Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990

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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Consensual marriage (PR1990A_0560)

Data file: PRI1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 418

End: 418

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

5. Marital status

Mark (X) one box.

[] 1 Now married
[] 2 Consensually married
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Separated
[] 6 Never married

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Not consensually married, or not reported
2	Consensually married

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 whether a married respondent is consensually married or not. Consensual marriage refers to a marital union that is not prescribed by a legal, civil contract.

Universe

Persons age 15+ who are now married

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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