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XV National Population and IV Housing Census 1985 - IPUMS Subset

Colombia, 1985 - 1986
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COL_1985_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), Minnesota Population Center
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Marital status (CO1985A_0416)

Data file: COL1985-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 167
End: 167
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
D. For persons ten years old or more.
[Applies to questions 42 - 45]




42. Actually you are:

[] 1 Consensually united
[] 2 Separated or divorced
[] 3 Married
[] 4 Widowed
[] 5 Single
Categories
Value Category
1 Consensual union
2 Separated or divorced
3 Married
4 Widowed
5 Single
8 Unknown
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
D. For persons 10 years old or older
[Applies to questions 42 - 45]




Question No. 42 Civil or conjugal state

[Below the text is a form.]

Mark "x" in the corresponding box.

If necessary explain the following definitions:

[p. 46]


Consensual union. A person who lives in marital union without being married by the law or the church.
Separated. It is a person who, having been married or in free union, at the moment of the census now does not live with the spouse or companion.
A person who has to be absent occasionally for reasons of work, vacation, sickness etc. should not be considered separated.
Divorced. It is a person whose wedding was dissolved for legal or religious means and did not marry again or does not live in free union.
Married. It is a person who was legally married according to the Civil Law (before a Judge) or according to the religious rites of any creed (catholic, baptist, jewish, etc.) and continues living with their spouse.
Widowed. It is a person whose wife or companion died and has not married again and does not live in free union.
Single. It is a person who has not married and does not live in free union.

Description

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

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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