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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Average number of children per household<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Average number of children per household<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Population<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Household structure<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
Average number of children under age 18 per private household.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>IPUMS:</strong><br> The sum of the number of children under age 18 per private household divided by the total number of private households. Individuals under age 18 are identified using the IPUMS AGE variable (AGE < 18): <a href="https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/AGE#codes_section">Link</a>. Unique households are identified by the IPUMS SERIAL variable, which is an identifying number unique to each household in a given sample: <a href="https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/SERIAL#description_section">Link</a>. This indicator is calculated for private households only; group quarters such as institutions and other group living arrangements are excluded from both numerator and denominator. Private households are identified using the IPUMS GQ variable: <a href="https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/GQ#codes_section">Link</a>.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br>
Annual<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Country (geolev0), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1), Sub-national level 2 (geolev2)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br></p>
<p><u><strong>Comments</strong></u><br>
Individuals are not organized into households in the following samples, which are excluded from this indicator: Canada 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, Chile 1960, Colombia 1964, Costa Rica 1963, Dominican Republic 1960, 1970, Ecuador 1962, Germany 1970, Honduras 1961, Kenya 1979, Liberia 1974, Mexico 1960, Netherlands 1960, 1971, 2001, 2011, Pakistan 1981, Spain 1981, and United Kingdom 2001.<br></p> |