Female residents of 12 or more of age
[columns P25-29]
(P26) Living children
Columns P25, P26, P27, P28 and P29 only concern resident persons of the female sex aged 12 or more (those born before November 1998). Check for this purpose column P04 for sex and column P06 for date of birth or age.
For female resident persons aged less than 12 and men, these columns are without purpose and will be filled by dashes.
Column P26: Children currently living
Pose the following question: "Among these births, how many boys are currently living? And how many girls are currently living?" Then record the total number of boys living in the boxes marked "M" for male and the total number of girls living in the boxes marked "F" for female.
Example: Awa has 2 boys and 2 girls currently living, record in the boxes as follows: