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

6.65 What is the sex of the last child born alive by July 31, 2010?

6.65 - What is the sex of the last child born alive before July 31, 2010?

F5. What is the sex of this last born child?

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

E10. Sex of baby

Was your last baby male or female?

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 (10) Gender of last child
Fill in the appropriate code.

Particulars of her last birth:

141. Ask,
'In what year was her last child borne?'

142. Record the year of birth in column (s). For the years 1960 to 1979 state the year, but if the child was borne before 1960 and the exact year is not known you may write '1959'.

143. If the child was born in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 or 1979, ask,
'In what month of the year was it borne?'

144. Record the month in column (t). If the child was born in 1974 or before you need not record the month of birth.

145. Then ask,
'Was it a boy or a girl?'

146. Record the sex of the last borne child in column (u). Write 'M' for males and 'F' for females. If they were male twins, write '2M'; if female twins, write '2F'; if twins with one of each sex, write 'MF' and so on.

147. If the last borne child is alive and is living with the mother in the household, check that the year of birth agrees with the age of the child which you have recorded in column (d). If the dates do not agree, find out what has gone wrong and make any correction that is necessary.

Particulars of her last live birth

P48. Was it a boy or a girl?

P-35. Was this child male or female?

[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

31.9 Column P35: Sex of the child

Ask, 'Was the child a boy or a girl?'
Write the sex of the last borne child in column P35. Code "1" for male, "2" for female, "3" for male twins, "4" for female twins, "5" for twins with one of either sex, and "6" for other multiple births and "9" for don't know.

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:

29. What was the sex of the last live birth?

140. Column 29: Sex of the last live birth. Was it a boy or a girl?
It the last live births were multiple births, enter sex of the last twin.

37. What was the sex of the last live birth?

107. Column 37: What was the sex of the last live birth?

P33-38. No. of births (last 12 months)

30. Sex of last live birth

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.

14. Has ____ had any live births during the last 12 months?

[If yes]

P36 -- Sex of child
157. Ask for the sex of the child even if the child is dead. Record the answer for "Male" or 2 for "Female" in column P36.

[Questions P34 - P38: Females age 10-54]

P36 Sex

P-46
Is (the person)'s last born child male or female?

(P-46) Is (the person's) last born child male or female?
Ask the person if the last-born child was a boy or a girl. Mark with an X 1 for boy or 2 for girl. If multiple births, indicate only the last child.

P-39 Sex of last child born
Is [the person's] last child born male or female?
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.

[3.7.8.13] Is the respondent's last child born male or female?

22. How many children were born alive to [the respondent] in the last 12 months?

22. How many children were born alive to [the respondent] in the last 12 months?

24. How many male/female children were born alive to [respondent] in the last 12 months?

24. How many male/female children were born alive to [respondent] in the last 12 months?

Ask those who have responded "Yes" to question 24
[Questions 25-26 were asked of ever-married women age 12-50 who gave birth in the preceding two years, as per question 24.]

26. What is the full date of birth and sex of this child?

[Questions 21-34 are for persons age 12 or older]

Fertility status (22-26)
(Married, widowed, or divorced women age 12 or older)

Question 26: In addition to the day, month and year of the date of this live birth, what is the child's gender?

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 P27: When was the Last Child Borne
Ask, "When did (name) bear her last child?
186. Ask the respondent for the date of birth for the last borne child. Remember to use a two-digit code for the month and for the year. For example, if the child was born on 21st February 1972 record '02' for month and '72' for the year.
187. Remember to ask this question to only those women who reported having children. If the woman has never given birth to a child, write "N/A" for Question P27 and leave the rest of the column blank.

For females (12-54 years) only

P31 What is the sex of the last live birth?

e. What month and year did your last birth occur

f. Was that a boy or a girl?

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 f: is it a boy or a girl?
This question is only for the most recent birth in question e).
If the child is a boy, fill in the box for boy.
In the case of twins:

e. What month and year did your last birth occur

f. Was that a boy or a girl?

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 f: is it a boy or a girl?
This question is only for the most recent birth in question e).
If the child is a boy, fill in the box for boy.
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.b) Did you give birth to boy or girl this time?
The investigator writes the number of the most recent live-birth boys and girls of the subject in the appropriate boxes (if "one child", there is only one boy or one girl). If "none", then "0" must also be recorded in the appropriate box; the box may not be left blank. For example, a woman reports that during the last childbirth she gave birth to twin boys. It must be recorded as follows: [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.b) Did you give birth to boy or girl this time?
The investigator writes the number of the most recent live-birth boys and girls of the subject in the appropriate boxes (if "one child", there is only one boy or one girl). If "none", then "0" must also be recorded in the appropriate box; the box may not be left blank. For example, a woman reports that during the last childbirth she gave birth to twin boys. It must be recorded as follows: [An example has been omitted.]

34b. How many sons and daughters did you give birth to in the last birth?

34b. How many sons and daughters did you give birth to in the last birth?