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Population Change and Family Planning Survey 2007

Vietnam, 2007
Reference ID
VNM_2007_PCFPS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Deparment of Population and Labour Statistics, General Statistics Office
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Current marital status (P18)

Data file: Person_record

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 40
End: 40
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
Ask persons aged 15 and over (born before april 1992). Check Q.4: If born before april 1992 ==> Q.18, if born in the duration from april 1992 to march 2007 ==> Q.21
Literal question
What is the current marital status of [Name]?
Categories
Value Category
1 Never married
2 Married
3 Widowed
4 Divorced
5 Separated
9 Missing
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
Marital status: based on the response of the respondent
1. Single: If person had never married, he/she is recorded as single
2. Married: All persons who were married by law or custom or lived with an opposite sex partner as husband/wife are considered as married
3. Widow/Widower: A person whose husband/wife has died but who has not remarried yet
4. Divorced: A person who was married at some time in the past but has been divorced by law and not married yet
5. Separated: A Person who has been married but isnot living with their partner as husband and wife at present.
Universe
For all usual residents of the household aged 15 and over

Others

Notes
If the answer is "SINGLE", skip to Q.21
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