VII Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico de 1960. - IPUMS Subset
Brazil, 1960
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Reference ID
BRA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Servico Nacional de Recenseamento. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, IPUMS
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- BRA1960_PHC-H-H.dat
- BRA1960_PHC-P-H.dat
Marital status (BR1960A_MARST)
Data file: BRA1960_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
200
End:
201
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="BR60A416 BR60A417 BR60A418 BR60A419 BR60A420 BR60A421 BR60A422"><span class="h2">Only for people 10 years and older</span><br />[Applies to questions O - U]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="BR60A417"><span class="h3">P. If living with a partner, spouse, companion, consort, etc., indicate the nature of the union. If not living with a partner spouse, companion, consort, etc., indicate if person is:</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 56 civil and religious marriage<br />[] 57 civil marriage only<br />[] 58 religious marriage only<br />[] 59 other<br />[] 60 single<br />[] 64 separated<br />[] 65 abandoned [<span class="lang">desquitado</span>]<br />[] 66 divorced<br />[] 67 widowed</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="BR60A417"><span class="h3">P. If living with a partner, spouse, companion, consort, etc., indicate the nature of the union. If not living with a partner spouse, companion, consort, etc., indicate if person is:</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 56 civil and religious marriage<br />[] 57 civil marriage only<br />[] 58 religious marriage only<br />[] 59 other<br />[] 60 single<br />[] 64 separated<br />[] 65 abandoned [<span class="lang">desquitado</span>]<br />[] 66 divorced<br />[] 67 widowed</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | Civil and religious marriage |
| 02 | Only civil marriage |
| 03 | Only religious marriage |
| 04 | Living maritally (other) |
| 05 | Single |
| 06 | Separated |
| 07 | Legally separated (desquitado) |
| 08 | Divorced |
| 09 | Widower |
| 99 | Unknown |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="BR60A417"><span class="h3">Question P - (1st part) If the [person] lives in the company of wife, husband, common-law spouse, consort, etc. - indicate the nature of the union</span><br /><br />Question P is divided into two distinct parts; each person age 10 or over will answer only one of the parts.<br />The first part will be answered only by those who live in the company of a wife or husband and refers to the nature of the union with the spouse with whom the person currently lives (on the Date of the Census).<br />One of the following answers should be marked:<br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Civil and religious marriage</span> - for persons who are married civilly and religiously;<br /><span class="em">Only civil marriage</span> - For those who are married civilly without there having been a religious ceremony;<br /><span class="em">Only religious marriage</span> - For those who are married only religiously;<br /><span class="em">Other</span> - For those who are not married either civilly or religiously.</div><br /><br />It should be noted that a ceremony held in any religion or sect should be considered a religious wedding.<br /><br /><span class="em">Question P - (2nd Part) If [the respondent] does not live in the company of wife, husband, common-law spouse, consort, etc. - indicate whether he or she is:</span><br />In the 2nd part of Question P (which will be answered only by those who do not live in the company of spouse), the enumerator should indicate one of the following:<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 33]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Single</span> - for those who have not contracted a civil or religious matrimony and do not live in the company of spouse;<br /><span class="em">Separated</span> - for married persons (married civilly, civilly and religiously, or only religiously) who have separated without a legal separation or a ratified divorce and do not live in the company of another spouse;<br /><span class="em">Legally separated</span> [<span class="lang">desquitado</span>] - for those who have ratified this marital status and do not live in the company of another spouse;<br /><span class="em">Divorced</span> - for those who, having married pursuant to foreign law, have obtained a divorce and do not live in the company of another spouse;<br /><span class="em">Widow or widower</span> - for any person whose spouse has died, when they were united by a civil, a civil and religious, or only a religious marriage and do not live in the company of another spouse.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's current marital status according to law or custom. Individuals who remarried report the status relevant to their most recent marriage.
Universe
Brazil 1960: Persons age 10+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |