Demographic and Health Survey 2006 - IPUMS Subset
Benin, 2006
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Number of current wives/partners (M_WIFENUMMN)
Data file: BEN2006-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
249
End:
250
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
404) Do you only have one more (other) wife/partner, or several, with whom you live as if married?
IF ONLY ONE OTHER SPOUSE/PARTNER, RECORD '01'. IF MORE THAN ONE OTHER SPOUSE/PARTNER, ASK: How many wives/partners do you live with as if married?
TOTAL NUMBER OF WIVES AND LIVE-IN PARTNERS ________
IF ONLY ONE OTHER SPOUSE/PARTNER, RECORD '01'. IF MORE THAN ONE OTHER SPOUSE/PARTNER, ASK: How many wives/partners do you live with as if married?
TOTAL NUMBER OF WIVES AND LIVE-IN PARTNERS ________
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | 0 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 95 | More than one wife/partner, number unspecified |
| 98 | Missing |
| 99 | 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.
Description
Definition
For men who are currently married or living with a woman, WIFENUMMN (MV505) reports the number of wives (or co-resident partners) he has. Question wording varied across samples. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |