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14 All women born 1-4-1939 to 31-3-1974 (aged 15-49) answer the following questions [applies to questions a to g]


e. What month and year did your last birth occur

_ _ Month
19 _ _ Year


f. Was that a boy or a girl?

[] 1 Boy
[] 2 Girl

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Filling-in questions on mortality and fertility

Question 14
In order to have correct information on women's fertility, interviewers should interview directly women in the sample, who are in reproductive ages from 15 to 49 years old (those who were born between April 1, 1939 and March 31, 1974). Please do not ask indirectly via their husbands or other household members.


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:

if the last birth is twins with two boys, fill in "2" in the box for "boy"
if the last birth is twins with two girls, fill in "2" in the box for "girl"
if the last birth is twins with one boy and one girl, fill in "1" in the box for "boy" and "1" in the box for "girl"
in case of triplets: similar to the above case