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General Census of Population and Housing 1979 - IPUMS Subset

Benin, 1979
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BEN_1979_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute for Statistics and Economic Analysis, IPUMS
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Marital status (BJ1979A_MARST)

Data file: BEN1979_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 177
End: 177
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">Demographic characteristics (for all person)</span></p>

<p>(9) Marital status
<br /> </p>
<div class="i1">[] 0. C [single]<br />[] 1. M, M1 [married with one wife]<br />[] 2. M2 [married with two wives]<br />[] 3. M3 [married with 3 wives]<br />[] 4. M4 [married with 4 wives]<br />[] 5. M5 [married with 5 or more wives]<br />[] 6. V [widowed]<br />[] 7. D [divorced]</div>
Categories
Value Category
Single
1 Married, 1 wife
2 Married, 2 wives
3 Married, 3 wives
4 Married, 4 wives
5 Married, 5+ wives
6 Widowed
7 Divorced
9 Unknown
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
This variable indicates the individual's marital status.
Universe
Benin 1979: All persons

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