49a. Is this latest child still 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.

48. Date of most recent live birth
In the appropriate boxes, note down the month and year of the most recent live birth, regardless of whether the child is alive or died before the date of the census. This information makes it possible to document live births that occurred in the year before the census and will be a basis for fertility estimates.

49a. Survival of child from most recent live birth
This question makes it possible to count the number of deaths among children from live births in the 12 months before the date of the census. Mark the circle or bubble corresponding to the answer received.

Fertility
For women aged 10 years or more
[Questions 6.63 to 6.69 were asked for women aged 10 years or more]

6.67 Was this child alive on July 31, 2010?

6.67 - Was this child alive on July 31, 2010?

49. The last child born alive is now :

Question No. 49 The last child born alive is:

[Below the text is a form.]

Mark "x" in box 1, if the last child that was born alive is dead.

Mark "x" in box 3, if the last child born alive is currently alive.

Mark "x" in box 5, if a woman does not know if her last child born alive, is dead or alive.

D. Fertility Characteristics

68. Is this last child alive?

Question 68: Is this last child alive?

The corresponding circle is filled in.

67. Is this last son or daughter of [the respondent], currently living?

Question 67: Is the last child of (NAME) alive?
Fill in the correct answer according to the interviewee.
In case that the interviewee answers "Don't know" fill in the corresponding bubble.

59. Is the last child of [the respondent] alive?

40. It the last child who was born alive still alive?

Step 16: Continue with section 4, information about the population, / F: Fertility and mortality.

• Follow the sequencial order of the questions.
• Remember that the questions are only for women 12 years old and older.
• All of the questions should have an answer, if the informant does not know, mark x as corresponds.
• If the woman has never had children, mark x in 0 (none) and continue with the next person.
• Pay attention to the leaps in questions 36 and 40.

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.]

28. Is your last child born still alive?

28. Survivorship of the last child
Is your last child alive?

30. Is your last child alive?

Question 30: Is your last child alive?

22. Is the child still alive?

F5. Is the [last] child still alive?
Yes or No
______

Question F5

169. Ask,
'Is the child still alive?'
Write 'yes' or 'no' as appropriate.

F6. Is this last born child still alive?

23. Is your last child alive?

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 23: is your last live-born child living?

1. How to ask the question:
Ask, "Is your last live-born child living?"

2. How to record the answer:
If the last live-born child is living, mark an "X" in box 1, "yes." If the last live-born child has died, mark an "X" in box 2, "no."

If the respondent does not know if the last live-born child has died, mark an "X" in box 9, "unknown."

3. Example:
[This box contains question 23 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]

24. Survival of the last child

Question 24: survival of last child

1. How to formulate the question

Is your last child born alive still alive?

2. How to record the data

If the last child born alive is still alive, the number "1. yes" is marked.

If the last child born alive has passed away, the number "2. no" is marked. If the informant does not know if the last child born alive of the enumerated woman is still alive, the number "9. unknown" is marked. If the enumerated woman has not had any children born alive, the number "0. has not had children" is marked.

The enumerator should then proceed to request the information of the next resident of the investigated household.

3. Example:

[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 24 of the census form]

F. Sixth block: question of the last column of the census form: seasonal agricultural employment.

The question appearing in the last column of the census form, after the ninth person, is presented to the informant after recording all of the information of each of the household members.

1. How to formulate the question

Did anyone in this household go to another municipality to carry out agricultural work as a daily or seasonal laborer during any time of the agricultural year - May 1980 to April 1981?

[p. 92]

2. How to record the data

If the answer is affirmative, the number "1. yes" is marked and then the form FC-03 "seasonal agricultural employment" is filled out according to the instructions given in the following chapter.

If the answer is negative, the number "2. no" is marked and the enumerator will skip to the next household.

3. Example:

[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 4 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.

23. Survival of last child
Keep in mind the definition of a living child as you ask this question.

Ask "Is your last live-born child alive?"

[A graphic of box 23, "survival of last live-born child," is reproduced on the right-hand side of the page.]

Mark an X in the appropriate circle.

For women 12 years and older
[Question 22 to 25 are for women 12 years and older]

25. Is you last daughter or son born alive currently alive?

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]

25. Survival of last live-born child
Ask, "Is the person's last live-born child living?"

[A graphic of question 25, from section 7 of the census form, is included here.]

Surviving children are all those who are still alive at the time of the census, regardless of whether they live with the mother.

Continue with the next person. If it is the last person on your list, conclude the interview and go to the next household or premise.

Before leaving, the household review the form and make sure you have asked all the questions and written answers for them. Also, make sure that all persons in the household are enumerated.

33. Is this last-born living child still alive?

(For all women 15 years of age and older)

21. Is your last son or daughter born alive still living?

Question set 21. Is your last live-born child alive?
Is your last live-born child alive?

If the last live-born child is alive, write an "X" in box 1, "Yes."

[p. 49]

If the last live-born child has died, write an "X" in box 2, "No."

If the respondent doesn't know if the last live-born child of the woman in question has died or not, write an "X" in box 9, "Unknown."

28. Is your last child alive?

For women 12 years old or more
[Questions 18-22 were asked of only females aged 12 years or older]

22. Is your last son or daughter who was born alive still living?

Question 22: Is your last daughter or son who was born alive still alive?
Mark the box that corresponds to the answer that you obtain.

[Questions E6-E11 were asked of women who have ever married and who have ever had a live birth, as per question E1.]

E11. Status of baby

Is this baby still living or has he/she already died?

Column (6) through (11): The questions for these columns are special ones that are asked about the last baby born (born alive) and only asked to women who have ever given birth (column (2) not 0).

Column (11) Status of last child

48. Month and year of birth of last child

49. Is your last child still alive?

46. The last born alive child is still alive

Question 46: The last born child is alive
Circle one code based on the respondent's answer, and write down the code in to the appropriate box. From the case above, circle code 2 ("No") as well and fill in number 2 in the right hand side box.

Particulars of her last live birth

P49. Is this child still alive?

P-36. Is this child still alive?

[Questions 32 to 36 were asked of females 12 years old and over with at least one live birth.]

31.6 Columns P32 to P36: Particulars of last live births

31.10 Column P36: Survival status of last born child

In column P36, indicate whether the child is still alive. For single births, code "1" if the child is still alive and "2" if dead. For twins code "3" if one of the twins is alive and "4" if both twins are alive. For multiple births, code "5" if one of the multiples is alive, "6" if two of the multiples are alive, "7" if all multiples are alive and "8" if none of the multiples is alive. Write "9" if the survival status of the last birth is not known.

Particulars of last live births

Question Q33, Q34, Q35: The last-born child
The objective of this question is to obtain information about the last-born child of each woman in the interviewed household which includes the following information:

30. Is the child still alive?

141. Column 30: Is the last child still alive? In case of twins record particulars of the second-born twin.

38. Is the last child still alive?

108. Column 38: Is the last child still alive.

36. Surviving children

Is the last son or daughter that was born still alive? Circle only one answer.

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]

40. Survival
Is this last live-born child of [the respondent] still alive?

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]

39. Date of birth, 40. Survival, 41. Age at death
The questions investigate some facts about the last daughter or son born alive, like the date of his/her birth, if he/she lives currently, and in the case of death, the age when he/she died.

Remember that these types of dates can be sensitive. Support the informer with, if necessary, related events like: baptism, intervals of the ages of the children, births of children or relatives, lactating periods, and other events that are useful.

In question 41 "Age at death", record only one response in days or months or years.

[Figures are omitted]

If necessary, support the informant to remember those dates related to events such as: baptisms, intervals in the ages of the children, births of other relatives, lactation periods, and other situations that are useful the required dates.

In Question 45 "Date of birth" record the two-digit month and the four-digit year. Do not register as last child born alive if he/she suffered fetal death, i.e., if stillborn.

If the last child survived, circle code 1 in question 46 "Survival" and continue with the next person or skip to Section IV "Other Income and Land".

In Question 47 "Age at death" take into account the following considerations to register age:

At the end the question 47 "Age at death", continue with the next person or skip to Section IV. "Other Income and Land".

In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.

Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.

[Figure omitted: image with text]

For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.

Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.

Survival

Read the question, wait for the answer, and circle the corresponding code.

If the last child born alive is deceased, circle code 3 and continue with question 50. Age at death. But if the last-born daughter or son is alive, circle code 1 and apply question 49. identification of the last daughter or son.

The survival question is presented in the census manager as follows:

[Figure omitted: images with text]

31. Is the child still alive?

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.

23. Is the woman's last live-born child still alive?

Question 23: Is the woman's last live-born child still alive?
This question refers to the child who was born alive and who is currently alive or died after being born, even if the child only lived for seconds, minutes, or hours, or if the child died after a few days, weeks, months, or years of life. There are two alternative answers, which are alive or deceased.

Notes:
a) Remember the definition that is given for live-born children in question number 19.
b) The informant should understand clearly that this question is only for the last child who was born alive and that is referred to with question number 22.

5. Only for women fifteen years of age and older:

Is this child alive?

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:

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:

Is this child alive?

[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.]

23. Is this last child currently alive?

Question No. 23: Is this last child currently alive?
Read the question and wait for the informant's response. Then, circle the corresponding number.
[There is a picture of question 23 in this section of the Enumeration Form.]
Remember that:
This refers to the last child born alive and who is alive on the day of the Census, whatever their age may be.

P-40 Last child born alive
Is [the person's] last child born still alive?
Mark the appropriate circle with an X.

[3.7] Household members

[3.7.8] Fertility
Now, I am going to ask you questions about your biological children.

[3.7.8.16] Is the respondent's last child born still alive?

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,

Last birth

P27 When did name bear her last child? (Record month and year) month ___ year ___

P28 What is the sex of the last child? (Write code: Male=1, Female=2) ___

P29 Is the last child still alive? (Write code: Yes=1, No=2) ___

P30 If dead, write age at death in complete months? (If age is more than 59 months, write 60) ___

Question P29: Whether Last Borne Child is still Alive
Ask, ""Is the last child still alive?"
189. Write 1 for "Yes" or 2 for "No", as appropriate.

For females (12-54 years) only

P32 What is the survival status of the last live birth?

e. What month and year did your last birth occur

g. Is that child living now?

Question e): month and year of the most recent birth
Fill in the month and year of the youngest child for mothers who have several children.
If the child is her first child (she only has 1 child), fill in this question.

Question g): is the child still alive?
This question is only for the most recent birth in question e) in order to collect information if this child is dead or alive at the time of census on April 1, 1989. This question is also for children who were born alive and lived just for a few minutes or days.

In a case of one child (normal birth), fill in the box "alive" if the child is still alive at the time of census. If the child is dead, fill in the box "dead".

In the case of twins:

e. What month and year did your last birth occur

g. Is that child living now?

Question e): month and year of the most recent birth
Fill in the month and year of the youngest child for mothers who have several children.
If the child is her first child (she only has 1 child), fill in this question.

Question g): is the child still alive?
This question is only for the most recent birth in question e) in order to collect information if this child is dead or alive at the time of census on April 1, 1989. This question is also for children who were born alive and lived just for a few minutes or days.

In a case of one child (normal birth), fill in the box "alive" if the child is still alive at the time of census. If the child is dead, fill in the box "dead".

In the case of twins:

20. About the last live birth:

Question 20: The last time the subject gave birth
Only ask this question of women whose total number of children is other than "00", recorded in 19.d.

The last childbirth (also referred to as "the most recent childbirth") of the subject is the birth closest to the time of the investigation, and is one live birth (or more than one, if twins or triplets), regardless of whether that child is alive at the time of the investigation.
If a woman who gave birth for the first time, it is also "the most recent childbirth".

20.c) Are the children currently alive?
In the appropriate box, the investigator writes down the most recent childbirth that died before the investigation. For example, a woman reports that she gave birth to boy and girl twins in the most recent childbirth, but the boy died at three months, and only the girl is currently alive, the record should show: [An example has been omitted.]

20. About the last live birth:

Question 20: The last time the subject gave birth
Only ask this question of women whose total number of children is other than "00", recorded in 19.d.

The last childbirth (also referred to as "the most recent childbirth") of the subject is the birth closest to the time of the investigation, and is one live birth (or more than one, if twins or triplets), regardless of whether that child is alive at the time of the investigation.
If a woman who gave birth for the first time, it is also "the most recent childbirth".

20.c) Are the children currently alive?
In the appropriate box, the investigator writes down the most recent childbirth that died before the investigation. For example, a woman reports that she gave birth to boy and girl twins in the most recent childbirth, but the boy died at three months, and only the girl is currently alive, the record should show: [An example has been omitted.]