Demographic and Health Survey 1991 - IPUMS Subset
Cameroon, 1991
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Number of wives/partners in man's household (M_WIFEPARNUM)
Data file: CMR1991-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
258
End:
259
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
110) Now I would like to ask you a few questions about marriage: How many spouses/wives do you currently have?
NUMBER: ___
NUMBER: ___
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No wives or partners |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 98 | Missing |
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
WIFEPARNUM (MV035) reports the number of wives or co-resident partners the man has for whom household line numbers are available or who are coded as "Not in household" (LINENOWIFE_ALL (MV034_x).
The related variable WIFENUMMN (MV505) reports the number of wives or partners the man currently has.
The related variable WIFENUMMN (MV505) reports the number of wives or partners the man currently has.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |