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1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990
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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Marital status (PR1990A_MARST)

Data file: PRI1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 235
End: 235
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR90A420 PR90A560"><span class="em">5. Marital status</span><br /><br />Mark (X) one box.<br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Now married<br />[] 2 Consensually married<br />[] 3 Widowed<br />[] 4 Divorced<br />[] 5 Separated<br />[] 6 Never married</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Married, spouse present
2 Married, spouse absent
3 Separated
4 Divorced
5 Widowed
6 Never married/single
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
Puerto Rico 1990: All persons

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