2011 Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 2011
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Reference ID
MUS_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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- Data files
- MUS2011_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Age at first marriage (MU2011A_AGEMARR)
Data file: MUS2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
256
End:
257
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Individual form</span></p>
<p>[Questions P14 through P16 were asked of persons who were not single at P13]</p>
<p>P14. Age at first marriage _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Write the age in completed years _ _</div>
<p>[Questions P14 through P16 were asked of persons who were not single at P13]</p>
<p>P14. Age at first marriage _ _</p>
<div class="i1">Write the age in completed years _ _</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 12 | 12 years old or younger |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 41 | 41 |
| 42 | 42 |
| 43 | 43 |
| 44 | 44 |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 | 46 |
| 47 | 47 |
| 48 | 48 |
| 49 | 49 |
| 50 | 50 |
| 51 | 51+ |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
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
<span class="h1">6. Population census topics and their usefulness</span></p>
<p><span class="em">P14, P15 and P16 - Age at first marriage, whether married more than once and number of children ever born</span>
<br />Answers to these questions provide data on marriage and fertility patterns. They are used to calculate measures of fertility, including average number of children born to women and childlessness.</p>
<p><span class="h1">8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire</span></p>
<p>[P14, P15 and P16 are for persons not reported as single in P13]</p>
<p><span class="em">P14 - Age at first marriage</span>
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>This question is applicable for every person, male or female, who is not single at P13. In this case, write the age, in completed years, at which he/she got married for the first time. Marriage includes civil and religious marriage as well as free union.</p>
<p>For example, if a person started living in a free union at the age of 25 years, got civilly married at the age of 28 years, and then married religiously at the age of 29 years, write "25" years.</p>
<p>Similarly, if a person first married at the age of 20 years, obtained a divorce at 30 years, and then married again two years later, write "20" years as follows:
<p><span class="em">P14, P15 and P16 - Age at first marriage, whether married more than once and number of children ever born</span>
<br />Answers to these questions provide data on marriage and fertility patterns. They are used to calculate measures of fertility, including average number of children born to women and childlessness.</p>
<p><span class="h1">8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire</span></p>
<p>[P14, P15 and P16 are for persons not reported as single in P13]</p>
<p><span class="em">P14 - Age at first marriage</span>
<br />[figure omitted]</p>
<p>This question is applicable for every person, male or female, who is not single at P13. In this case, write the age, in completed years, at which he/she got married for the first time. Marriage includes civil and religious marriage as well as free union.</p>
<p>For example, if a person started living in a free union at the age of 25 years, got civilly married at the age of 28 years, and then married religiously at the age of 29 years, write "25" years.</p>
<p>Similarly, if a person first married at the age of 20 years, obtained a divorce at 30 years, and then married again two years later, write "20" years as follows:
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's age at first marriage.
Universe
Mauritius 2011: Ever married persons [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 0.9%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |