Population Census 1982, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset
Jamaica, 1982
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Reference ID
JAM_1982_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Population Census Unit, Department of Statistics, IPUMS
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- JAM1982_PHC-H-H
- JAM1982_PHC-P-H
Duration of union - at present or at age 45 (JM1982A_DURUNION)
Data file: JAM1982_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
253
End:
254
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="JM82A434 JM82A435 JM82A436 JM82A437 JM82A438 JM82A439 JM82A440 JM82A441"><span class="em">Section 7: Fertility</span><br />[Females age 14 and older not attending school full-time]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="JM82A441">38. Duration of the union (completed years): _ _<br /><div class="i1">[] Not applicable<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="JM82A441">38. Duration of the union (completed years): _ _<br /><div class="i1">[] Not applicable<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 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 |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of completed years that had elapsed between the start of the marital union and the female's 45th birthday (women over 45), or the total length of union (women under 45).
Universe
Jamaica 1982: Females age 14-44 in private households and some group quarters who are in a union, or age 45+ and were in union at age 45; not full-time non-university students [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 2.1%]
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