2000 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
Zambia, 2000
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Reference ID
ZMB_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- ZMB2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- ZMB2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Marital status (ZM2000A_MARST)
Data file: ZMB2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
292
End:
292
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em"> For Persons 12 Years and Older </span></p>
<p>25. What is your marital status?
<br />[] Married
<br />[] Separated
<br />[] Divorced
<br />[] Widowed
<br />[] Never married
<br />[] Living together/cohabiting
<p>25. What is your marital status?
<br />[] Married
<br />[] Separated
<br />[] Divorced
<br />[] Widowed
<br />[] Never married
<br />[] Living together/cohabiting
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Married |
| 2 | Separated |
| 3 | Divorced |
| 4 | Widowed |
| 5 | Never married |
| 6 | Living together or cohabiting |
| 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
<span class="h2"> 5.7 Marital Information </span></p>
<p><span class="em">P28 What is your marital status?</span>
<br />This question will be asked of all persons 12 years and older. Please, shade the appropriate response.</p>
<p><span class="h3"> 5.7.1 Married </span></p>
<p>Marriage is any permanent living arrangement between a man and woman to live together. This includes church marriages, other religiously approved unions, civil registration at a Boma or other civil ceremony that has been performed, and the man and woman are living as husband/wife at present. These are to be recorded as married and the first box should be shaded.</p>
<p><span class="h3"> 5.7.2 Separated </span></p>
<p>A man or a woman who is separated, but not legally (Civil or Customary) divorced from his/her partner, and has no other wife/husband now. Shade the second box provided.</p>
<p><span class="h3"> 5.7.3 Divorced </span></p>
<p>A man/woman permanently separated from the spouse and has no other spouse now will be included under this category.</p>
<p><span class="h3"> 5.7.4 Widowed </span></p>
<p>A man or woman whose partner died and has no wife/husband at present.</p>
<p><span class="pg"> 55 </span></p>
<p><span class="h3"> 5.7.5 Never Married </span></p>
<p>Never married category refers to those who have never been in any marital union (marriage). </p>
<p><span class="h3"> 5.7.6 Living Together/Cohabiting </span></p>
<p>Living together or cohabiting category refers to a man and a woman living together as a married couple without any legal, customary or religious consent of the union. The dissolution of this union, therefore, does not require witnesses from the afore-mentioned authorities.
<p><span class="em">P28 What is your marital status?</span>
<br />This question will be asked of all persons 12 years and older. Please, shade the appropriate response.</p>
<p><span class="h3"> 5.7.1 Married </span></p>
<p>Marriage is any permanent living arrangement between a man and woman to live together. This includes church marriages, other religiously approved unions, civil registration at a Boma or other civil ceremony that has been performed, and the man and woman are living as husband/wife at present. These are to be recorded as married and the first box should be shaded.</p>
<p><span class="h3"> 5.7.2 Separated </span></p>
<p>A man or a woman who is separated, but not legally (Civil or Customary) divorced from his/her partner, and has no other wife/husband now. Shade the second box provided.</p>
<p><span class="h3"> 5.7.3 Divorced </span></p>
<p>A man/woman permanently separated from the spouse and has no other spouse now will be included under this category.</p>
<p><span class="h3"> 5.7.4 Widowed </span></p>
<p>A man or woman whose partner died and has no wife/husband at present.</p>
<p><span class="pg"> 55 </span></p>
<p><span class="h3"> 5.7.5 Never Married </span></p>
<p>Never married category refers to those who have never been in any marital union (marriage). </p>
<p><span class="h3"> 5.7.6 Living Together/Cohabiting </span></p>
<p>Living together or cohabiting category refers to a man and a woman living together as a married couple without any legal, customary or religious consent of the union. The dissolution of this union, therefore, does not require witnesses from the afore-mentioned authorities.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's marital status.
Universe
Zambia 2000: Persons age 12+
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Demographic Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |