Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Nigeria, 2008
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Number of wives/partners in man's household (M_WIFEPARNUM)
Data file: NGA2008-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
281
End:
282
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
407. CHECK 405:
ONE WIFE/PARTNER: Please tell me the name of your wife (the woman you are living with as if married).
MORE THAN ONE WIFE/PARTNER : Please tell me the name of each of your current wives (and/or of each woman you are living with as if married).
RECORD THE NAME AND THE LINE NUMBER FROM THE HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE FOR EACH WIFE AND LIVE-IN PARTNER. IF MORE THAN 4 WIVES, USE ADDITIONAL MAN'S QUESTIONNAIRE. IF A WOMAN IS NOT LISTED IN THE HOUSEHOLD, RECORD '?00'.
ASK 408 FOR EACH PERSON.
NAME ________
LINE NUMBER _______
408. How old was (NAME) on her last birthday?
AGE ________
ONE WIFE/PARTNER: Please tell me the name of your wife (the woman you are living with as if married).
MORE THAN ONE WIFE/PARTNER : Please tell me the name of each of your current wives (and/or of each woman you are living with as if married).
RECORD THE NAME AND THE LINE NUMBER FROM THE HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE FOR EACH WIFE AND LIVE-IN PARTNER. IF MORE THAN 4 WIVES, USE ADDITIONAL MAN'S QUESTIONNAIRE. IF A WOMAN IS NOT LISTED IN THE HOUSEHOLD, RECORD '?00'.
ASK 408 FOR EACH PERSON.
NAME ________
LINE NUMBER _______
408. How old was (NAME) on her last birthday?
AGE ________
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 |