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Children ever born (fertility)

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000283

Refers to the number of live births. Stillbirths, stepchildren, and adopted children are excluded from the number of children ever born.

Typically it is asked of women age 15 to 50, or women of all ages but some surveys ask men how many children they have fathered.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000283
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
See alsoUniverse
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000283",
  "term": "Children ever born (fertility)",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Refers to the number of live births. Stillbirths, stepchildren, and adopted children are excluded from the number of children ever born.\n\nTypically it is asked of women age 15 to 50, or women of all ages but some surveys ask men how many children they have fathered.",
  "see_also": [
    "Universe"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/children-ever-born-fertility/"
}

Record 278 of 2,141 in Economic statistics terminology (MLC-0116). Request the full dataset.