P18a Male children ever born: How many male children has (name) ever born alive? (Living with you or elsewhere or dead) _ _
P19a Male children surviving: How many male children ever born alive to (name) are still surviving? (Living with you or elsewhere) _ _
P18a Male children ever born: How many male children has (name) ever born alive? (living with you or elsewhere or dead)
The question is to find out if the respondent has ever given birth to a male child and the number. Probe, for some women may forget to tell you about male children who died very young. The number includes those of her own male children staying with her, those staying elsewhere and those who died.
P19a Male children surviving: How many male children ever born alive to (name) are still surviving? (living with you or elsewhere)
The question is to find out the number of male children (name) ever born alive who are still living. The number surviving includes those male children staying with (name) and those staying elsewhere.