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For all females aged 12 years and older

How many children has this woman given birth to, who were born alive and are now living elsewhere?

o. Boys____
p. Girls ____

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The questions in columns (m) to (u) apply to all women and girls aged twelve years and over.

124. Answers are required for all women in this category. It does not matter whether or not they are married, single, divorced or separated; whether or not they are still attending school; whether or not you think they have or have not borne children; or what their relationship to the head of the household -- you must ask the questions of all women and girls aged twelve and over.

125. For males and for girls under twelve years of age, write 'n/a' in column (m) and leave the rest blank.

126. Many women do not like answering questions about their children. There are various reasons for this, but it is your job to obtain the answers. It will require firmness and tact.

133. Next, ask
'Of the children she has borne alive, how many are living elsewhere?'

134. Write the number of boys who are living elsewhere in column (o) and the number of girls in column (p). If none of the boys or girls she has borne is living elsewhere, write '0' in the appropriate column.

135. Include in these columns all the children she has borne who are living somewhere else. It may be that they have grown up and married,

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or have gone off to work, or be living with relatives, or be in a boarding school, etc. Make sure that none of the children she has borne are missed and ask further questions to probe the matter fully -- 'are any of your children away?', 'at work?', 'married?', 'with relatives?'