Census of Population of Ireland 2006 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 2006

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IRL_2006_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistics Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Marital status (IE2006A_0409)

Data file: IRL2006-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 198

End: 198

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

B. Person Form

10. What is your current marital status? Answer if aged 15 years or over. Check one box only.

[] 1 Single (never married)
[] 2 Married (first marriage)
[] 3 Re-married (following widowhood)
[] 4 Re-married (following divorce/annulment)
[] 5 Separated (including deserted)
[] 6 Divorced
[] 7 Widowed

Categories

Value	Category
1	Never married
2	Married
3	Separated (including divorced)
4	Widowed
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

The major changes occurring in the marital status situation of the population is captured by the responses to Question 10 - current marital status. In particular it is possible to monitor the increased incidence of marital breakdown taking place in Irish society.

10 What is your current marital status?

[] 1 Single (never married)
[] 2 Married (first marriage)
[] 3 Re-married (following widowhood)
[] 4 Re-married (Following divorce/annulment)
[] 5 Separated (including deserted)
[] 6 Divorced
[] 7 Widowed

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the marital status of the person.

Universe

Person age 15 and older

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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