Demographic and Health Survey 2006 - IPUMS Subset
Nepal, 2006
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Number of current wives/partners (M_WIFENUMMN)
Data file: NPL2006-M.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
255
End:
256
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
402. Do you currently have one wife or more than one wife?
IF ONLY ONE WIFE, RECORD '01'. IF MORE THAN ONE, ASK: How many wives do you currently have?
NUMBER OF WIVES ___
IF ONLY ONE WIFE, RECORD '01'. IF MORE THAN ONE, ASK: How many wives do you currently have?
NUMBER OF WIVES ___
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 |