Demographic and Health Survey 2006 - IPUMS Subset
Niger, 2006
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Number of other wives (B_WIFENUM)
Data file: NER2006-B.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
302
End:
303
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
508. Counting yourself, how many wives or partners does your husband currently have?
NUMBER OF WIVES OR PARTNERS ___
DON'T KNOW 98
NUMBER OF WIVES OR PARTNERS ___
DON'T KNOW 98
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No other wives |
| 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 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 96 | Has other wives, dk number |
| 97 | Don't know |
| 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 women who were currently married or living with a man, WIFENUM (V505) reports the number of other wives (or co-resident partners) their husband/partner had. Question wording varied across samples. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Marriage and cohabitation Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |