Community Survey 2007 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2007
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Marital status (ZA2007A_0410)
Data file: ZAF2007-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
206
End:
206
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
P-08 Marital status
What is (the person)'s present marital status?
Write only one code per person.
If both civil/religious and traditional indicate civil/religious.
[] 1 Married civil/religious
[] 2 Married traditional/customary
[] 3 Polygamous marriage
[] 4 Living together as married partners
[] 5 Never married
[] 6 Widower/widow
[] 7 Separated
[] 8 Divorced
If 5 to 8, Go to P-10
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What is (the person)'s present marital status?
Write only one code per person.
If both civil/religious and traditional indicate civil/religious.
[] 1 Married civil/religious
[] 2 Married traditional/customary
[] 3 Polygamous marriage
[] 4 Living together as married partners
[] 5 Never married
[] 6 Widower/widow
[] 7 Separated
[] 8 Divorced
If 5 to 8, Go to P-10
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Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | Married civil/religious |
| 2 | Married traditional/customary |
| 3 | Polygamous marriage |
| 4 | Living together as married partners |
| 5 | Never married |
| 6 | Widower/widow |
| 7 | Separated |
| 8 | Divorced |
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
(P-08) Marital status: What is (the person's) present marital status?
Read out the options to the respondent.
Mark only the present marital status. We do not need a person's marital history.
Any couple living together as married persons without a civil/religious or traditional/ customary marriage should be coded as 'living together (like married partners)' (code 4).
Mark code 5 (never married) for unmarried children in the household, and not code 4 (living together).
For a man with more than one wife, indicate "polygamous" rather than civil or customary marriage. For the wives, indicate category 1 or 2 (married civil/religious or traditional/customary).
If a person is not in a marital union or living together as married partners (i.e., codes 5 to 8), Go to P-10
Read out the options to the respondent.
Mark only the present marital status. We do not need a person's marital history.
Any couple living together as married persons without a civil/religious or traditional/ customary marriage should be coded as 'living together (like married partners)' (code 4).
Mark code 5 (never married) for unmarried children in the household, and not code 4 (living together).
For a man with more than one wife, indicate "polygamous" rather than civil or customary marriage. For the wives, indicate category 1 or 2 (married civil/religious or traditional/customary).
If a person is not in a marital union or living together as married partners (i.e., codes 5 to 8), Go to P-10
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's marital status.
Universe
Persons not residing in institutions
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |