Section 5: Fertility
[Questions 5.1-5.11. for females ages 14-49]
5.11 Of what sex and age (in months) were the children who died and were the deaths registered?
If not stated, record 99
Child number 1
Sex
[] 1 Male
[] 2 Female
[] 9 Not stated
Age _ _
Registered
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 3 Don't know
[] 9 Not stated
Section 5: Fertility
[Females ages 14 to 49]
5.91 General
This section is comprised of question 5.1 through 5.11, and the information is to be completed only for females ages 14 to 49. The questions are of a very personal nature and you must assure the respondent that this type of information is very crucial to population/planning, since it provided very useful indicators of population growth. Be very careful when asking the questions from young women. In all instances, you must assure the parents and the youth how important these questions are to the study of and planning for issues related to reproductive health among young people. Reassure them of the confidentiality clause regarding Census data collection
These questions are related to the number of live-born children a woman has had. Some women might tend to exclude children who were born alive but subsequently died. These children are not to be excluded from the count. A live birth is the product of a pregnancy that shows some sign of life after expulsion, even if [the child] dies a few minutes after.
5.100 Question 5.9 through 5.11: Sex and registration of infant deaths
These questions relate to the live births reported at Q5.7 and Q5.8, and establish if any of these babies had died. If none of the children died, score "No" at Q5.9 and end the interview. If one or more died, check "Yes" and go to
In question 5.10, write in the number of male and female deaths and then enter the total in the "Total" box. In question 5.11, check the sex of each child who died, record the age, and indicate whether the death was registered or not. The age should be recorded in months. If younger than one month, score "00". If not stated, record "99". Remember that in Q5.11 you must account for the total recorded in Q5.10.
An example of how Q5.11 is completed is shown below:
[Table not included here]
Child no. 1 - A male child died at 2 months old and was not registered
Child no. 2 - A female child died at 5 months old. The death was registered
Child no. 3 - A male child died. The age was not stated and it was not known if the death was registered