Number of children want to have
(b07119)
File: rt039
Overview
Type:
Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 2
Decimals: 0
Range:
1-99
| Valid cases: 5091
Invalid: 2
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 99
Mean: 27.4
Standard deviation: 41.6
|
Universe
Household members (usual residents) who are women and aged 15 years or above
Source of information
The eligible household member or head of household or other responsible household member
Questions and instructions
Literal question
How many children do/does/did you/[NAME] want to have in your/[NAME'S] whole life?
Interviewer instructions
Ask this question from the women who replied 'No' in question 16 of Fertility-Women aged 15 years or above module. Ask all surveyed women how many children they want/wanted to have in their lifetime. The question is asked in present or past tense depending on age of the woman. For example: Don't ask 'How many children do you want to have in your whole life' for a sixty-year-old woman or 'How many children did you want to have in your whole life?' for 25-year-old woman.
If the respondent cannot give a clear answer in this question, put the code 99 in the corresponding row.
