Kalahari Project: Female Life History Form

1.Id: KUNG 2. Recorder: ______________

Raaz Bhatia
3. Date: 12 / 10 / ____2015
NISA
4. Subject’s Name:_____________________________________

5. Current age: 14 (at end of the book)

6. Age estimate from: G Certificate G Body Size/Life History G Birth Rank
Notes on estimating age:
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7. Current marital status: G Single G Married G Widowed G Divorced

8. How many times have you been married? G1 G 2 G3 G4 G5

9. Have you ever been polygynously married? G Yes G No

10. Have you had your first menses ? G Yes G No

11. If yes, how old were you? [ __ ]

Notes on estimating age at menarche: ______________________________________________________
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12. How old were you when you first got married? [ ___ ]
Notes on estimating age at marriage: _______________________________________________________
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13. How old were you when you had your first child? [ __ ]
Notes on estimating first birth: ____________________________________________________________
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14. How many times have you given birth? [ __ ]

15. Were any of these still births or late term miscarriages? G Yes G No G I don’t care to say

16. Were any of these early-term miscarriages? G Yes G No G I don’t care to say

17. How many children have you had? [ __ ] 18. How many of your children are still alive? [ _ ]

19. How many grandchildren do you have? [ __ ]

20. Did you or do you use any forms of contraception? G Yes G No G I don’t care to say

21. What qualities are important to you in your choice of husbands?

1=important; 2= doesn’t matter; (Leave BLANK if not mentioned)
A man who is a good hunter Q1 Q2 A man who works hard Q1 Q2
A man who loves me Q1 Q2 A man who has a lot of friends Q1 Q2
A man who is respected Q1 Q2 A man who is faithful Q1 Q2
A man who helps others Q1 Q2 A man who comes from a good family Q1 Q2
A man who is handsome Q1 Q2 A man who hasn’t had other lovers Q1 Q2
A man who is ~ older ~ younger ~ my age ~ I don’t care what age he is
What other qualities are important to you? __________________________________________________
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 If individual is deceased
Relation Name Birth year Alive? Life Age Cause of death Page Notes
(circle one) Yes stage at at reference
/No death death

Parents
Mother
Father

Children
Father
Son Daughter
Son Daughter
Son Daughter
Father
Son Daughter
Son Daughter
Son Daughter

Father
Son Daughter
Son Daughter
Son Daughter
Father
Son Daughter
Son Daughter

*Life stage age at death: A= breastfeeding, NOT walking; B= Breastfeeding & walking C= Juvenile D= Menstruating unmarried girl E= teenage boy F= married no
child G= married with unmarried children H= married with married children; M=miscarriage or still birth
Brother & Sisters
If individual is deceased
Relation Name Birth Yr Alive? Life Age Cause of death Page Notes
(circle one) Yes stage at at reference
/No death* death
Bro Sis Ma:
G full sib G½ sib
Fa:
Bro Sis Ma:
G full sib G½ sib
Fa:
Bro Sis Ma:
G full sib G½ sib
Fa:
Bro Sis Ma:
G full sib G½ sib
Fa:
Bro Sis Ma:
G full sib G½ sib
Fa:
Bro Sis Ma:
G full sib G½ sib
Fa:
Bro Sis Ma:
G full sib G½ sib
Fa:

*Life stage at death: A= breastfeeding, NOT walking; B= Breastfeeding & walking C= Juvenile D= Menstruating unmarried girl E= teenage boy F=
married no child G= married with unmarried children H= married with married children; M=miscarriage or still birth

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