Females aged 10 years and over [Questions P34-P37]
P37. Children dead
Columns (P01) to (P20) -- These should provide particulars of all persons who slept in the household on census night. The questions therefore apply to all persons irrespective of age or sex, except P13 which applies to persons 5 years and above.
Columns (P34M) to (P37F) -- Fertility.
Questions P34M to P37F apply to all women aged 10 years and over. For all males and for girls aged less than 10 years, put a dash in each of these spaces as appropriate.
161. These questions must be answered for all women aged 10 years and over, irrespective of their marital status, and whatever their relationship to the head of the household is.
P37F -- Female children dead
173. Ask, "How many of the female children born to (name) are dead?" Write the answer in column (P37F). Record '00' if she has no female child dead.
174. Sometimes a woman may forget to mention children who died in infancy and does not wish to be reminded of painful events; you must therefore put this question tactfully and sympathetically.
175. If a woman has never given birth to a child, record "00" in each of the eight columns. Similarly, if a woman has children in one or two categories only enter the numbers as appropriate and record '00' in the remaining column or columns. Never leave them blank.
176. You have to be careful when you record answers pertaining to the total number of children born to a woman in her lifetime. The total number of children ever born by a woman will not likely exceed 17 and use that number as a guide. You must therefore probe further if the total number of children recorded for a woman in P34M and P34F exceeds 17.
177. When you have recorded the responses, check the following: