Resumen

Parece existir poca duda sobre el hecho de que se pueda obtener información confiable sobre fecundidad para las mujeres latinoamericanas. Sinembargo, persiste la interrogante de si se puede obtener tal información para los hombres. Este trabajo presenta evidencias sobre la validez de la información sobre el número de los nacimientos vivos, recolectada en una encuesta de 1,640 hombres residentes en Monterrey, área metropolitana de México. La precision del número de nacimientos vivos registrados en esta encuesta es evaluada sobrela base de, (1) consistencia interna; (2) el Censo Mexicano; y (3) investigaciones anteriores. El presente analisis indica que la información recopilada es de buena calidad y potencialmente útil para diversos tipos de analisis de fecundidad. Nose encontró evidencia de omisión de hijos.

Summary

There seems to be little doubt that reliablefertility information can be obtained from Latin A merican women. The question remains, however, whether such information can be obtained from males. This paper presents evidence on the accuracy of reports of the number of live births collected in a survey of 1,640 male residents of the Monterrey, Mexico metropolitan area. The accuracy of the number of live births recorded in this survey is evaluated on the basis of (1) internal consistency, (2) the Mexican census, and (3) previous investigation. The present analysis indicates that the information collected is of good quality and potentially useful for several types of fertility analysis. No evidence was found of underreporting.

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