Interviewer instructions
This question is asked of all women who gave a numerical response to Q713. Record the number of boys and girls preferred by the woman in the boxes provided under BOYS and GIRLS, respectively. If the woman says she does not mind what sex the child is, write the number of such children in the boxes under EITHER. If she gives some other answer, select OTHER and record her exact words in the space provided.
Example: If in Q713, a respondent says she would like to have six children, and in Q714 she would like to have two boys, two girls, and two more of either sex, you would record '02,' '02,' '02.' If a respondent would like to have two children ('02' in Q. 713) and she wants two boys,
you would record '02,' '00,' '00' in Q714.
If she would like to have three children and at least one of them should be a boy, record
'01,' '00,' '02,' since she would be satisfied with either sex for the other two children. If she would like to have two children and does not mind what sex they are, you shall record '00', '00', '02'. Finally, note that, if the woman gives a numeric response to this question, the sum of the numbers you record in the three sets of boxes must equal the total number in Q713. You must probe further if the numbers do not match.