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1989 Population and Housing census - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1989
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KEN_1989_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning, IPUMS
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Marital status (KE1989A_MARST)

Data file: KEN1989_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 196
End: 196
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="KE89A404">P13. Marital Status:<br /><br />What is [the respondent's] marital status?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Single<br />Married:<br />[] 2 Monogamous<br />[] 3 Polygamous<br />[] 4 Widowed<br />[] 5 Divorced<br />[] 6 Separated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Single
2 Monogamous
3 Polygamous
4 Widowed
5 Divorced
6 Separated
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the marital status of the individual.
Universe
Kenya 1989: All persons, except travellers and those receiving the short questionnaire [discrepancies: none]

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