Demographic and Health Survey 2006-2007 - IPUMS Subset
Namibia, 2006 - 2007
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Number of current wives/partners (M_WIFENUMMN)
Data file: NAM2006-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
257
End:
258
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
406. Altogether, how many wives do you have or other partners do you live with as if married?
TOTAL NUMBER OF WIVES AND LIVE-IN PARTNERS ____
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 |