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Grand Census 2013 of Population, Housing, Agruculture, Livestock, and Farming - IPUMS Subset

Senegal, 2013
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SEN_2013_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Agency of Statistics and Demography, IPUMS
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Marital status (SN2013A_MARST)

Data file: SEN2013_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 457
End: 458
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">B. Individual characteristics</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Population aged 10 years or older </span>
<br />[Question B41 and B42 were asked of persons aged 10 years or older.]</p>

<p>B41. Marital Status</p>
<div class="i1">Determine the marital status of the Respondent and enter the code corresponding to the answer (see instructions at the bottom of the page).<br />[] 00- Monogamous<br />[] 01- Polygamous / 1st spouse<br />[] 02- Polygamous / 2nd spouse / 2 spouses<br />[] 03- Polygamous / 2rd spouse / 3 spouses<br />[] 04- Polygamous / 4th spouse / 4 spouses<br />[] 05- Polygamous / 5th spouse / 5 spouses<br />[] 06- Unmarried <br />[] 07- Widow / widower<br />[] 08- Divorced<br />[] 09- Cohabitation<br />[] 10- Separated<br />[If B41 is code 06 through 10, go to B43]</div>
Categories
Value Category
00 Monogamous
01 Polygamous (1st spouse)
02 Polygamous with 2 spouses or 2nd spouse
03 Polygamous with 3 spouses or 3rd spouse
04 Polygamous with 4 spouses or 4th spouse
05 Polygamous with 5 spouses or 5th spouse
06 Single
07 Widow or widower
08 Divorced
09 Cohabiting
10 Separated
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="h3">4.2. Part B: individual characteristics</span></p>

<p><span class="em">B41: marital status</span>
<br />Only persons aged 10 years and older are concerned by this question.</p>
<div class="i1">- Record code ''0'' for married men and women in monogamous union (only one wife for men and no co-spouses for women).<br />- Record code ''1'' for women in polygamous union and who rank first (1st wife);<br />- Record code ''2'' for men who have 2 wives and for women who are the 2nd wife;<br />- Record code ''3'' for men who have 3 wives and for women who are the 3rd wife;<br />- Record code ''4'' for men who have 4 wives and for women who are the 4th wife;<br />- Record code ''5'' for men who have 5 or more wives and for women who are the fifth or more wives;<br />- Record code ''6'' for single men or women (who have never been married);<br />- Record code ''7'' for widows;<br />- Record code ''8'' for divorced men or women.</div><span class="pg">[p. 49]</span>
<br /><span class="ital">NB:</span> Some divorced or widowed individuals will tend to claim to be single. For this reason, you need to make sure that the person who claims to be single has never been married in his or her life.</p>
<div class="i1">- Record code ''9'' for men or women who live in cohabitation or common law.<br />- Record 10 for couples who live apart while being in the bonds of marriage.</div><span class="ital">NB: </span>On the PDA, you will choose the answer on a drop-down list.
<br /><span class="ital">NB: </span>Marriage is a deed contracted at the town hall or following traditional Senegalese religion and customs.
<br /><span class="ital">A man who had two wives and one of them has died is monogamously married. So record 00.<br /> If the response is equal to 06, 07, 08, 09, or 10, go to B43.</span>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's marital status.
Universe
Senegal 2013: Residents age 10+ in ordinary households [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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