402. Do you currently have one wife or more than one wife?
IF ONLY ONE WIFE, ENTER '?01'. IF MORE THAN ONE, ASK: How many wives do you currently have?
NUMBER OF WIVES ___ ___
Categories
Value
Category
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
8
Missing
9
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, MARWIFENUM (MV505A) reports the number of wives he currently has.
The related variable MARPARNUM (MV505B) reports the number of live-in partners (not wives) the man currently has.