and for whom the mother did not filed a birth certificate and/or dead certificate. Abortion, miscarriage, and stillbirth are not considered as birth or dead.
d. Total number of children ever born
_ _
Question d: Total number of biological children
Interviewers sum up the number of children in questions a, b and c: the number of biological children living in the household, the number of biological children living elsewhere, and the number of children not alive.
19*. Now, I would like to ask you about children that you have ever born. Please tell me:
____ b. No. of children living elsewhere
_ _ c. No. of children died
_ _ d. Total number of children ever born
Question 19(*): (This question must be asked during the interview process)
In order to accurately obtain the women's childbearing history, the investigator must meet them in person and ask the women directly. The investigator may not ask other people in the household. Before asking items a, b, c, and d, the investigator must read the opening section "Now I would like to ask, please let me know:"
Question 19.a): How many children are currently living with you?
The number of children currently living with the subject are those the subject actually gave birth to, and are identified as residing in the same household as the mother, regardless of whether the children are part of the marriage, or whether the children belong to a previous husband or the current husband. However, adopted children or stepchildren will not be counted. The investigator records the number of children currently living with the subject on the line available next to item a). [An example has been omitted.]
19.b) The number of children who are currently living somewhere else?
The number of children who are currently living somewhere else are the children the subject gave birth to but who currently (at the time of the investigation) are not residing in the same household. These include birth children of the subject who have already married and moved out to a separate household, who are on business trips, or who have become adopted children, etc. The investigator records the number of children living somewhere else on the line available in this item.
19.c) What is the number of children who have died?
The number of children who are deceased is the number of "live birth children" to whom the subject gave birth, but who have died before the investigation. Then what is the number of "live birth children"?
Live births are all the children to whom the woman gave birth and were alive up to the time of the investigation (meaning that when the child was born, it had vital signs like crying, breathing, a heartbeat, the vibration of the umbilical cord, etc.; and excluding stillborn babies). [These are counted as live births] regardless of whether the children are part of a marriage, or belong to a current husband or a previous husband. [These are counted as live births] whether or not the children are currently (at the time of the investigation) still alive, and whether the children are currently living in the same household with the subject, or living somewhere else. The investigator records the number of the subject's live births that passed away before the time of the investigation in the two boxes on line 19.c.
19.d) How many children did you give birth to in total?
After asking items 19.a., 19.b., and 19.c., the investigator must ask the subject the total number of live births the subject gave birth to up to the time of the investigation. Then compare the answer to the total of the results recorded in 19.a, 19.b, and 19.c. If they are the same, the investigator writes that total number of children in the two designated boxes. If the subject's answer for the total number of live births is not the same as the total of 19.a + 19.b + 19.c, then the investigator needs to ask further questions to verify and adjust the results. The investigator cannot just add the results of 19.a, 19.b, and 19.c and record the result here.
Note: + If the answer for item a, b, or c is "zero", then the investigator only needs to write "00" on the adjacent line or in the equivalent boxes.
+ If the subject has never given birth (write "00" in item 19.d), then the investigator skips Question 20 and goes to the next person. If there is no one else in the household, then the investigator skips to the household deaths section.
19*. Now, I would like to ask you about children that you have ever born. Please tell me:
____ b. No. of children living elsewhere
_ _ c. No. of children died
_ _ d. Total number of children ever born
Question 19(*): (This question must be asked during the interview process)
In order to accurately obtain the women's childbearing history, the investigator must meet them in person and ask the women directly. The investigator may not ask other people in the household. Before asking items a, b, c, and d, the investigator must read the opening section "Now I would like to ask, please let me know:"
Question 19.a): How many children are currently living with you?
The number of children currently living with the subject are those the subject actually gave birth to, and are identified as residing in the same household as the mother, regardless of whether the children are part of the marriage, or whether the children belong to a previous husband or the current husband. However, adopted children or stepchildren will not be counted. The investigator records the number of children currently living with the subject on the line available next to item a). [An example has been omitted.]
19.b) The number of children who are currently living somewhere else?
The number of children who are currently living somewhere else are the children the subject gave birth to but who currently (at the time of the investigation) are not residing in the same household. These include birth children of the subject who have already married and moved out to a separate household, who are on business trips, or who have become adopted children, etc. The investigator records the number of children living somewhere else on the line available in this item.
19.c) What is the number of children who have died?
The number of children who are deceased is the number of "live birth children" to whom the subject gave birth, but who have died before the investigation. Then what is the number of "live birth children"?
Live births are all the children to whom the woman gave birth and were alive up to the time of the investigation (meaning that when the child was born, it had vital signs like crying, breathing, a heartbeat, the vibration of the umbilical cord, etc.; and excluding stillborn babies). [These are counted as live births] regardless of whether the children are part of a marriage, or belong to a current husband or a previous husband. [These are counted as live births] whether or not the children are currently (at the time of the investigation) still alive, and whether the children are currently living in the same household with the subject, or living somewhere else. The investigator records the number of the subject's live births that passed away before the time of the investigation in the two boxes on line 19.c.
19.d) How many children did you give birth to in total?
After asking items 19.a., 19.b., and 19.c., the investigator must ask the subject the total number of live births the subject gave birth to up to the time of the investigation. Then compare the answer to the total of the results recorded in 19.a, 19.b, and 19.c. If they are the same, the investigator writes that total number of children in the two designated boxes. If the subject's answer for the total number of live births is not the same as the total of 19.a + 19.b + 19.c, then the investigator needs to ask further questions to verify and adjust the results. The investigator cannot just add the results of 19.a, 19.b, and 19.c and record the result here.
Note: + If the answer for item a, b, or c is "zero", then the investigator only needs to write "00" on the adjacent line or in the equivalent boxes.
+ If the subject has never given birth (write "00" in item 19.d), then the investigator skips Question 20 and goes to the next person. If there is no one else in the household, then the investigator skips to the household deaths section.
33a. How many children to whom you have given birth are currently living with you in this household?
33b. How many children to whom you have given birth aren't currently living with you in this household (living elsewhere)?
F-1 Live birth
Have you ever had a live birth? (Including babies who dies after birth)
F-2 Age at first live birth
How old were you when you first had a live birth? ____
F-4
a. How many are still living with you? How many of these are male and how many female?
b. How many are living elsewhere in some other household? How many of these are male and how many are female?
c. How many died? How many of these are male and how many are female?
1. You are about to start a new topic so you have to prepare the respondent by informing her that you are now going to ask her questions about children and child bearing. Remember these are questions to be asked of female adults and not for husbands to answer for their wives, except where it is inevitable. Questions on fertility are to be asked only of those females who are 12 years old and over and they involve only their own children.
F - 4: Of the children born to you alive how many ...?
5. The number of male and female children ever born alive to this female is to be recorded separately in three different categories. These are: still living and still at home with the respondent (i.e staying in the same household with the respondent); still living but staying with some other households e.g other relatives, married off, in institutions e.t.c; 'and those who have since died (regardless of whether the death took place just after birth or much later in life).
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6. If a woman is visiting, then the question of "still living with you should be asked with respect to her usual place of residence. That is about children she normally stays with. Enter the number of children as reported by sex in two digits e.g. 1 male child living with her = 01, 2 children = 02, 10 children = 10 and they should be entered into the respective boxes. If the answer is none enter 00, never leave a box blank except where there is a 'Go To instruction.
F-1 Live birth
Have you ever had a live birth? (Including babies who dies after birth)
F-2 Age at first live birth
How old were you when you first had a live birth? ____
F-4
a. How many are still living with you? How many of these are male and how many female?
b. How many are living elsewhere in some other household? How many of these are male and how many are female?
c. How many died? How many of these are male and how many are female?
1. You are about to start a new topic so you have to prepare the respondent by informing her that you are now going to ask her questions about children and child bearing. Remember these are questions to be asked of female adults and not for husbands to answer for their wives, except where it is inevitable. Questions on fertility are to be asked only of those females who are 12 years old and over and they involve only their own children.
F - 4: Of the children born to you alive how many ...?
5. The number of male and female children ever born alive to this female is to be recorded separately in three different categories. These are: still living and still at home with the respondent (i.e staying in the same household with the respondent); still living but staying with some other households e.g other relatives, married off, in institutions e.t.c; 'and those who have since died (regardless of whether the death took place just after birth or much later in life).
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6. If a woman is visiting, then the question of "still living with you should be asked with respect to her usual place of residence. That is about children she normally stays with. Enter the number of children as reported by sex in two digits e.g. 1 male child living with her = 01, 2 children = 02, 10 children = 10 and they should be entered into the respective boxes. If the answer is none enter 00, never leave a box blank except where there is a 'Go To instruction.
F-1 Live birth
Have you ever had a live birth? (Including babies who dies after birth)
F-2 Age at first live birth
How old were you when you first had a live birth? ____
F-4
a. How many are still living with you? How many of these are male and how many female?
b. How many are living elsewhere in some other household? How many of these are male and how many are female?
c. How many died? How many of these are male and how many are female?
1. You are about to start a new topic so you have to prepare the respondent by informing her that you are now going to ask her questions about children and child bearing. Remember these are questions to be asked of female adults and not for husbands to answer for their wives, except where it is inevitable. Questions on fertility are to be asked only of those females who are 12 years old and over and they involve only their own children.
F - 4: Of the children born to you alive how many ...?
5. The number of male and female children ever born alive to this female is to be recorded separately in three different categories. These are: still living and still at home with the respondent (i.e staying in the same household with the respondent); still living but staying with some other households e.g other relatives, married off, in institutions e.t.c; 'and those who have since died (regardless of whether the death took place just after birth or much later in life).
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6. If a woman is visiting, then the question of "still living with you should be asked with respect to her usual place of residence. That is about children she normally stays with. Enter the number of children as reported by sex in two digits e.g. 1 male child living with her = 01, 2 children = 02, 10 children = 10 and they should be entered into the respective boxes. If the answer is none enter 00, never leave a box blank except where there is a 'Go To instruction.
F-1 Live birth
Have you ever had a live birth? (Including babies who dies after birth)
F-2 Age at first live birth
How old were you when you first had a live birth? ____
F-4
a. How many are still living with you? How many of these are male and how many female?
b. How many are living elsewhere in some other household? How many of these are male and how many are female?
c. How many died? How many of these are male and how many are female?
1. You are about to start a new topic so you have to prepare the respondent by informing her that you are now going to ask her questions about children and child bearing. Remember these are questions to be asked of female adults and not for husbands to answer for their wives, except where it is inevitable. Questions on fertility are to be asked only of those females who are 12 years old and over and they involve only their own children.
F - 4: Of the children born to you alive how many ...?
5. The number of male and female children ever born alive to this female is to be recorded separately in three different categories. These are: still living and still at home with the respondent (i.e staying in the same household with the respondent); still living but staying with some other households e.g other relatives, married off, in institutions e.t.c; 'and those who have since died (regardless of whether the death took place just after birth or much later in life).
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6. If a woman is visiting, then the question of "still living with you should be asked with respect to her usual place of residence. That is about children she normally stays with. Enter the number of children as reported by sex in two digits e.g. 1 male child living with her = 01, 2 children = 02, 10 children = 10 and they should be entered into the respective boxes. If the answer is none enter 00, never leave a box blank except where there is a 'Go To instruction.
27. Of the children born to you alive:
a. How many are still living with you? How many of these are male and how many are female?
b. how many are living elsewhere in some other household? How many of these are male and how many are female?
c. how many died? How many of these are male and how many are female?
You are about to start a new topic so you have to prepare the respondent by informing her that you are now going to ask her questions about children and child bearing. Remember these are questions to be asked of female adults and not for husbands to answer for their wives, except where it is inevitable. Questions on fertility are to be asked only of those females who are 12 years and older and they involve only their own children.
P29: Live Births
This is a child who, after being delivered showed signs of life, like crying, movement by involuntary reflexes, etc. If a child never showed any of these actions when it was born, then it was not a live birth. Married females tend to leave out children from earlier marriages. These are also supposed to be included for all the questions. Shade first box for YES and the second for No. If the answer is NO, skip to Question P-33.
P30: Of The Children Born To You Alive How Many....?
The number of male and female children ever born alive to this female is to be recorded separately in three different categories. These are
If a woman is visiting, then the question of "still living with you" should be asked with respect to her usual place of residence. That is about children she normally stays with. Enter the number of children as reported by sex in two digits e.g. if 1 male child is living with her shade 0 in the first column and I in the second column under male. If the answer is none, enter 00 and shade the 2 zeros in the two columns. Never leave a column blank.
Of the children born to you alive how many are?.?
P39. Living with you now?
You are about to start a new topic so you have to prepare the respondent by informing her that you are now going to ask her questions about children and child bearing. Remember these are questions to be asked to females 12 years and older and not for husbands to answer for their wives. Questions on fertility are to be asked only to those females who are 12 years and older and they involve only their own children. If the female is a usual member present or a visitor, fertility questions have to be asked to them personally. If they are not around, a call back has to be made until they are found and information is collected. If the enumerator cannot find the female respondent even after making at least three visits, the enumerator should inform the supervisor.
P-39: Of the children born to you alive, how many are living with you now?
If the number of male and female children ever born alive to this female respondent are still living at home with the respondent i.e. staying in the same house with the respondent, enter the number of male and female children accordingly.
If a woman is visiting, question P-39 should be asked with respect to her usual place of residence. That is about children she normally stays with. Enter the number of children as reported by sex e.g. if 1 male child is living with her, enter 1 in the box for male. If the answer is none, enter 0 in the box but if the number of male or female children is ten or more enter the two digits in one box according to sex. Never leave a box blank.
Of the children born to you alive how many are?.?
P39. Living with you now?
You are about to start a new topic so you have to prepare the respondent by informing her that you are now going to ask her questions about children and child bearing. Remember these are questions to be asked to females 12 years and older and not for husbands to answer for their wives. Questions on fertility are to be asked only to those females who are 12 years and older and they involve only their own children. If the female is a usual member present or a visitor, fertility questions have to be asked to them personally. If they are not around, a call back has to be made until they are found and information is collected. If the enumerator cannot find the female respondent even after making at least three visits, the enumerator should inform the supervisor.
P-39: Of the children born to you alive, how many are living with you now?
If the number of male and female children ever born alive to this female respondent are still living at home with the respondent i.e. staying in the same house with the respondent, enter the number of male and female children accordingly.
If a woman is visiting, question P-39 should be asked with respect to her usual place of residence. That is about children she normally stays with. Enter the number of children as reported by sex e.g. if 1 male child is living with her, enter 1 in the box for male. If the answer is none, enter 0 in the box but if the number of male or female children is ten or more enter the two digits in one box according to sex. Never leave a box blank.
Of the children born to you alive how many are?.?
P40. Living elsewhere?
You are about to start a new topic so you have to prepare the respondent by informing her that you are now going to ask her questions about children and child bearing. Remember these are questions to be asked to females 12 years and older and not for husbands to answer for their wives.