Question #19: Total number of surviving children
This question is presented to all women age 15 or older, irrespective of marital status.
How many children are currently alive?
The following definition should be taken into account upon asking this question:
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Surviving children: Surviving children are those who are alive at the time of the census, independent of whether they live with their parents or if they live in another geographical location in the country or abroad.
b. How to record the information:
Before recording the answer, it should be verified that no surviving child has been omitted and that the information provided corresponds to the pertinent definition.
Given the above warnings, the number of surviving children is recorded above the space provided after the word "Number___". If the enumerated woman does not have any surviving children, the box labeled "None___ 00" is marked.
The box "Unknown ___99" is only marked if the informant does not know the number of the enumerated woman's surviving children.
c. Examples:
[These instructions refer to a graph of question 19 on the census form]