Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011

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Reference ID

ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center

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Marital status (ZA2011A_0407)

Data file: ZAF2011-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 182

End: 182

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

P-03 Marital status
Write the appropriate code in the box _

1. Married
2. Living together like married partners
3. Never married
4. Widower/Widow
5. Separated
6. Divorced

If 3-6, go to P-05

Categories

Value	Category
1	Married
2	Living together like married partners
3	Never married
4	Widower or widow
5	Separated
6	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

3. Section A: Demographics (remember to follow instructions)
Purpose: The information is collected to establish the total population of the country, their gender, age and other characteristics.

This section must be completed for every person listed on the questionnaire.
A person who is not married should not answer the question on who their spouse/partner is, e.g. ?If 3-6 on Marital status (P-03), then Go to Population group (P-05)?.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates a person's marital status.

Universe

All persons

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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