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Population and Housing Census 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1998
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MWI_1998_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Marital status (MW1998A_0415)

Data file: MWI1998-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 172
End: 172
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions B16-B19 are for persons age 10 and older]




B16. Marital status

[] 1 Married
[] 2 Widowed
[] 3 Divorced/separated
[] 4 Never married
Categories
Value Category
1 Married
2 Widowed
3 Divorced/separated
4 Never married
9 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
Part B: Characteristics of Individual Household Members




4. Persons age 10 years or older




Marital status: It is important that you first ask if each member of the household age 10 years or older has ever been married. If "Yes", find out if he or she is currently married, divorced or widowed; if "No", you will record the marital status of the person as never married. Alternatively, you may ask the question "Are you married?" In this case it is necessary to ensure that the answer given by the respondent to your question on this topic is precise. For instance, when a person says "I am not married" ("sindili pa banja" or "sindinakwatire") you may not be able to know whether she is a divorcee, or a widow or has never married at all unless you probe further.




B16. Marital status: Ask each person aged 10 years or more about his/her current marital status. Enter the appropriate code for the response in column B16.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the marital status of the person.
Universe
Persons age 10+

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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